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Steven Silverheart has Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Apr 17 @ 11:27am

Steam/Defender say the game exe is virus and...

Then refuses me to install the game or validate it. What the heck?

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Originally posted by Primal_Zeeman:

Hey guys, It's a false positive specific to Windows Defender. Microsoft has already been contacted to fix this on their end. Please take a look at the following post:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1721060/discussions/0/603027953652092851/

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Greed Is Addiction Apr 17 @ 11:34am

Originally posted by Steven Silverheart:
Then refuses me to install the game or validate it. What the heck?

You show that big bully just who is the boss!!

Steven Silverheart has Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Apr 17 @ 11:35am

Originally posted by Greed Is Addiction:
Originally posted by Steven Silverheart:
Then refuses me to install the game or validate it. What the heck?

You show that big bully just who is the boss!!

Im trying... but now it wont download the exe file and im trying to allow it but i cant manage. Im no boss this time....

1Dehumanize1D has Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Apr 17 @ 11:52am

same error after installing and running it for the first time windows antivirus started freaking out and now steam says it contains a virus :3

Blowfeld

Apr 17 @ 11:55am

Could be a false positive or could be related to collecting information to sell for third party websites, how they stated in their original EULA, before they were called out on that.

Rasjel

Apr 17 @ 11:58am

if the exe of a game gets detectet by antivirus. its posible it acts like a virus. maybe they shouldnt let ther singleplayergame be a data horder...

h13.Bishop Apr 17 @ 12:00pm

Same here.
First time game started normally, now it can't validate and redownload man.exe

stufforkin has Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Apr 17 @ 12:11pm

Have never seen this issue before. Any solutions? Its saying either virus stuff or validation issue

*WildFire

Apr 17 @ 12:13pm

Originally posted by Steven Silverheart:
Then refuses me to install the game or validate it. What the heck?

Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml
This program is dangerous and executes commands from an attacker.

Rasjel

Apr 17 @ 12:13pm

as i first started the game it worked fine.
then they changed there eula.
after that i got a warning on the start i didnt acept the eule. and at the same time i got the virus warning. and now it doesnt work anymore.

Guybrush

Apr 17 @ 12:29pm

Here I try with microsoft defender and it say it´s clean. What version do you guys uses?

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Rasjel

Apr 17 @ 12:32pm

version 1.427.305.0
version createt 4/17/2025 13:31
so i think its the up to date version...

#11

Vyr

Apr 17 @ 12:33pm

So, it's a false positive or a true virus?

#12

Shanksee Apr 17 @ 12:36pm

same thing here...never had a problem like this in 15 years of Steam...Seriously embarrassing considering I paid 40ish €

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1Dehumanize1D has Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Apr 17 @ 12:51pm

it seems to be a false positive but i hope devs are going to answer at some point

I allowed it via windows antivirus and everything works fine

Crossing fingers

#14