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Codex is flagged as malware on macOS

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Post by vldszn » Sat, May 23, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC

Re: Codex is flagged as malware on macOS

Post by vldszn » Sat, May 23, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC

After the recent Codex update, I started seeing this error message on macOS:

“codex” will damage your computer. You should move it to the Bin.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

UPD: reinstalling both the Codex CLI and desktop app seems to resolve the issue.

Post by patjensen » Sat, May 23, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC

This Github post looks fake to me.

Post by vldszn » Sat, May 23, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC

patjensen wrote: post #3

This Github post looks fake to me.

why?

Post by potsandpans » Sat, May 23, 2026, 11:20 PM UTC

vldszn wrote: post #4

patjensen wrote: post #3

This Github post looks fake to me.

why?

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