PCnoob

If I'm understanding your question correctly, the partner creator supplied the zip file directly, and did not supply it via a link to the creators Patreon page. That would leave open the possibility of the partner manipulating the file before distributing it.

The program in question was from a Patreon creator, but was shared by a partner creator. Normally the program would need a registration key to verify usage of the content, but was not supplied by the partner. Does this sound like it could potentially be the cause? If not, I can gather any info I have available and provide…