spesmilo / spesmilo/electrum

Bitdefender recognizes uninstall.exe as threat

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Description

While scanning the system Bitdefender AntiVirus Free recognized uninstall.exe (electrum folder) as thread and put it into quarantine.
Previous scan with Windows Defender showed no such result.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by examining uninstall.exe in the Electrum folder and reproducing the Bitdefender detection, then compare the result with the reported Windows Defender scan. Determine whether the executable is incorrectly flagged and document the conditions needed to verify that the threat detection is addressed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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