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

  • vegeta@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    4 months ago

    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)

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      4 months ago

      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?