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faq: add an entry about antivirus detections
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@@ -72,3 +72,23 @@ For this reason, the following scenarios can cause a address memory mismatch:
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4. A separate program loading msys2 in
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Since a lot of command line tools pack msys2 with them to provide a nice operating scenario then you may need to make sure that these are aligned correctly. For this reason, make sure to be using compatible versions of msys2 with other components
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### My antivirus flagged an MSYS2 file as malicious, what should I do?
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Since antivirus software is prone to false positives and MSYS2 contains many
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binaries that can trigger such false positives, and antivirus software typically
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doesn't provide detailed information about why a specific file is flagged, there
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is usually not much we can do.
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Still, feel free to open a GitHub issue or contact us about the detection - this
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helps us track widespread issues. There are a few things we can do to help:
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* We will upload the file to https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload to see
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how widespread the issue is and track its status. In many cases only a few
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vendors detect a specific issue, and some vendors use the same detection
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engine internally.
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* Some antivirus vendors provide forms to report false positives where we can
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upload the affected files so they can adjust their heuristics.
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If you have any additional proof of a malicious file, besides an antivirus
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report, please let us know and we will investigate further.

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