Hey there! You are not the first to run into this issue, but, unfortunately, this is not really something I can address on my end.
Antivirus software generally works based on a system of heuristics, or, in simple terms, fingerprints added to their database. They check the executable for a sequence of bytes that matches a known fingerprint and trigger an alarm. As you can imagine, a particular sequence of bytes isn’t in itself malicious or unique, and such matches can happen at complete random.
By their nature, AVs are designed to be as panicky as possible. Better safe than sorry. That means that they are more than happy to report something as a virus even if it’s not, rather than to potentially miss one. This leads to abundance of false-positive reports.
Personally, I can assure you that there is no malware in Bosca Ceoil Blue, as far as I am aware at least. All of the source code is available for inspection, since it’s an open-source project. The build pipeline is also public, as builds are produced on GitHub, alongside the code repository.
Now, you have no way to verify that I upload files that I say I upload. While the build process is public, that doesn’t necessarily mean that I upload those same build results to itch, GitHub downloads, or Steam. I can assure you that I do in fact upload the same executable that you could build yourself using the publicly available code. But it’s up to you to trust me, or not.
If it helps, the 64-bit version doesn’t seem to trigger AV warnings for people. Although I assume you’re trying the 32-bit version for a reason. I’m surprised there are people who seek the 32-bit version in year 2025, if I’m honest. But it costs me nothing to provide one.
You can also use the Steam version of Bosca Ceoil Blue, if that sounds safer. Or use it in browser without downloading or installing anything.