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One of security tools reports MQTTX-Setup-1.11.1-x64.exe infected by malware

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#2,009 opened on Dec 14, 2025

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(Some Chinese security tools such as 360 Security Guard & 360 Anti Virus, Tencent PC Manager, Huorong personal antivirus, do not report MQTTX-Setup-1.11.1-x64.exe as malware)

Avast Free Antivirus reports that MQTTX-Setup-1.11.1-x64.exe is infected by malware:

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Investigate the build pipeline for the Windows executable to identify potential causes of false positive detection by Avast. Check if the executable is signed, if any bundled files trigger heuristics, and consider reporting the false positive to Avast.
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