# malware-warning-bitdefender-crack

Flags repositories that disguise malware as cracked Bitdefender software and helps explain the signals behind the threat.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 971 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-warning-bitdefender-crack/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/malware-warning-bitdefender-crack

## What it does

This skill reviews projects presented as cracked Bitdefender software and points out signals linked to malware distribution: activation claims, missing source code, suspicious topics, and manipulated star activity. It explains the risks associated with information stealers, ransomware, RATs, cryptominers, and botnet agents.

The material includes Go examples for repository heuristics, a YAML summary of observed red flags, and checks for safer software sources. It also outlines how to report a malicious repository and what to verify in a downloaded file: an official source, a checksum, and a signed binary.

Do not download, clone, or execute files from a repository offering this crack. That is a reason to keep any inspection inside an isolated analysis environment.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add reason-machines/security-skills --skill malware-warning-bitdefender-crack -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-warning-bitdefender-crack/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- spot a repository distributing a malicious crack
- check a fake antivirus project for red flags
- inspect suspicious topics and crack-related keywords
- assess the risk of running downloaded files
- prepare a report about a malicious repository

## Example prompts
- Analyze this Bitdefender crack repository and list the indicators of malware distribution.
- Check whether this Bitdefender installer project is safe and explain the risks you find.
- Assess a repository with no source code but with crack and keygen keywords.

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