# Julia 1.12.7 release | virus detection claimed by security software
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-12-7-release-virus-detection-claimed-by-security-software/138837
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [August 16, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-12-7-release-virus-detection-claimed-by-security-software/138837 "2026-08-16T04:29:09Z")
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### Author:  [@Audrius-St](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Audrius-St)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-12-7-release-virus-detection-claimed-by-security-software/138837/1 "2026-08-16T04:29:10Z")
Hello,
Downloaded the Windows 64 Julia 1.12.7 installer `julia-1.12.7-win64.exe` from the link provided at the Julia manual download page:
`https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x64/1.12/julia-1.12.7-win64.exe`
Installation was blocked with an error message regarding lack of permission and the installer disappeared.
Found that the anti-virus security application [Kaspersky] claims to have detected an embedded Trojan virus:
```julia-auto
Event: Object deleted
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
User type: System user
Component: Virus Scan
Result: Deleted
Result description: Deleted
Type: Trojan
Name: VHO:Trojan.Win32.Convagent.gen
```
The Julia 1.12.7 installer `julia-1.12.7-win64.exe` was subsequently deleted by the anti-virus application.
As a user since Julia 1.0, this is the first time such an incident has occurred.
Reverted back to the Julia 1.12.6 installation.
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### Author:  [@blah\_blah.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/blah_blah.jl)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-12-7-release-virus-detection-claimed-by-security-software/138837/2 "2026-08-16T05:00:47Z")
I checked my Windows installation of Julia 1.12.7. I installed it via the Microsoft Store/Juliaup, rather than the standalone julia-1.12.7-win64.exe installer mentioned here.
The Julia runtime at ~/.julia/juliaup/julia-1.12.7+0.x64.w64.mingw32/bin/julia.exe has a valid Authenticode signature from JuliaHub, Inc. A targeted Microsoft Defender scan of that runtime directory returned no detection.
So I have the same Julia release version, but not the same standalone installer binary that Kaspersky flagged. This looks consistent with a possible false positive on that installer, though the Julia project or Kaspersky would need to confirm that definitively.
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### Author:  [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2026, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-12-7-release-virus-detection-claimed-by-security-software/138837/3 "2026-08-16T09:47:22Z")
A quick search for this shows a lot of false positives, so perhaps this is a bad heuristic. I would engage Kaspersky’s support or perhaps consider another AV vendor.
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### Author:  [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-12-7-release-virus-detection-claimed-by-security-software/138837/4 "2026-08-16T14:04:37Z")
Report it to Kaspersky.
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### Author:  [@Audrius-St](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Audrius-St)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-12-7-release-virus-detection-claimed-by-security-software/138837/5 "2026-08-16T17:02:09Z")
Thanks to all who replied. Appreciated.
The issue appears to be a false positive flagged by the anti-virus application. Have reported the issue to the vendor.