https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/virustotal/palo-alto-networks-false-positive-generic-ml-for-b64-exe-on/m-p/1264736#M3203 <P>File isn't signed...</P> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:58:28 GMT DaBone 2026-09-18T17:58:28Z https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/virustotal/palo-alto-networks-false-positive-generic-ml-for-b64-exe-on/m-p/1264642#M3202 <P>virustotal.com reports a false positive detection of 'Generic.ml' for the 'Palo Alto Networks' engine for this file:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/28b1072fa457a6291eb86935ffee0527a1446c55a6070fabd825ce918f64f0ab" target="_blank">https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/28b1072fa457a6291eb86935ffee0527a1446c55a6070fabd825ce918f64f0ab</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>File: b64.exe<BR />SHA256 hash: 28b1072fa457a6291eb86935ffee0527a1446c55a6070fabd825ce918f64f0ab<BR />Download link: <A href="https://github.com/Bill-Stewart/b64/releases/download/v0.0.1/b64-0.0.1.zip" target="_blank">https://github.com/Bill-Stewart/b64/releases/download/v0.0.1/b64-0.0.1.zip</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>This file is not malware; it is an open-source Windows command line utility for converting data to and from base64 format.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>File is attached; zip file password: notvirus</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Rename to b64.exe to validate.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Please remediate this false positive detection and advise when completed.</P> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:32:05 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/virustotal/palo-alto-networks-false-positive-generic-ml-for-b64-exe-on/m-p/1264642#M3202 bstewart 2026-09-17T18:32:05Z https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/virustotal/palo-alto-networks-false-positive-generic-ml-for-b64-exe-on/m-p/1264736#M3203 <P>File isn't signed...</P> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:58:28 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/virustotal/palo-alto-networks-false-positive-generic-ml-for-b64-exe-on/m-p/1264736#M3203 DaBone 2026-09-18T17:58:28Z