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Fastflix is detected as Trojan/Virus/Malware #527

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MrWGT opened this issue Oct 2, 2023 · 4 comments
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Fastflix is detected as Trojan/Virus/Malware #527

MrWGT opened this issue Oct 2, 2023 · 4 comments
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@MrWGT
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MrWGT commented Oct 2, 2023

FastFlix Version:
5.5.7 downloaded from github releases

Operating System:
Win 11
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Win 11 detects Fastflix since today as

Trojan:Win32/Bearfoos.A!ml
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

and is automatically removed.

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Logs (If applicable) In FastFlix you can go to Help > Open Log Directory and sort by latest to find the newest log file to add here.

Please make sure to remove any personal information or video names in the screenshots and logs!

@MrWGT MrWGT added the bug Something isn't working label Oct 2, 2023
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cdgriffith commented Nov 5, 2023

Anytime there is a Pyinstaller update it will probably be re-flagged by some. As I use the same program to create the EXE as a lot of others, plenty of whom do so maliciously, the anti-viruses understandably err on the side of caution.

Basically make sure the EXE has been digitally signed by me and should be safe #274 (comment)

EDIT: No longer signed after 2024-10-11 - #595

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Just for your awareness, the installed exe also have this problem.

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@cdgriffith cdgriffith changed the title Fastflix is detected as Trojan since today Fastflix is detected as Trojan/Virus/Malware Jun 16, 2024
@cdgriffith cdgriffith pinned this issue Jun 16, 2024
@cdgriffith cdgriffith added wontfix This will not be worked on blocked Something else is stopping work on this and removed bug Something isn't working labels Jun 16, 2024
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cdgriffith commented Jun 16, 2024

FastFlix executables are getting tripped as virus on some AVs such as bitwarden. If that happens to you,

  1. Double check the EXE is digitally signed by me (right click, properties, digital signatures. Should show "Chris Griffith").
  2. Report it to your AV provider as a false positive.

This happens when the packager PyInstaller (the thing used to make the EXEs for windows) updates to newer versions. Due to everyone, including bad actors, using it to make EXEs, so new malware is found with similar code and they flag anything close.

This can affect both the installer itself, as well as the FastFlix.exe executable.

EDIT: No longer signed after 2024-10-11 - #595

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