ClamWin is finding Opencandy virus bundled with qbittorrent_3.3.7_setup.exe #4886

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opened 2026-02-21 17:33:17 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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2026-02-21 17:33:17 -05:00

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Originally created by @tronster on GitHub (Nov 13, 2016).

The latest version of Clamwin for windows is detecting "Win.Adware.Opencandy-31" in qbittorrent_3.3.7_setup.exe. Currently it's unknown if this is legit or a false positive.

Also see this was found 4 month ago via a Reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/torrents/comments/4qlmo6/qbittorrent_bundling_opencandy_with_their_software/

Originally created by @tronster on GitHub (Nov 13, 2016). The latest version of Clamwin for windows is detecting "Win.Adware.Opencandy-31" in qbittorrent_3.3.7_setup.exe. Currently it's unknown if this is legit or a false positive. Also see this was found 4 month ago via a Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/torrents/comments/4qlmo6/qbittorrent_bundling_opencandy_with_their_software/

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2026-02-21 17:33:21 -05:00

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2026-02-21 17:33:22 -05:00

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Nov 13, 2016):

It is a false positive. If you install in a VM and scan the extracted qbittorrent.exe you'll see it is clean. (7zip might be able to open the installer exe without having to use a clean VM).
I use NSIS for making the installer and apparently it writes the installer in a way that some (very few) AV programs misread it.

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Nov 13, 2016): It is a false positive. If you install in a VM and scan the extracted qbittorrent.exe you'll see it is clean. (7zip might be able to open the installer exe without having to use a clean VM). I use NSIS for making the installer and apparently it writes the installer in a way that **some** (very few) AV programs misread it.

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