Is Cheat Engine safe?
I know some people say it's not a virus,but i'm still worried because I have been downloading for years. Also I found in the full system scan there are some trojan files,will those files affect my computer? If those quarantined files are deleted,does my computer stand for safe and clean? Or should I reinstall the system and Windows? P.S. sorry for my bad english.
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Below is the virustotal link for the latest version of cheat engine
Cheat Engine itself is not a virus. A few antivirus marks it as malware or PUP because it can attach itself to processes and modify memory. The installer you download through their official website is bundled with a bunch of adware.
More information about adware can be found from below antimalware vendors.
Kaspersky
Malwarebytes
ESET
So, it totally depends on a user whethere he is aware while installing the cheat engine application if he is deselecting the installation of other softwares.
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Hello.
On the same issue, check out this post (click on "View Post"):
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Good to know this is not a virus.But I want know to more about does my computer really stand for safe and clean? After all, I still found a Trojan files during the scan.
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I follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZe7S-DTVzE&t=1s to download. Does this mean I haven't downloaded any adware?
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I follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZe7S-DTVzE&t=1s to download. Does this mean I haven't downloaded any adware?
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I follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZe7S-DTVzE&t=1s to download. Does this mean I haven't downloaded any adware?
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Until and unless you are aware that you are clicking on decline/ skip all for the third party software that pop up in the setup file of cheat engine, you are safe from adware.
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THE CHEAT ENGINE THING IS NOT OVER YET (in my eyes)
i got in a sort of trouble with CE.. Please read all mentioned below.
What i Think about Cheat Engine is Simple. If a Software Developer decides to use Adware as a sort of Monetization method to force People leaving a tip on "Patreon" ,(wich Cheat Engine is about to do), just to use a Adware/installer free Version of it, the Ideas of the Programmer/s cannot be 100% trustworthly. Even i used this Software in the past for smaller singleplayer games before my first PC got Broken, but this Business decision is new since version 7.3 if im right.
But the following blew my mind up:
The reason why i decided to buy Bitdefender Yesterday was because i only Downloaded Cheat Engine on the official Site without even using the Cheat Engine Installer directly.(I never Agreed to any Policy or Offer... but) I deleted the Installer immediately after my Research about that Topic with the "Patreon" thing mentioned above (I know false sequence) The thing is i never actually used the .exe File on my PC setup. Windows defender told me after "doubleclicking" the executable that it is evil software, so i removed it right away without ever seeing the installation window, cause i aborted the installation thanks to the hint from windows defender "This is Malware, don't Execute it". But i made a Virus scan after Removing the Installer from the Download folder, and i still get warnings From Windows Defender that there is something evil in my Downloads folder (not from Bitdefender wich is already installed ... Strangely/ i hope it is something like a late attempt from Windows) but it seems suspicious to me.
Since this case happened i have Several CefSharp.BrowserSubprocress/es (32 Bit) exe's running through my Task manager. I'am not able to remove them cause they restart the whole time. and win defender is still flagging something mentioned as PUADIManager:Win32/OfferCore wich i can't see in the Downloads Folder as a "low threat" But my Downloads folder Seems to be Empty.
But the Worst thing that happened to me was that i Lost !!80 Gigabytes!! Space on my Hard Drive Yesterday if im not hallucinating already.
Please dear Bitdefender Programmers... Check this Software in Detail and Ban it once and for all if Possible
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I really think there is Something wrong about Cheat Engine wich they try to hide very good.
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Currently, I am on leave. Henceforth, @Gjoksi, @Scott, @Alexandru_BD or @Mike_BD can follow up with you on this.
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