# BalenaEtcher detected as Malware

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-detected-as-malware/375411>\
**Category:** Product support\
**Tags:** support\
**Created:** [January 21, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-detected-as-malware/375411 "2026-01-21T20:26:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![atlantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@atlantic](https://forums.balena.io/u/atlantic)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-detected-as-malware/375411/1 "2026-01-21T20:26:00Z")

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Hello everyone!

I use BalenaEtcher in its newest Version on a Windows 11 OS.

A periodic Security Check with ClamAV on a Linux Live System resulted in a warning, stating that BalenaEtcher is Malware: “Win.Packed.Mikey-9859574-0”.

What should I make of this warning? False positive?!

Thanks!

Regards