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Old 09-14-2024, 06:57 PM   #2
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It's a false positive. If you're concerned, install Sigil using winget (built into Windows) or Chocolatey. They use the official Sigil installers, but they do their own scanning and vetting. Windows lends a lot of trust to programs installed via those methods.

From an admin prompt (install for all users):
winget install -e --id Sigil-Ebook.Sigil --scope machine

Or to install for only the current user (no admin needed):
winget install -e --id Sigil-Ebook.Sigil --scope user

Sigil 2.3.1 has passed winget and Chocolatey's anti-malware scans with no problems.

They both also verify checksums before installing to make sure packages have not been altered since they were uploaded.

NOTE: not sure why Bkav Pro changed their mind from when Chocolatey tested v2.3.1
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/...b32-1725813282

To be thorough... the Sigil-2.3.1-Windows-x64-Setup.exe binary on Github (where the sigil-ebook.com website's download buttons point to) is the same binary that I uploaded on Sep 6. I always save a local sha256 checksum just in case both the binary asset AND the uploaded checksum file should ever become compromised.

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