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This topic centers on reports from users who encountered "Trojan" or malware warnings when attempting to download or run the Godot v4.5 Stable binary for Windows. Technical Review & Findings

Several users reported that the official Godot_v4.5-stable_win64.exe was being flagged by Microsoft’s security software. 110612

The consensus among the Godot development team is that these are false positives . This often happens with open-source software when a new release hasn't yet established a "reputation" with Microsoft's automated scanning algorithms. This topic centers on reports from users who

Users are encouraged to upload the binary to the Microsoft Security Intelligence file submission portal to report it as a false positive. This helps the engine's binaries gain trusted status more quickly. This often happens with open-source software when a

The Godot team has provided specific guidance for users encountering this issue:

If the download source is verified, users can typically bypass the warning by clicking "More Info" and "Run anyway" in the Windows SmartScreen prompt.