Symantec detects matlab executable as a threat

Symantec detects matlab executable as a threat, then the executable will be removed by Symantec.

Is there a solution to handle this? thanks.

Answer 1

[Lakshya]

Hi

You can refer to the below links for the solution:

• https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/398464-why-does-my-antivirus-flag-rslogix5000_import-exe-as-being-malicious
• https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/521316-matlab-executable-crashes-on-some-pcs
• https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/379849-how-to-unblock-a-deployed-application-blocked-by-antivirus

If the problem still persists please contact MathWorks support.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

[Mudit Kumar Bhugari]

Hi Bo,

As I see, your antivirus (Symantec) detects MATLAB as a threat. To refrain Symantec from doing so, you may try excluding MATLAB from Symantec scans (steps can be looked into Symantec documentation) or you may try whitelisting MATLAB in Symantec if it's not.

If above solutions doesn't work, contact Symantec support for assistance in resolving the issue of MATLAB executable being flagged as a threat and removed.