Notepad v8.8.2 32-bit installer: virus or malware detected

[Brian Dickens]

When downloading the installer for the 32-bit version of Notepad, Firefox popped up a warning that it contains a virus or malware.

I put the installer through Virustotal.com and got 27 detections out of 72 scanners: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/179613870a9ffc646b77918701481c8ffdae1c82e06cbc7ea7d42af3d1c9e5e2

Is this a false positive or is something actually going on?

[xomx]

@Brian-Dickens

https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/102220

As I said, without the N++ digital signature, stupid AVs go nuts.

The number of false positives from AVs is so high because in the past, many attackers probably have also used the free, open source NSIS for their purposes.