py2exe output flagged as malware

[alister]

On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:53:09 +0000, Robin Becker wrote:

> I see this has happened to others in the past. I'm using 32 bit python
> 2.7.10 with py2exe 3.3 on windows 7. The exes work fine,
> but when I try to download into windows 10 I'm getting the exes
> immediately removed as malware.
> 
> Is there any way to prevent this. It's very bad for python programs to
> get this kind of reputation.
> 
> Anyone know if the same happens with PyInstaller etc etc?

I would suggest you contact the Anti-virus vendor,
Are you sure you have download a clean copy of py2exe.



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