So, today I noticed that 7-Zip has an update from 26.02 to 26.03.
I go to the OFFICIAL WEBSITE 7-zip[dot]org (I am fully aware of the malware/bitcoin miner clone!), and install the x86-64 .exe.
MS Defender IMMEDIATELY quarantines the file and says: Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml
VirusTotal also returns 2 malicious entries. (Photo above)
So I run an online full scan, and after examining over 500k files, MS Defender concludes that 0 threats were detected.
I then proceed to delete the file from MS Defender as well.
Now I only have one question: do I need to format the whole SSD and reinstall Windows 10? Or is everything fine and I am having a panic attack for nothing?
I'm on Windows 10 22H2, August ESU update.
Thanks.
Virus Total full report of the 7-zip v26.03 x86_64 : https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/0859c524b8a63551848f0c246abddcb1d0b7b656b0fbfe879f8d85e61a9e6edd/details