I just downloaded this from the creators patreon and i am getting far less positives the inconsistency leads me to believe that its a false positive but cautions always a good idea so at your own risk i guess
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If you go the details tab on your report, you submitted the zip file and the .exe still has 30 detections- the submission in the OP with 30 detections is also the .exe file.
Going through a file to the point of declaring it non-malicious would require such an extensive effort that I don't really have time for. My thoughts without being backed by any real research would say the game (or Ren'Py itself) uses some sort of cryptographic functionality- which could be for many reasons. It could be ransomware, it could be anti-cheat, it's hard to tell without really taking a close look.
For it being a new version of Ren'Py causing a problem, that's not impossible. However, I did download the 7.3.5 SDK (latest stable) and 7.4.0 SDK (pre-release) and distributions of the sample projects pinged at most 6 engines, which is more than the 0 you would expect, but less than 30. That being said, I seem to recall a similar thing happening with Ren'Py and another dev, so it could be an unfortunate coincidence. Would I run it? No, but I'm overly careful in this area. Everyone has to make their own judgements based on the information they have and their own experiences.
The trojan in the .exe sounds very sketchy. I'd remove it with A/V software asap.
You can still run the game fine without the .exe
Just go to this folder: GAME\lib\windows-i686\HaremkingChapterTwo.exe
- You can run the game with that .exe or... create a shortcut and move it to the GAME folder.
- Run the shortcut... ??? Profit
Brendon90's workaround seems fine, but people should be advised that messing around with potentially malicious files is, even with precautions, not generally a great idea.
I'm not saying it *is* malware, and I'm not saying it *isn't* malware, just advocating for both caution for users and patience before judging the developer harshly. The hentai can wait.