Windows smart screen blocking and deleting the exe once downloaded from releases.

[Swedeachu]

Windows has a huge database of common executable and their hash values. Since this program has been used by thousands of people, it is now in this database and incorrectly marked as malware due to being unsigned software with low level API calls and hooks relating to reading input at external processes. Windows smart screen is the service Microsoft uses for this "live anti virus" bullshit, so I feel the only obvious fix right now is for users to modify their Windows settings and entirely disable these services and defender as a whole.

Advising my users to do this just for a simple external Minecraft mod to patch a bug that is pretty much fixed for 99% of people on the latest versions of the game is just not worth it. I will probably not work on this software anymore due to the Minecraft bug being fixed and Microsoft being one of the most anti indie developer operating systems to exist. Unless someone technical reading this has some fixes that aren't invasive/hacks/bad security practices for regular users, this project is essentially archived now,

[Swedeachu]

My personal opinion is this is more Windows 11 bullshit that users don't need if they are any bit technical, so for those reading this that want to actually be able to run this program downloaded straight from releases without needing to compile it themselves, can reference these attached images above.

[Swedeachu]

Even with smart screen's settings entirely disabled, it still will return this error message and eventually auto delete the downloaded executable. It will probably take a full disable of Windows Defender to run this program natively.

[Swedeachu]

Cloning the repo and compiling the code works fine though. This makes a barrier of entry for regular users that don't know how to git clone and use visual studio.

[Swedeachu]

Turning off defender allows things to run now with this warning: