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Windows version of x2g client flagged as malware when downloading from x2g.org


When downloading the x2go client for Windows from x2go.org, Firefox as well as Edge claim that it's malware. Virustotal does not flag it. I would assume this to be a common issue but the FAQ from x2go does not mention it and searching the web also does not really result in any usefull hints. Can anyone here sheed some light on this? TIA

download and install the x2go client for Windows to no avail


Solution

  • Dealing with the same issue, I found a bug report for it on x2go.org. Looks like it has to do with the way that the x2go team digitally signs their executable is not in line with the way Windows expects it to be signed, so it views it as coming from an unknown author.

    https://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1444

    For Chrome, I was able to just go to my downloads page and select the option to download it anyway.