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Is this tool safe? (github.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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It's the top result if you searched in GitHub about removing Microsoft edge, while it's not detected by Windows Security, Eset or Kaspersky (the best av vendors) it's being detected by other av engines, is it a false positive?

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[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Holy shit lmao

Should this be reported to github?

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

Yes, definitely. I think they're usually pretty good about removing malicious repos.