Original Thread from SWAT forum
Q:WHAT THE HECK?!!!CROSSFIRE IS A VIRUS?
A:Certainly not m8.Crossfire has a a built-in anti cheat which sends off a false heuristic signature which your AV does not recognize.
So it just tags it as a virus.
Well now to nullify this problem, follow these simple steps(using a download manager is recommended):
Note:All the exceptions are to be made in the Auto-protect exclusions column and the scan exclusions column(if it exists) .
Before starting the download:
- Disable the heuristic protection.
- Create an exception of the folder you are going to download the mod in.
- Also create an exception in the Freelancer Mod Manager folder in Program Files.
- Wait for the download to complete.
After download finishes:
- Create an exception of the setup file of the mod(CFsetup_181.exe).
- Optional:remove the exception of the folder u downloaded the mod in.
- Install the mod.
After installation:
- Quickly create an exception of the Freelancer folder in the Microsoft Games folder in Program Files.
- Be sure to create an exception of Freelancer.exe file also.
Well you are good to go. 
Cya in space m8.
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Happy fight...don't let the nomads bite(or something)
Wrong
If it detects it as a virus:
It's 100% true.
... ' cuz of the hooks 'n all.
What do you mean its 100% true if it detects a virus ???
CF has NO virus. Its merely a problem of how the installer works that triggers the AV to panic. There is no dangerous file such as a virus, a trojan, spyware or anything else either in the installer itself or the content it extracts on your hard drive. As i said in the summary of this tutorial, the SWAT Development team is working hard to correct the issue and make the installer a little different so it doesn't trigger false alerts in anti-virus programs.
Crossfire is 100% SAFE. Period.
sounds like someone puts a little too much blind faith in AV proggies and has never heard the term 'False Positive'
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I am no idiot i have Webroot the most advanced virus detector in the world and it tells me you have trojan and Mal generics hidden in the dowload!!!!
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The viruses have been dealt with. swat got its act together and fixed the problem i double checked with norton and ad-aware! before they fixed it those programs cuaght viruses! now swat fixed it and they protection programs declared the mod clean/ no viruses! download the mod and enjoy!!!
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