Brave file is being tag as malware

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Description of the issue:

Surfshark antivirus is tagging Drop.Win32.LocalAppSelfRun.51314 as malware. This file is found in C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Update

Steps to Reproduce (add as many as necessary): 1. 2. 3.

Actual Result (gifs and screenshots are welcome!):

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Expected result:

I would like to know if this file is part of the update process and necessary for Brave updates, or it is Malware and I need to purge it.

Reproduces how often:

This is the second time antivirus has quarantined this file over the last 4 months.

Operating System and Brave Version(See the About Brave page in the main menu):

Windows 11 desktop;
Version 1.74.41 Chromium: 132.0.6834.57 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)

Additional Information:

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@Robbrowserit these false flags happen to us frequently from different AV software — note that it is never malware. If you downloaded the browser from the official website initially then you have nothing to worry about.

I have informed our security team of this regardless.