If that's the case, then my next question is: which anti-virus should I use instead? As much as I don't like my current situation, I don't want to risk getting anything malicious getting into my machine just because I want to use the itch app without uninstalling-reinstalling it every single time.
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Microsoft firewall works but if you want something then try simplewall: https://www.henrypp.org/product/simplewall
If you think the program has a virues or something try https://app.any.run/