A developer of Easy Data Transform discovered an imitation of their macOS application on GitHub that used the product name and logo without permission. A customer alerted them on 31 August, and a repository .dmg was scanned with VirusTotal, returning multiple malware detections. Using Isobuster, the developer found the .dmg’s background image had been swapped to instruct users to ignore security warnings, effectively encouraging unsafe installation. The developer reported the impersonation to GitHub the same day and provided additional technical details on 10 September.
GitHub’s only reply was an automated acknowledgement, and as of 23-24 September no substantive action or follow-up had been received, prompting sharp criticism of GitHub’s support responsiveness. The developer is considering a DMCA takedown but notes that casual downloaders are likely license avoiders; regardless, they object to malicious actors exploiting their work. The developer’s practical takeaway is to warn users to download software only from the official vendor and to push for faster platform responses when impersonation and malware are involved.
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