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False virus detection - solution

The Traded Groom
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

Hi everyone!

Firstly, sorry to everyone who's tried to download the game and got a false positive for a virus!
If you're getting this on Windows and you're using Microsoft Defender, you can bypass the warning by: 1. downloading the game once 2. clicking on the virus detected notification   3. opening the notification to see the options 4. clicking "Allow" 5. re-downloading the game

I've sent a report and the game build to Microsoft which should get them to scan the build and remove the false positive, but I'm not sure how long that takes :') And this would only work with Microsoft Defender I believe (not entirely sure as Microsoft is really unclear about this stuff), so apologies if you're using another anti-virus that has the same issue.

Sorry if you're unable to play the game for now! When the game is eventually extended I will publish it on Steam as well, where there shouldn't be any issues (steam apps are automatically trusted). So if you're unable to play it now, you'll be able to play it in the future on Steam (where it'll still be free).

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