Why might my antivirus flag Raiden as a Trojan or Virus?

#Our protection Software, VMProtect

Some malware is sophisticated enough to avoid both signature and heuristic detection. As a result, if an encrypted file seems even vaguely suspicious, some antivirus software will purposely open and run it in a secure area inside the software called a "sandbox". This is one reason why encrypted and protected programs can be detected as viruses or trojans.

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