Windows Defender blocking the free patch

[jaywho]

Title says it all. Anyone else running into this?

[Sword00Raven]

should let you click more info or show me more then it will let you run.

[jaywho]

You are correct, it will. My concern is that none of the other patches I've downloaded have ever been flagged by defender. So, I'm wanting to know, "Why this one?".

[Sword00Raven]

I've had it do it a few times on a few but its fine its just defender asking are you sure.

[zodac01]

Took a few times, eventually got it download as a zip file, that then claims to be 114 GB if I unzip it . . . more memory than my current computer can manage, so guess this game is a no go for me? Was the patch really supposed to be 114 GB?

[Sword00Raven]

It's like 4.6 gb for me.

[jaywho]

same, patch is like 4gb, it was a zip file. and i tried all 4 mirrors, all got blocked by windows.

[Shabazza]

It usually just means, the patch .exe has no signature/certificate, which is used to proof it's genuity.
But if you got it from the official game developer/publisher site, you can be fairly sure it's safe to use.
There should be an option to allow installation in that dialog.

[blizzcarsten]

Every single Kagura Game triggers my Window Defender and i always ignore it .

[Green Cat]

There have been more cyberattacks in the past few years. So, what do antivirus companies and similar organisations do?

As an example, a older version (as in now patch and fixed) of 7z, would have a backdoor that hackers can use to get access to your pc

So of course, anything new (like patches) is just flagged as suspicious—meaning they’ve "done their job." If it's a real virus, they blame you because you accepted it after they flagged it. Of course, this ensures that antivirus companies don’t actually have to do what they're supposed to do while also avoiding accountability. Especially those that take your money through paid licenses—they just shift the blame to the user so they can't be held responsible for not protecting your pc against virus and just giving you superficial warnings. Capitalism 101.

[malignerpewty]

Less capitalism and more CYA. Individuals act in the exact same manner. This is not a corporation specific tactic. Governments enshrine in law that they take no responsibility as well.