MW-alarm in txt2raw

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Karlheinz Bothmann

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Mar 30, 2025, 10:19:05 AMMar 30
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Hello, I wanted to use the txt2raw on Windows 10. My antivirus programme put it in quarantine as soon as it was unpacked. The message:
Malware "Gen:Variant.Tedy.513542 (B)" in "txt2raw.exe"
Is there a version without this problem, or what else can I do?

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Thomas Okken

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Mar 30, 2025, 10:58:00 AMMar 30
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The problem isn't the program, it's that virus scanners have a long history of false positives with Free42 (and Plus42, raw2txt, and txt2raw). I have reported these false positives to Microsoft on numerous occasions; they usually go away with the next antivirus definitions update, and then come back later, sometimes after months, sometimes years.

My build environment is clean, and there isn't anything I can do about these warnings that I haven't already done. I recommend simply telling your antivirus to allow the program.
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