Dean,

Hello Dean,

Please read my reply to Dawkins Dog. He had the same issue as you; however, when I checked the executable via Virus Total, Avast gave it a clean bill of health. From 66 different anti malware suites, only one, a Dr Web, said it contained adware. The giveaway team check all files before allowing them to be downloaded. Almost 14 years of giving away games every week with zero games being infected with malware says a lot. but if you prefer to err on the safe side, that's fine. I would say, this game is one of the better mid week games we get.

p.s. did you ensure Avast was up to date?

DawkinsDog,

Hi Dawkins Dog,
I had no issues installing. It's almost certainly a false positive. The giveaway team always check all games before allowing them to be downloaded from their servers, ever since the site started back in 2006. As I've mentioned many times, they have never given away a game infected with malware.

Usually games from these free sites include some adware, but the Falcoware installer that contains that has been removed from the game, so we get a free standing DRM free copy of the registered game, maybe the internet shortcut that is installed within the installed games folder takes you back to the Falcoware home page is causing the warning?.

p.s. I've checked the games executable with Virus Total and get one adware hit via DrWebb, from 66 different anti-malware suites. Avast gives it a clean bill of health as does 64 other anti-malware suites from the scan I made. You can see the results via the following link:

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/0d2e2aeab4834589354e954a818e653a65928796163f31e6be081db66d6d8639/detection

Thank for the reply, much appreciated. I've downloaded games and apps from GAotD for years and it's extremely rare that I ever encounter a virus warning, which is why I was surprised to with this one.

If you've checked it out on Virus Total and it's clean I'll give it another try, VT is my go-to for checking software so I know it's a reliable double check, it looks like the sort of game I usually enjoy. Thanks again.

jjv,

Hi jjv, unfortunately the game doesn't have the capability to remap the keys. The QWERTY keys are used because they are the most common ones used in America and several European countries. I personally have a German keyboard which can still be used with this game because its a QWERTZ keyboard, so the appropriate keys are still in the correct positions to be able to play this game correctly.

Unfortunately having the French/Belgian AZERTY keyboard is going to be an issue. If you have a gaming keyboard you can remap the keys, if not, that's going to be a problem playing this game unless you have long fingers (not meaning to be facetious). The game responds quite slowly to key presses, so you may still be able to play the game.

If you're running Win10, Microsoft's free Power Toys includes a key remapper.

github[.]com/microsoft/PowerToys