Why Kaspersky detect Trojan in cursor.exe

Bug Reports
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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

why is my Kaspersky anti-virus detected Trojan.Win32.Generic in my file cursor.exe?

Steps to Reproduce

Can’t reproduce. Auto clean-up by anti-virus

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version : cannot retrieve as it is stop by kaspersky

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

2

Thanks for reporting this. This could be a false positive issue with antivirus software.
Please try these steps:

  1. Add Cursor to Kaspersky exclusions:
  • Add: C:\Users\[YourUsername]\AppData\Local\Programs\cursor
  1. Use the system installer instead:

The system installer usually resolves this completely. Let me know if you still have issues after switching to it!

Reference: Similar issue resolved here: Cursor IDE automatically getting uninstalled on win11