Instaloader: Trojan.Python.Psw

[nerdysciencegrl]

Ikarus Antivirus have been detected this program as Malware

[Terrobility]

It's a false positive. I checked on VirusTotal to see if other antiviruses detect it. The result was 2 out of 70 detections - one from Ikarus like you said and the other from SecureAge APEX.

Anyways, I sent Ikarus support an email letting them know about the false positive. Let's see if they fix it! I'll share any updates if they respond.

[Terrobility]

Good news! The false positive should be fixed as of 9th Oct. Here is their response:

false-positive

The false positive was removed and should not occur any more after our next database update.

This is an automatic generated e-mail, please do not reply.

UPDATE (12 Oct 2020)

The VirusTotal scan confirms that the Ikarus false positive was removed.

The only remaining detection is from SecureAge APEX. I went ahead and reported the false positive through the form on their website. I will let you know if they respond. Sit tight!

[Terrobility]

All false positives have been removed. There are now zero detections on VirusTotal, at least for the current version (v4.5.3 executable).

You should be able to close the issue now.

[aandergr]

Thanks for taking care of this and contacting antivirus vendors, @Terrobility!