We currently use Themida for our C/C++ software protection, but the high number of false positives on anti-virus software is disturbing our client base.
Does anyone know any other software protector as good as Themida, but without the "make anti-virus crazy" flag?
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Look for protector supporting IEEE Taggants System developed for especially that purpose. Antivirus software will trust executable if it has taggant inside. http://standards.ieee.org/develop/indconn/icsg/taggant.pdf
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There are many, but all can look like suspicious: UPX, NSPACK, eXpressor, FSG, telock, ReCrypt, Orien, Aspack, ReCrypt, AcProtect, MEW, Molebox, mpress, EXE STEALTH, yoda’s cryptor, and as soon as a nerw version appears somebody creates an anti-tool. Maybe the solutions would be some kind of DRM protection
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A little to late, but never-mind.
Had the same issue here. The solution is simple. Get a digital certificate linked to your company and sign all your programs with.
If you still get false positives, ask the AV companies giving false positives to white list your program. They will usually white list your certificate.
It's pretty much in the nature of the app, but I don't see what the issue is. You should be downloading as an installer of some kind anyway. There's lots of poor antivirus programs out there and most are worthless anyway, the only way to fix it is to individually contact the antivirus companies but if it's in an installer it should not get pickup up on anyway.