# Virus warning from installer

**URL:** https://qa.fmod.com/t/virus-warning-from-installer/23865
**Category:** FMOD Studio
**Created:** [January 6, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/virus-warning-from-installer/23865 "2026-01-06T18:47:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![alehtomaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9e8a1a/32.png) [@alehtomaki](https://qa.fmod.com/u/alehtomaki)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/virus-warning-from-installer/23865/1 "2026-01-06T18:47:21Z")

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this file is giving me virus warning from macafee and I think from windows also

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### Author: ![JustinSnowman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JustinSnowman](https://qa.fmod.com/u/JustinSnowman)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/virus-warning-from-installer/23865/2 "2026-01-07T19:02:53Z")

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If you’re downloading from [https://www.fmod.com/download](https://www.fmod.com/download) it will be safe / no virus. Sometimes there’s a warning on some files if the antivirus fails to recognize the publisher. There’s usually a ‘run anyways’ button somewhere hidden in the warning, you may have to select ‘advanced’ somewhere in the warning to see it.

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### Author: ![cameron-fmod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/cameron-fmod/32/261_2.png) [@cameron-fmod](https://qa.fmod.com/u/cameron-fmod)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/virus-warning-from-installer/23865/3 "2026-01-14T02:52:17Z")

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We have not come across this so far but we will look into it, is it just 2.03.07 or other versions?