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Topic: Electrum.lnk is infected with Trojan.GenericKD.41303315 (Read 191 times)

legendary
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What's crazy here is Bitdefender detected the "shortcut" (.lnk) file as the one with the virus, not the executable  Undecided
There are known viruses that infects shortcuts to spread to the system, your system might be already infected prior to the installation.

Take note that Electrum does have a lot of false positives from multiple Antivirus Software but the latest version of Bitdefender shouldn't have any detection to Electrum v3.3.6:

BitDefender Undetected

It may also be caused by your Antivirus' "aggressiveness" settings.
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legendary
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Where did you get this "Electrum.lnk" I can't find this file on my Electrum wallet files in program files folder or in %appdata%
If you use the Windows installer, it creates .lnk files in the "Start Menu". For instance, on Windows 10, I have "Electrum.lnk", "Electrum Testnet.lnk" and "uninstall.lnk" in the following directory: C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Electrum

If you use Standalone or Portable version, these shortcuts are not created.


As for the OP's original question:
Is bitdefender crazy and should i just restore the file ?
Bitdefender is "crazy" Tongue

It's most likely just a false positive... It's a known issue due to the Electrum devs using PyInstaller... If you have a look on the electrum.org download page... and read the "Notes for Windows users":
Electrum binaries are often flagged by various anti-virus software. There is nothing we can do about it, so please stop reporting that to us. Anti-virus software uses heuristics in order to determine if a program is malware, and that often results in false positives. If you trust the developers of the project, you can verify the GPG signature of Electrum binaries, and safely ignore any anti-virus warnings. If you do not trust the developers of the project, you should build the binaries yourself, or run the software from source. Finally, if you are really concerned about malware, you should not use an operating system that relies on anti-virus software.

If you are 100% sure you downloaded from electrum.org and you have verified the digital signature, then it should be fine to add an exception to your antivirus to allow it to run.
legendary
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Electrum.lnk is infected with Trojan.GenericKD.41303315 and was moved to quarantine.


Where did you get this "Electrum.lnk" I can't find this file on my Electrum wallet files in program files folder or in %appdata%

Can you clarify which wallet you installed is it standalone, Executable or the portable one? Because I can't find this file "Electrum.lnk" in my laptop it seems that your PC is already infected not the Electrum wallet.
legendary
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Have a read of this thread: Electrum-3.3.6 Trojan.GenericKD.41303315

Electrum commonly has false positives. Make sure you are downloading it from the correct link (you are), and make sure you verify your download by following these instructions: https://bitcoinelectrum.com/how-to-verify-your-electrum-download/.

If you've done both of those things, then it comes down to whether or not you trust the developers (almost everybody here does). If you don't then the only solution is to examine the source code yourself (if you have the knowledge/ability to do so) and then compile it yourself if you trust it.
newbie
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Hi,when i install electrum wallet from official page " https://electrum.org/#download " and install it, my Bitdefender goes crazy


Electrum.lnk is infected with Trojan.GenericKD.41303315 and was moved to quarantine.


its downloaded from official page and i dont see any way it not being legitimate version of the electrum wallet.Is bitdefender crazy and should i just restore the file ?

pls give me your thoughts





I just downloaded the latest version by clicking your link which points to the official website.I used a virtual machine just to be sure and it all worked normally.I don't think it has any problems or any trojans there and most probably your Bitdefender is not as good as an antivirus as you might think.
newbie
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Hi,when i install electrum wallet from official page " https://electrum.org/#download " and install it, my Bitdefender goes crazy


Electrum.lnk is infected with Trojan.GenericKD.41303315 and was moved to quarantine.


its downloaded from official page and i dont see any way it not being legitimate version of the electrum wallet.Is bitdefender crazy and should i just restore the file ?

pls give me your thoughts



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