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bongochong / CWP-Utilities

Combined Windows Privacy Utilities | Hosts file updater, block list manager, and more. Open source tools for Windows users, to help ensure privacy & security. Block ads, spyware domains, and other malicious activity/traffic, all through a simple interface.
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[RESOLVED] Malwarebytes flags 'elevate.exe' as malicious #3

Closed gitdine closed 3 years ago

gitdine commented 3 years ago

VirusTotal results

Might be worth informing users that this is a false positive.

bongochong commented 3 years ago

It's in the disclaimer section of the readme, but I'll get around to re-wording it so the relation to Kai Liu's little tool is more clear. The unfortunate situation is that every single utility available for performing that function sets something off, so I just stuck with one that triggered the least amount of engines, and whose source is redistributable. I plan to eventually move to another method of elevating batch script privileges (probably pascal-based), though want to make sure it works on as many platforms as possible. It's only necessary for the hosts file scripts BTW.