2026-09-14 03:59 UTC
You’re mixing two things:
First, you’re right this file I personally would not trust and keep quarantined.
I don’t know Malwarebytes but Windows Defender back in the day only would get active on files you or your system interacted with -> would make sense that you only get one alarm.
In addition, windows was notoriously bad with multiple virus scanners as they themselves show infection patterns in their behavior,(who else than a virus and a scanner wants to access literally everything you do?). So: i would err on the side of caution.
But then there’s the question about the source. And here I can only ask you to be more careful: never trust a source more than your own defense layers. Even the most reputable file sources will have things that will harm you - including the Microsoft Windows updates themselves by the way.
But here it’s more critical: don’t trust pirate sites. Ever. No matter how good their reputation.
Oh and yadda yadda Linux blah but someone else will give that talk I assume ;)
Stay safe!
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@Rodrigo_de_Mendoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-09-14 04:02
Can you tell me anywhere I could possibly get the program without risking the safety of my PC? Oh, and thank you for all the detail. That clears a LOT of things up!