nrf Connect SDK version 2.9.0 installation issues - File riscv64-zephyr-elf-cpp.exe marked as virus after installing toolchain

[Bhushan P]

Hello

I am installing nRF Connect SDK version 2.9.0 using Visual Studio Code and the nRF Connect for VS Code extension on windows 10. After installing the toolchain file riscv64-zephyr-elf-cpp.exe was marked as virus and quarantined by Norton Antivirus.

Is it possible that Norton has falsely marked the file as virus? Is it OK to restore and use the file?

Can I work without the riscv64-zephyr-elf-cpp.exe file?

I also installed toolchain for an earlier version 2.8.0. The toolchain was installed without any issues and Norton did NOT mark riscv64-zephyr-elf-cpp.exe as virus.

The issue seems to be for version 2.9.0.

Thank you for your help

Setup Info -
OS : windows 10
nRF Command Line Tool version: 10.24.0 external
Segger Jlink version: 7.94i
VS code version: 1.96.2
nRF Connect for VS code version: 2024.12.55
nRF Connect for VS Code Extension Pack version: 2024.9.5

Norton Report on the file

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Details

Threat name: Win64:Evo-gen [Trj]
Threat type: Trojan Horse - This threat pretends to be something else (e.g., picture, document, or other file) to trick you into running it and infecting your computer.
Status: Moved to Quarantine
Options: Report false detection
Detected by: Auto-Protect
On PC from: 20/12/24, 1:15 pm
Last Used: 20/10/24, 11:56 am
Startup Item: No

Unknown
It is unknown how many users in the Norton Community have used this file.

Mature
This file was released a month ago.

High
The file risk is high.
____________________________

Origin

Location: local://*PID 1904
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Activity

Path | Type | Status
C:\ncs\toolchains\b620d30767\opt\zephyr-sdk\riscv64-zephyr-elf\bin\riscv64-zephyr-elf-cpp.exe | File | Repaired

[Simonr]

Hi

Can you try generating support information in the VS Code extension so we can confirm that your system is correctly set up here. It's likely a conflict with Norton that needs to be sorted. We are currently looking into this internally. I'll update this ticket when I get a status update.

Best regards,
Simon

[KentIverson]

nrf-connect-support-20250120250120203259.json

Document: nrf-connect-support

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[KentIverson]

I have several projects in play.  Most are anchored off of the NCS V2.6.1 SDK and V2.7.0 toolchain.  The most recent project is anchored off of NCS V2.8.0 toolchain but moved to NCS 2.9.0 to match the SDK, thus right now the configuration is set to V2.8.0 toolchain but V2.9.0 is the desired one. 

Without the CPP file one can't compile with V2.9.0