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[Q]: Version 7.01 on Windows - Windows Secuity Detects Trojan
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Description
Question
I updated Simplex from v7 to v7.01 today. SimpleX prompted me for an update, so I clicked download. Once it downloaded, I clicked the install prompt. SimpleX closed, the installer ran, and I launched the app. About an hour later, Windows Security popped the "SimpleX\app\resources\libcrypto-3-x64.dll" as a Trojan.
I plan to backup database, wipe, and do a fresh install., but has anyone else seen this issue while operating on v7.01? I'm on Windows 11
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Research direction
Start with the Windows Security alert naming SimpleX\app\resources\libcrypto-3-x64.dll and the v7.01 update/install flow described in the report. Compare the alert with a fresh v7.01 installation on Windows 11 and document whether the detection is reproducible and whether other users are affected.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100