Malware detected

[notloged]

Hello,

I wanted to update from 1.2.1 to 1.2.5 but malwarbite detects Malware during installation...

Thank you

[Assassin654]

What malware does it say when updating? Does it say it has malware when downloading from the website? Have you updated it before? Maybe it thinks it's doing something bad because it's replacing old files etc?

[notloged]

I download the package and extract the files. The malware is in simplifiedClicker.exe.

[Assassin654]

Unfortunately, the program has always been flagged by virus total. There is not too much I can do about it. The program is made with Python and to make it an executable, there are only so many tools you can use to do that. The same tools are used by bad actors which in turn can cause false positives whether the program is malicious or not because it contains similar parts of code. The program is also not signed which causes some antiviruses to light up and is also a reason why Windows says protected your PC.

Since your version, the program now has the ability to hook onto some applications allowing it to send mouse presses into an application; in turn, you can use your mouse freely while still clicking on a spot in a window. This uses some Windows packages and could also look suspicious to an antivirus.

In the end, version 1.2.5 currently has 600+ downloads and if there was something fishy going on, I think there would be a lot more comments about it over the past month since release. The code is also available for you to look at as well as many other auto clicker solutions on Github if you do not want to take the risk. This program was more of a passion project and learning experience. I have tried to create the best program I can (with updates to come whenever I feel like working on it) and decided to share it here. Hope this explains a bit and clears things up. However, if you know of any ways to keep it from being flagged as a false positive, or have any suggestions, I am all ears.