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Some developing process informations would be nice. Thx

For everyone who still has issues to download the installer due to the false-positive trojan detection by Windows Defender: I posted on page 1 of this thread that I had sent the Linux installer file to Microsoft for analysis (you can find the details here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/submission/8dd5ba7e-cec2-4338-89ac-7be41b05d514). The analyst comments stated that they removed the detection and that it should be fine to download after updating the definition files as outlined on the website linked above. Thing is, since several people were reporting issues with the download after the analysis by Microsoft was finished, I suppose that something went wrong on their end and that the file is still throwing a false-positive. Unfortunately, I am and will be away from my X-Plane computer for several weeks due to work, so I am unable to re-upload the Linux installer file for analysis myself. It would be helpful if someone from the community could upload the file again here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission You do not have to sign in, but can submit the file anonymously. The more people upload the file, the early Microsoft techs will recognize that there is an issue (I guess). Maybe it is a good idea if you open a separate thread to discuss the issue, otherwise it may get lost between the postings All the best, BadPilotAmmoneon

What's easy to you is only in your mind. Our system is not coded to distribute separate OS installers. So no, it is not "easily" done. Given the developer of this product utilizes Linux and only codes on it, excluding that segment of the market is not the solution or an option. In the interim we have already submitted the file to Microsoft, and we are monitoring our support channels to explain the situation to anyone that asks.

Would you appreciate that as a Linux user? False positive detections are common in the antivirus industry. They occur when a benign program is wrongfully flagged as malicious due to an overly broad detection signature or algorithm used in an antivirus product. You can read more about this in a pretty good article here if you are concerned: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2883692/virustotal-tackles-false-positive-malware-detections-plaguing-antivirus-and-software-vendors.html We aren't responsible for every problem in the world over here. I think it's pretty clear this is squarely in Microsoft's court. The fact Windows Defender flagged an application that does not even run on their platform is grossly miscalculated on their part and is a problem they need to fix. Trying to make it out as us being the bad guys is the wrong way to look at it.

Happened to me several times with other software. I had Kaspersky and it wasn’t allowing iTunes to run properly. I spent an hour with iTunes customer support trying to sort it out. I also have Flux player, used to watch videos bought on justplanes. My internet security flagged it as full of malware. There’s no way we would risk our reputation by adding some kind of a virus in the installer.

Hi, When i download the TBM 900 v1.1.10 update. i get a warning from my virus protection client. containerfile: D:\Downloads\TBM_900_v1.1.10.zip the file contains the trojan virus win64/Longage. Name of product(s) - Put N/A for none: HotStart TBM 900 v1.1.10 Update Don't you check the software before you publish it??? I feel sorry for those that lack virus protection or trust you so much that they disable their protection...

I must say your advise is so far of all security thinking that i get sick to my stomach. I have worked as a security architect for the most of 20 year now. I have until now newer heard a software developer say to their customer to disable the virus protection... I think You have a lot of security thinking to do. Scary advise...

So What do we do about this here? Any Takers?

My immediate thought is that the developer could follow good practice and exclude the linux installer ... asking the user to make changes to the virus protection themselves is very unprofessional.

Hey can I ask, how did you do that? Sorry, I know nothing about this stuff. Also good for the devs to know that people who dropped 65 bucks on their product are not necessarily the most tech savvy people, nor is it a requirement to be.