0009575: 3 virus detected when installing with new downloads of Kali ( iso ) with Rufus from a Windows 11 professional system.

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0009575	Kali Linux	Kali Package Bug	public	2026-02-27 01:36	2026-02-27 07:53

Reporter	Rfgamble	Assigned To	daniruiz
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	have not tried
Status	closed	Resolution	no change required

Summary	0009575: 3 virus detected when installing with new downloads of Kali ( iso ) with Rufus from a Windows 11 professional system.
Description	I did not get the error when running Rufus but did get the detection notices when Rufus was writing the image to a USB for booting. I reported the issue to the email address on the Rufus download page. I hope this helps . I tried to add screen shots but this system refused the files. Here are the names as reported by my Windows System. Trojan:Win32/Vigorf.A( Active ) Severe Trojan:PowerShell/Powersploit.L ( active ) Severe VirToo;:Win64/Impersonate!rfn ( Active ) Severe Send me an email and I'll send the screenshots, if needed, from my Proton account.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2026-02-27 01:36	Rfgamble	New Issue
2026-02-27 07:52	daniruiz	Note Added: 0021398
2026-02-27 07:53	daniruiz	Assigned To	=> daniruiz
2026-02-27 07:53	daniruiz	Status	new => closed
2026-02-27 07:53	daniruiz	Resolution	open => no change required

daniruiz 2026-02-27 07:52 manager ~0021398	Check https://www.kali.org/faq/#i-downloaded-kali-linux-and-my-antivirus-says-it-is-a-malware