Temporary solution to the problem that the exe file created by PyInstaller is mistaken as a Trojan horse virus by AVAST or AVG
Virus recognition problem when exe of Python with PyInstaller
It is a convenient PyInstaller when easily converting Python to an exe, but it seems that the exed version is now recognized as a Trojan horse by some virus software.
Virus recognized procedure (not used)
environment
Windows 10 64-bit Python3.8
The one that was converted to an exe by the following procedure had quite a lot of virus judgments.
- Install pip at the command prompt
- Make an exe at the command prompt
Solution
1) Perform a Git clone at the command prompt
//github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller
▼ If you do not have Git, please refer to the link below. https://git-scm.com/book/ja/v2/%E4%BD%BF%E3%81%84%E5%A7%8B%E3%82%81%E3%82%8B-Git%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
2) At the command prompt, go to the boot loader under PyInstaller
3) Enter the following at the command prompt
python ./waf distclean all
In the case of Linux system, Python 3 is used instead of Python. I get an error here, but Ignore the error because the purpose is to clean it.
4) Enter the following at the command prompt to build the boot loader
python setup.py install
5) Confirmation of installation of pyinstaller
Check the pyinstaller command by typing the following at the command prompt
6) Make an exe at the command prompt
Move to the folder where you created the python code with the cd command and enter the following
Improvement result
Misidentification of the target AVAST, AVG, etc. can be improved, and virus detection by other software has decreased considerably, but virus detection still appears.
I searched a lot, but found only an overseas article saying that PyInstaller is used frequently for virus creation, so it can't be helped.
Although it is a temporary solution, it is described as a memorandum.
