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Both chrome and defender are both flagging this as a virus.

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I'll add this to the FAQ but here's a kicker for indie devs. Microsoft will flag any windows exe that isn't "signed" as a potential virus which can cost quite a bit per application (about $200 per application). Some software companies like Unity and Unreal pay to package their "signs" when you create a build cutting out the process for devs. Sadly Clickteam Fusion being the small team they are can't afford this process so all exe made with it are unsigned and always flagged as a potential virus.

TLDR no my game isn't a virus, Microsoft wants me to pay them to prove otherwise and I don't have the funds to sign every piece of software I make.

I'm sorry if you feel uncomfortable with the "Trust me bro" response but I don't know what else to say.

This goes the same for Android apps, if you're not downloading it from the Store then it gets flagged as a potential virus.

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Wow, cool to know the actual process, and why people always get totally innocuous things flagged as viruses. Of course it's corpo greed's fault.