Windows Defender Detection

[marcfielding1]

Just a note - Windows defender just started detecting this tool as Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.H!ml

[talrus]

Today started marking this file as Trojan:Win32/Yomal!rfn

[Triky313]

Currently some of you seem to have problems with virus or Trojan messages.

Why is that?

There can be various reasons for this.

• Signature change in the antivirus database
• Heuristic analysis: Tools with unusual behavior, e.g. access to files, network communication, or the use of certain APIs.
• False alarms
• Compression or packing
• Missing code signature
  To name just a few.

The last changes I made were the following:
3ede20c
After that there was only the version update, so you can all get the update automatically.

VirusTotal unfortunately also shows some hits, which was never the case before:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/0b878417717f2ffbab14b7ccb9325e234f63750d5c1f2e081459db21d5ecc497
In addition, the pre-release update URL, which is located directly at github, seems to have been reported, which is also not good. However, there is no Trojan or virus in the file itself.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Triky313/AlbionOnline-StatisticsAnalysis/main/src/StatisticsAnalysisTool/ao-pre-release-update-check.xml

From my side, I can tell you that under no circumstances will I install viruses or other shady software in the tool, ever.

If some people are still not sure, there is currently no other option than to avoid the tool.

For those who want to continue using the tool, the tool must be allowed in the AntiVirus program. Preferably on a whitelist.
This is different for every anti-virus program, so I can't give you an exact description.

I have now also published a new version without any changes in the hope that the problem will go away.
https://github.com/Triky313/AlbionOnline-StatisticsAnalysis/releases/tag/v8.0.4

Sorry for the inconvenience, but unfortunately this is sometimes unavoidable. :sat:

[marcfielding1]

Heya, yeah I understand I've had this previously with some windows software also - it's no biggie I was just flagging it. Microsoft does provide tools although I've never used them personally, starting here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission