#2489 7z2407-x64.exe flagged as malicious by 2 Virus total sites

[Frank Cox]

The current 7z2407-x64.exe has been flagged by VIRUSTOTAL has possibly malicious:
2/71 security vendors and 1 sandbox flagged this file as malicious
Gridinsoft (no cloud) Ransom.Win32.Gen.tr
MaxSecure Win.MxResIcn.Heur.Gen

Yes - VIRUSTOTAL sometimes hits a 'false positive' on benign software, but is someone qualified to contact these two security firms and get these worrisome flags removed? My experience with 7-ZIP has always been positive - a great product! - but does this indicate some vulnerability in this version or what?

[Frank Cox]

Good News!
I just visited https://www.virustotal.com/ and the current version of 7-ZIP is cleared as OK:
No security vendors and no sandboxes flagged this file as malicious
9cdc31b2b01704031be4b0f10d05d1fc807c3a814fbcd2d25fe8b632187c1c28
7-ZipPortable_24.07.paf.exe

Even tho Win11 can now do basic ZIP files, 7-Zips is still a great program. I particularly like the menu that allows me to encrypt an entire folder of many files with a complex password for safe archival. Thank you, Mr. Pavlov, for keeping this program up to date!
6/29/2024

[Frank Cox]

***ARGH! ***
My mistake - I did a virustotal on the PORTABLE 7-ZIP version which VirusTotal says is clean.
I then re-uploaded the NON-PORTABLE 7-ZIP utility and it still shows as infected:
2/73 security vendors and 1 sandbox flagged this file as malicious
ad12cec3a3957ff73a689e0d65a05b6328c80fd76336a1b1a6285335f8dab1ba
7zipInstall.exe
Gridinsoft (no cloud) says malware: Ransom.Win32.Gen.tr
Zillya says malware: Trojan.Patched.Win32.190669

Will someone with the right skill-set please correct these reports if they are in error, or correct 7-Zip if there's something wrong with this version? Thank you.....

[Frank Cox]

FIXED.
I did another Virus Total on 7z2407-x64.exe and it unpacked
7zipInstall.exe (ad12cec3a3957ff73a689e0d65a05b6328c80fd76336a1b1a6285335f8dab1ba )
and today 7/18/2024 it reports no malware found. Thanks to whoever followed up on this.