Is PKHaX a virus

[Shinra33459]

I tried to open the PKHaX files, but Windows 10 automatically flagged it as Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml. Is this a false positive, or should I actually be concerned?

[Hayato213]

It shouldn't flag it as virus, it is pkhex not pkhax by the way.

[Delta Blast Burn]

11 minutes ago, Hayato213 said:

It shouldn't flag it as virus, it is pkhex not pkhax by the way.

Pkhax-*.exe is a compiled batch file that allows you to run pkhex's illegal mode without renaming the primary executable.

 

44 minutes ago, Shinra33459 said:

I tried to open the PKHaX files, but Windows 10 automatically flagged it as Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml. Is this a false positive, or should I actually be concerned?

Don't worry it's not a virus; it's a false positive, that's only flagged because it's a program whose primary purpose is to open another program after applying modifications.

Edited August 8, 2020 by Delta Blast Burn
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[Sabresite]

Wacatac is not a false positive virus. Where did you download PKHex? From our files download section?

Don't use the PkHax bat file... It's not needed and it probably is a virus.