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Antivirus detects uv installer as malicious on Windows #10079

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@ShaiAvr

I wanted to give a try to uv to see if I like it as a project and dependencies manager. I tried installing it on my Windows 11 PC using the command: powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
However, I get an error stating that this script contains malicious content and has been blocked by my antivirus software:

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My antivirus (BitDefender) indeed believes this script is malicious:

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Why does this happen? How can I fix this and install uv on my Windows system?

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