[GH-ISSUE #1970] Bkav Pro Virus Scanner identifies Windows executable as a virus (W32.AIDetectMalware) #1438

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opened 2026-05-05 07:50:38 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 0 comments
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Originally created by @neilquinn on GitHub (Aug 27, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1970

What happened?

Uploaded the Windows executable file to virustotal.com for analysis.

The mac DMG file scanned cleanly.

The 2.4.0 Windows .exe was triggered by Bkav Pro as W32.AIDetectMalware

Downloaded from here:

https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases

Exact file:

https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases/download/v2.4.0/BarrierSetup-2.4.0-release.exe

Version

v2.4.0

Git commit hash (if applicable)

No response

If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

Downloaded directly from github

What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

Windows

What OS versions are you using?

Windows 11, but issue was detected when uploaded to virustotal.com

Relevant log output

No response

Any other information

No response

Originally created by @neilquinn on GitHub (Aug 27, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1970 ### What happened? Uploaded the Windows executable file to virustotal.com for analysis. The mac DMG file scanned cleanly. The 2.4.0 Windows .exe was triggered by Bkav Pro as W32.AIDetectMalware Downloaded from here: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases Exact file: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases/download/v2.4.0/BarrierSetup-2.4.0-release.exe ### Version v2.4.0 ### Git commit hash (if applicable) _No response_ ### If applicable, where did you install Barrier from? Downloaded directly from github ### What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply) Windows ### What OS versions are you using? Windows 11, but issue was detected when uploaded to virustotal.com ### Relevant log output _No response_ ### Any other information _No response_
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