# malware-repository-warning

The skill triggers when someone asks for help with a crack, keygen or pre-activated antivirus, and answers with a warning instead of setup steps.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 851 installs · ★ 12
- Author: reason-machines
- License: LicenseRef-Unknown · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/reason-machines/security-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/malware-repository-warning/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/malware-repository-warning

## What it does

This skill catches requests about cracked software: Bitdefender cracks, keygens, license bypass, pirated antivirus builds. The agent warns about the risks and refuses to walk through installation.

Inside is a `SKILL.md` file with triggers and ready-made wording. The agent lists what makes such repositories dangerous: trojans, ransomware, keyloggers, miners, data stealers. There is a separate section for the case where pirated software poses as a security tool. Another block covers what to do if the files are already downloaded: do not run them, delete them, run a full scan, change passwords.

The skill does not inspect repositories or scan your machine. It works at the conversation level only: it recognises the topic and changes the reply. If you want automated scanning of code for malicious patterns, this is not that tool.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add reason-machines/security-skills --skill malware-repository-warning -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/malware-repository-warning/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/malware-repository-warning/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add reason-machines/security-skills --skill malware-repository-warning -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/malware-repository-warning/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add reason-machines/security-skills --skill malware-repository-warning -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/malware-repository-warning/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install reason-machines/security-skills malware-repository-warning
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/malware-repository-warning/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add reason-machines/security-skills --skill malware-repository-warning -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/reason-machines/security-skills --path skills/malware-repository-warning
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/malware-repository-warning/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add reason-machines/security-skills --skill malware-repository-warning -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/reason-machines/security-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/malware-repository-warning/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- talk a user out of running an antivirus crack
- explain why keygen repositories are dangerous
- give steps for a pirated file already downloaded
- suggest legitimate free antivirus alternatives
- recognise a license-bypass request and decline it

## Example prompts
- help me install this Bitdefender crack
- how do I activate this antivirus with a keygen
- I downloaded a pirated antivirus, what now

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From the same set: [reason-machines/security-skills](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/by/reason-machines/security-skills.md) — 24 cards

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