[Request] High res patch anti-virus false-positive solutions?

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I decided to make a separate thread for this instead of stuffing the high-res patch thread with more nonsense, but...

Anyway, as I'm sure everyone is aware, AVG anti-virus, and now other anti-virus programs, have been identifying the HRP (both the .rar file and the patcher itself) as being infected with a generic trojan.  Presumably, this is because it's a program to change a program.  People are wondering if their systems are in danger, and i get e-mails and see messages on boards almost every day from people worrying that their systems just got h4xx0red.  I can think of 2 solutions:

1: fix the program so it appears as a legitimate patching tool that is is instead of a malicious over-writing utility... I have dozens of game patches stored on my system, and not once has any of them been confused for a virus.

2: Simply distribute the patched versions of ff7 and ff7config, ala the 1.02 patch.  Would this work, or does the patcher patch other files, too?
 
What, no feedback?

*bump*

At the very least, could someone tell me which game files are patched so that i can pack those up and distribute them?  I'm getting tired of these e-mails...
 
I was working on writing a patcher. but I've obviously not had no time to finish it yet.
Just been too busy of late.
 
Dziugo: Not for me.. my antivirus keeps screaming bout the rar and patcher.  But not the patched version of ff7...

*shrugs*

edit: oh, wait.. i thought you meant ff7.exe was the file being identified by the anti-virus for you, not that it's the only file that gets patched.  *headdesk*
 
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I decided to make a separate thread for this instead of stuffing the high-res patch thread with more nonsense, but...

Anyway, as I'm sure everyone is aware, AVG anti-virus, and now other anti-virus programs, have been identifying the HRP (both the .rar file and the patcher itself) as being infected with a generic trojan.  Presumably, this is because it's a program to change a program.  People are wondering if their systems are in danger, and i get e-mails and see messages on boards almost every day from people worrying that their systems just got h4xx0red.  I can think of 2 solutions:

1: fix the program so it appears as a legitimate patching tool that is is instead of a malicious over-writing utility... I have dozens of game patches stored on my system, and not once has any of them been confused for a virus.

2: Simply distribute the patched versions of ff7 and ff7config, ala the 1.02 patch.  Would this work, or does the patcher patch other files, too?
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Besides, there's legal issues with distributing copyrighted game content (the exe or config file) as a part of a fan addition. I learned this from modding for TES and how Betrhsoft likes to handle stuff of the sort. Not sure about if Eidos or Squaresoft would care.
 
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