Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml

[erbalex-sitewerk]

by compiling vlang on my w11 machine defender worries about Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml. Is the rep infected or is this an artifact?

[JalonSolov]

How did you install V? The best way is via these instructions: https://github.com/vlang/v#installing-v-from-source

V doesn't have any trojans/virii/whatever, unless wherever you got it from added something.

[erbalex-sitewerk]

I did it exaclty as described at that url

[erbalex-sitewerk]

no reproach, just asking

[JalonSolov]

Then it is simply a "false positive" from your virus checker. Most of the virus companies allow you to submit a report about false positives, so they can make an exception.

[erbalex-sitewerk]

ok thank u, will do that...

[Wajinn]

When a person gets a false positive, they should report it (including where it came from) and upload the file. Microsoft will usually give you feedback about it, which takes around a day. It's helpful to say where you got the file from and that you think it's a false positive. For Windows defender, here is the link.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission

Additionally, you can have an infected computer, and the original file causing the issue came from elsewhere. A lot of people will be downloading from suspicious or odd sites, and then make the wrong assumptions about where an infection came from. Wacatac.B!ml is not a new type of trojan, and has existed for many years. !ml seems to indicate being a heuristic versus direct match, and can be triggered by lots of different files. You should probably do a full scan of your computer.

[rakshasha-medhi]

by compiling vlang on my w11 machine defender worries about Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml. Is the rep infected or is this an artifact?

I'm getting this as well when trying to run the fibonacci.v example.
I was following the step by step instructions to install V...so should be nothing's wrong in the process.
Flagged the file as false positive.

Interestingly, when I run hello_world.v it was okay.