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{{ii}} [https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home VirusTotal] can be used to see how many anti-virus software detects the files.
  
When uploading mods, patchers, trainers or other tools known to be safe but falsely triggering some anti-virus software, pack the files into a 7zip archive and protect with the password '''pcgw''' then put the password in the file description. Failing to do so will prevent the files from getting approved.
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When uploading mods, patchers, trainers or other tools known to be safe but falsely triggering some anti-virus software, pack the files into a 7zip archive and protect with the password '''pcgw''' and put the password in the file description. Failing to do so may prevent the files from getting approved.
  
 
The reason for this is to help prevent the PCGamingWiki website from being flagged for malicious software and being delisted from Google.
 
The reason for this is to help prevent the PCGamingWiki website from being flagged for malicious software and being delisted from Google.

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Files policy

VirusTotal can be used to see how many anti-virus software detects the files.

When uploading mods, patchers, trainers or other tools known to be safe but falsely triggering some anti-virus software, pack the files into a 7zip archive and protect with the password pcgw and put the password in the file description. Failing to do so may prevent the files from getting approved.

The reason for this is to help prevent the PCGamingWiki website from being flagged for malicious software and being delisted from Google.