Hey, guys!
So, today I noticed Windows Defender claims the ZIP archive with the Windows executables related to my programming language (compiler, a command-line calculator based on the same engine and example programs) contains a virus (it doesn't specify which, it deletes the file before I open it). I think it's a false alarm, because I compiled those programs on Linux, for which viruses are exceedingly rare. Furthermore, I scanned my computer using ClamAV on Linux and it found no threats (and I think it would detect it if it were there, because it even has some false-positives, such as claiming that MatLab for Linux is a virus). However, I don't know for sure. So, how can I know that with reasonable certainty? Furthermore, if that is a false alarm, what should I do to enable Windows users to run my programs?
So, today I noticed Windows Defender claims the ZIP archive with the Windows executables related to my programming language (compiler, a command-line calculator based on the same engine and example programs) contains a virus (it doesn't specify which, it deletes the file before I open it). I think it's a false alarm, because I compiled those programs on Linux, for which viruses are exceedingly rare. Furthermore, I scanned my computer using ClamAV on Linux and it found no threats (and I think it would detect it if it were there, because it even has some false-positives, such as claiming that MatLab for Linux is a virus). However, I don't know for sure. So, how can I know that with reasonable certainty? Furthermore, if that is a false alarm, what should I do to enable Windows users to run my programs?
