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otrejni
otrejni

Reputation: 1132

I can't create self-extract file with WINRAR because Defender says it's a trojan named Wacatac

I'm trying to create a self-extract EXE to run my installer program, which is conformed by 3 files so I need to pack it for distribution.

The problem is that once the file is created using WinRAR, it's automatically deleted by Windows Defender because it thinks it's a trojan named Wacatac.

What can I do about it?? I can't find any info on this trojan to know what to do to avoid this.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 3530

Answers (2)

Mored4u
Mored4u

Reputation: 139

delete all files include folder then try again: TEMP %TEMP%

Upvotes: 0

otrejni
otrejni

Reputation: 1132

Fixed - I had to switch compression format to ZIP instead of RAR, this way Windows Defender no longer identifies the file as a virus/trojan.

Upvotes: 7

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