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[Bug]: Avast One Flags it as Malware #threat #antivirus #2214

@anodynos

Description

@anodynos

Current Behavior

I installed through winget and seemed to work fine for 20 seconds.

Immediately it asked me to restart for an update, and then Avast intervened with these:

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Expected Behavior

To not be flagged as threat / malware (actually it flags as multiple threats / malware types)

Steps To Reproduce

Have Avast One installed (Gold in my case, you can evaluate for free)
Install Wave (via winget, not sure about the .exe download)
Update Wave to latest
Restart and boom

Wave Version

0.11.2 (202503082057)

Platform

Windows

OS Version/Distribution

11 Pro 24H2

Architecture

x64

Anything else?

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  • I'm interested in fixing this myself but don't know where to start
  • I would like to fix and I have a solution
  • I don't have time to fix this right now, but maybe later

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