VLC 3.0.21 marked as malware

Viruses and worms
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Hi,
official VLC 3.0.21 64bit is marked as malware by Avast. It is FP?

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/9742689a50e96ddc04d80ceff046b28da2beefd617be18166f8c5e715ec60c59

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Given the category given by Avast ‘FileRepMalware [Misc]’ it isn’t very clear cut. I’m not sure if this would be considered malicious or the detection would have been clearer.

New location to report both a False Positive and or a False Negative - https://www.avast.com/submit-a-sample#pc

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It could be the download or an earlier internal malcode.
Re: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/9742689a50e96ddc04d80ceff046b28da2beefd617be18166f8c5e715ec60c59/behavior

Importantly, was there abuse from the download IP? Akamai’s?
https://www.abuseipdb.com/check/23.216.81.152

Also coming from your internal network is a possibility: https://www.abuseipdb.com/check/192.168.0.30

polonus