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Most antivirus I tested, even the paid ones, are so annoying with popups and complaining about cracks that I just take the risk and go without em

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[–] vegeta@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (9 children)

Windows defender claimed they're bad because they are cracks, and doesn't mention any reason it thinks that would be a virus/trojan or something I dont want

"HackTool:Win32/crack" from games downloaded on fitgirl repacks site (the correct one)

[–] elfpie@beehaw.org 24 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Isn't that a matter of behavior? The crack is doing something expected from a crack and the system warns you because most wouldn't use it without being aware. If you really trust the file, add it as an exception.

Or do you want a software that can vet good cracks from bad cracks?

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 0 points 3 months ago (6 children)

I think the point is that it's a bit silly to classify cracks as malware

[–] 0xtero@beehaw.org 12 points 3 months ago

Enterprise antivirus products have had PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) category forever. Seems its categorized as "HackTool" so not malware.

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