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Stanislav Majevski
15,654 PointsTROJAN detected in project files!
Emmmm , My Windows Defender detected Trojan virus in .zip files that I've downloaded from - Wordpress Theme Development course....
Trojan name - Sprisky.C!cl
Can I have some comments about it ?
7 Answers
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 PointsIt'd be best if you provide link to that particular lecture from which you download the project zip.
But I downloaded the project zip from the final lecture of the course, and scanned it.
Detection ratio 0/55 from various anti-virus programs. I believe this is a false positive from your Windows Defender.
andren
28,558 PointsCan you specify exactly what files? It is likely a false positive but it's hard to say without having the link myself.
The zip file that is linked in the Teachers Notes for the WordPress Theme Development course did not get detected as malicious by Windows defender on my machine, and neither by Malwarebytes. And according to VirusTotal (A website that scans files with a multitude of different AV-Software) the file looks to be completely clean.
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 PointsI downloaded the zip from the link you provided. Virus Total still reports nothing https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/83c2ba9a05f5e6ea5a5a4f70f1b15406b8526166cd48ea3cbe3e6481a1864c24/analysis/. Pretty sure the zip is clean.
andren
28,558 PointsWhen you say Project files you do refer to the one linked to in the download section of the Teacher's Note correct?
If so then the project file linked to on that page is the same one as linked elsewhere in the course, and the result is the same as I and William Li reported. The file looks completely clean. Are you sure Windows defender on your machine is up to date? It definitively seems that it is a false positive.
If you are referring to downloading files from one of the other sites linked to for example the WordPress.org Theme Repository or the Themeforest.net WordPress Marketplace then those files are not supplied by Treehouse and you'll have to take up the issue with WordPress or Themeforest.
Stanislav Majevski
15,654 PointsStrange... My Windows Defender tells that - Virus detected.
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 PointsAdding to andren's great answer. I'd like to point out that there's nothing strange when Anti-Virus programs report false-positive, it happens sometimes. Not to mention the fact that Windows Defender never has the reputation of being the most reliable or powerful AV program on the market. My point is, while individual AV program might have the chance of reporting false-positive, it's the collective scan results of every major AV programs from VirusTotal that matters here. 0/55 detection ratio means the project zip is as clean as it can be.
Stanislav Majevski
15,654 PointsI Have uploaded my Step recording,
Stanislav Majevski
15,654 PointsCan someone send files to my email ? - majevski72@gmail.com
Thank you.