#🔒 How to Stop Antiviruses Flagging my Python EXE?

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warm basin
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I want to share my apps as an exe, but antiviruses keep flagging it as a false positive. Is there a way to stop that?

sand summitBOT
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@warm basin

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cinder beacon
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i think u need a license

warm basin
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This requires payment right?

somber trail
warm basin
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Oh...

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Alright

strange sluice
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if you're using pyinstaller, there are alternatives you can try like nuitka
not sure if that'll fix the problem of false positives though

warm basin
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warm basin
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Alright

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Actually I've switched from pyinstaller to cx_Freeze for this exact issue

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Cases with cx_Freeze are less, but they still occur

delicate nymph
warm basin
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No thank you, also I'm sharing the exe, can't convince people to turn off their antiviruses lol

umbral jackal
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the only way to fully get rid of the av flags, is to sign your exes, which costs money

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switching around between tools wont help any

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something that tends to cut down on av flags is distributing your project as standalone, not onefile mode

warm basin
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That's why there was a decrease in flags when I switched to cx_Freeze? Doesn't have a onefile mode

umbral jackal
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i haven't used cx_freeze but if it has standalone mode then yes that'd make a ton of sense

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standalone mode is basically an semi open distribution, where the exe and all the dlls exist within a folder.

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