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<blockquote data-quote="danb" data-source="post: 954761" data-attributes="member: 62850">I am simply suggesting that there is a high probability that CD would have never been flagged in the first place if the issues I mentioned did not exist.Either way, it does not look like we are going to have an issue.&nbsp; All 3 of the executables (Installer, DefenderUI, DefenderUIService) have been cleared by SmartScreen since the beginning, and there is only one false positive on VirusTotal.&nbsp; I really am making the code as clean and tight as possible, and doing my absolute best to play by the rules.And actually, users will be more secure when running DefenderUI because it is going to monitor Microsoft Defender to make sure it is not disabled, so I do not think MS will have an issue with it.&nbsp; Other AV&#039;s should not have an issue with it either, because in all fairness, a lot of AV products completely disable MD <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />.Yes, I agree, more malware is probably created with Visual Studio, but what I meant was proportionally there is a lot more AutoIT malware than Visual Studio, simply because script kiddies love to use AutoIT to create malware, so it is certainly a red flag for engines and researchers when an app is coded in AutoIT.&nbsp; Whereas Visual Studio has a greater proportion of clean apps compared to malware.&nbsp; It is not AutoIT&#039;s fault by any means, it is simply the reality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="danb, post: 954761, member: 62850"] I am simply suggesting that there is a high probability that CD would have never been flagged in the first place if the issues I mentioned did not exist. Either way, it does not look like we are going to have an issue. All 3 of the executables (Installer, DefenderUI, DefenderUIService) have been cleared by SmartScreen since the beginning, and there is only one false positive on VirusTotal. I really am making the code as clean and tight as possible, and doing my absolute best to play by the rules. And actually, users will be more secure when running DefenderUI because it is going to monitor Microsoft Defender to make sure it is not disabled, so I do not think MS will have an issue with it. Other AV's should not have an issue with it either, because in all fairness, a lot of AV products completely disable MD ;). Yes, I agree, more malware is probably created with Visual Studio, but what I meant was proportionally there is a lot more AutoIT malware than Visual Studio, simply because script kiddies love to use AutoIT to create malware, so it is certainly a red flag for engines and researchers when an app is coded in AutoIT. Whereas Visual Studio has a greater proportion of clean apps compared to malware. It is not AutoIT's fault by any means, it is simply the reality. [/QUOTE]

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