Malware warning

NatalieEvans
Hi, I just downloaded Zotero again. After inputting some references, I start to get an error message from Zotero and also a virus warning every time I try to add a reference. Virus threat: Exploit:O97M/CVE-2012-0158.PI!MSR
Affected items: file: C:\Users\[name]\AppData\Local\Temp\ZOTB4C1.tmp
So is there malware in the Zotero app that I just downloaded?
  • dstillman
    No, there's no malware in Zotero.

    Usually when you get a virus warning for Zotero it's from something on a webpage that you saved to Zotero, though this looks different. It's likely either a false positive or something else on your computer.

    What's the error from Zotero that you're receiving?

    You should uninstall Zotero, scan and clean your whole system for malware, delete all files in that Temp directory, and then try reinstalling Zotero. If you get another message, let us know what it says.
  • John Percival
    See further discussion of this here: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/83333/malware-warning
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