Exactly, and actually I am grateful that you people here noticed this problem with my game! :) I would not even know about it, like when I tested it months ago the last time, it was fine. My only annoyment is Windows here, maybe there was a Windows update that generated false positive warning lately?
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The problem is that many detection methods rely on heuristics that don't actually determine whether a program is dangerous; instead, they flag patterns common to many viruses while overlooking the fact that legitimate software uses those same patterns.
As I understand it, PyInstaller runs a loading routine to execute the Python code—a process that appears suspicious to various antivirus programs—and rather than verifying whether it is actually a virus, they simply raise an alarm.
The standard procedure is to report the false positive to the companies responsible for the detection (likely Microsoft in this case). They usually conduct a more detailed review, and once they confirm it is a false positive, they add it to a whitelist so that future updates won't flag it as a virus.
Thanks! :) I actually submitted the EXE to Microsoft as a false positive, 22 days ago just like you recommended and then I waited. Unfortunately, they replied that they consider it malware and will keep the detection, without really explaining anything. I waited enough for them and made the game browser-based instead XD at least users can play it now, but I would have been more happy if Microsoft "unflags" my game EXE