Windows defender flags pixi-pack (v0.1.6) as trojan

[melund]

I was using the pixi-pack-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe (v0.1.6). But today Windows has flagged the program as a trojan (Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml)

I will try to see if this also happens for 0.1.7.

[melund]

It doesn't seem to happen for 0.1.7. At least for now.

Are there any way to avoid this from happening again at some point? I mean will also happen if the exe was signed?

[pavelzw]

i don't know how complicated it would be to sign windows executables.
also, https://stackoverflow.com/a/62365074 suggests that one can submit the file to https://www.microsoft.com/wdsi/filesubmission and let microsoft figure out what's triggering the false positive.
since i haven't heard anything that the newer releases are marked as trojan, i'll close this issue for now