INCIDENT
OpenClaw - False positive malware detection on OpenClaw skill in
User reports false positive malware detection on OpenClaw skill in clawhub, with VirusTotal showing clean scan on subsequent check, highlighting potential antivirus inconsistency issues.
Updated: 5/21/2026
critical Severity
Status: active
Description
Hey @openclaw! We recently published this skill to clawhub, which 1 vendor out of 63 incorrectly flagged as malicious: on a subsequent VirusTotal scan (no skill version/changes made, same hash) it came out clean (0/65 flagged). Report: https://t.co/ACiT99B1fm But on clawhub, https://t.co/q8C4AiEWE0 https://t.co/xssidE7XsO
Impact
User reports false positive malware detection on OpenClaw skill in clawhub, with VirusTotal showing clean scan on subsequent check, highlighting potential antivirus inconsistency issues.
Attack Vectors
- clawhub skill