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Claude-Mem tool flagged by Kaspersky for reading user credentials

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A user reported that the Claude-Mem tool, designed to interact with Claude Code, triggered a high-severity Trojan alert from Kaspersky Lab. The alert was related to PowerShell dynamically compiling and executing C# code to read user credentials and poll Claude Code's login token. While the behavior might be a false positive, the user deemed the practice of using dynamic PowerShell to access credentials as risky and uninstalled the tool. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the security practices of third-party tools interacting with AI models, potentially impacting user trust.

RANK_REASON A user-reported security concern with a third-party tool integrating with an AI service.

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Claude-Mem tool flagged by Kaspersky for reading user credentials

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/nintavur_wings ·

    Headsup if you are using claude-mem: kaspersky flagged it reading credentials via PowerShell

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wf53cb/headsup_if_you_are_using_claudemem_kaspersky/"> <img alt="Headsup if you are using claude-mem: kaspersky flagged it reading credentials via PowerShell" src="https://preview.redd.it/8dfz2ws5t9ph1.png?widt…

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