Palo Alto Networks false positive 'Generic.ml' for b64.exe on VirusTotal

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Palo Alto Networks false positive 'Generic.ml' for b64.exe on VirusTotal

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virustotal.com reports a false positive detection of 'Generic.ml' for the 'Palo Alto Networks' engine for this file:

 

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/28b1072fa457a6291eb86935ffee0527a1446c55a6070fabd825ce918f64f0ab

 

File: b64.exe
SHA256 hash: 28b1072fa457a6291eb86935ffee0527a1446c55a6070fabd825ce918f64f0ab
Download link: https://github.com/Bill-Stewart/b64/releases/download/v0.0.1/b64-0.0.1.zip

 

This file is not malware; it is an open-source Windows command line utility for converting data to and from base64 format.

 

File is attached; zip file password: notvirus

 

Rename to b64.exe to validate.

 

Please remediate this false positive detection and advise when completed.

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File isn't signed...

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