Problems downloading Nebula from BBB
When downloading Nebula 1.8-1 from BuiltByBit Windows Defender cries:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?name=Trojan%3AScript%2FWacatac.H!ml&threatid=2147814524
Any Idea why it would think nebula has a virus?
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When exporting Nebula, I automatically compress the JavaScript of it to speed up webpage loading times. Windows defender does, however, not like this, which is why it causes a security warning.
Do you have any possibility to get your stuff whitelisted? I suppose anyone would be a bit irritated when Windows itself begins to throw warnings
Doubt it honestly. Would have to get each and every file hash whitelisted, and as a Linux user just adds extra work and delays to each and every release.
Any idea why previous files weren't flagged?
Previous releases did not contain the new Nebula Designer, which has some JS logic that Defender does not like.
Defender usually just flags as many JavaScript files as it can, even if it doesn't make sense.
Hmm, unfortunate. I guess overreacting is better than under reacting but every false positive undermines the trustworthiness of defender a little bit. Thanks for your explanation
No problem.