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Devs answered this openly probably a hundred times by now and you can do a quick search on forum to find the answers you need: https://miqobot.com/forum/forums/search/virus/
I did do a search, every result I looked at (and double checked again this morning) didn’t actually say why. The community says “just whitelist” and the developer said “we can’t get the virus vendors to update their code”. Nothing actually said what specifically the app is doing that would cause a scanner to pick up backdoor risks, how their key logging is working etc. For example – is keylogging happening OS-wide, or is it limited to just the ffxiv_dx11.exe process? If it’s limited to just the ffxiv_dx11.exe process, then I would keep using it no problem. The search results, nor the FAQ, answer things like this.
And im pretty sure they wont bother going out of a bomb shelter just to force one more player to renew a license.
I love the tool, I’ve followed their struggles with the invasion and the challenges they face trying to keep it on life support. Thus why I searched before posting, hoping that in the past they had at least disclosed a technical reason. I wish the devs well and hope they stay safe and the war ends quickly so they can stop fearing for their lives. I don’t think anywhere in my post I said “risk your lives and make this change right now”. I just said I’ll not use it until clarity is provided or code is changed. If they choose to not change it at any point in the future, or choose not to disclose technical reasons like mentioned above, that’s no big deal. To each their own and we move on
Cheers!
I’m sorry but no, things aren’t identified as a Trojan unless they meet specific criteria. Windows Defender and other Virus scanners don’t flag things unless the things embedded within the code match known threats.
The specific trojan being reported with this release of Miqobot indicates key logging, backdoor access to the PC and remote installation of software capabilities. There are a ton of apps on the internet that do key logging without being classified as a trojan. Whatever approach they’re using that is indicating potential remote access to the systems is a huge red flag. Or at a minimum provide a technical reason on what they are doing, how they are doing (without giving away proprietary information) to help.
Developers staying quiet on the issue and the community pushing for people to just “whitelist and move on” is how bot nets are formed across the internet. It happens all of the time with trusted software. I won’t renew my license without the code being changed to be less intrusive or the developer openly share what’s going on to cause it.
