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Kaspersky (and others) identifies Pulsar as malware #595

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What happened?

I can't get Pulsar running due to Kaspersky blocking it for a Hoax.JS.ExtMsg.a presence.
Kaspersky is not the only one identifying a malware in Pulsar:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a79b7495fe78235cc215b79736080fee8bc3ef0c5aa04acbd8926d0b4aaf1397

Code Insight
The code you provided is a JavaScript program that prints a message in Russian that calls for peace. The program does not appear to be malicious or harmful.

Pulsar version

Pulsar-1.105.2023061120-arm64

Which OS does this happen on?

🍎 macOS

OS details

Ventura 13.4

Which CPU architecture are you running this on?

Apple M1/M2

What steps are needed to reproduce this?

Download the rolling or the regular release, try to open it: App is damaged and can’t be opened

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