We never intentionally distribute viruses, trojans, or any form of malware.
Many scene intros and cracktros implement decompressing, self-decrypting, and self-modifying techniques, which, unfortunately, is also typical behavior for malware.
Analyzing suspicious behavior in software is never 100% accurate, and an over-sensitive heuristic scan can report false positive results.
Some file programs and applications offered on Defacto2 do get flagged as a possible virus or trojan threat, but we do not believe they are dangerous.
But to be safe, scan any application software downloads with VirusTotal.
Do not run the applications on your primary Windows system, but use a virtualized or emulated Windows or DOS legacy operating system.
- Parallels Desktop 18.1 or earlier, for easy Windows 2000 and newer support on macOS
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DOSBox Staging, DOSBox X or DOSBox for easy DOS emulation on all platforms
DOSBox Staging can also be configured for Windows 95 and Windows 98
- VirtualBox offers poor support for Windows NT, 2000 and better support for Windows Vista and newer on all platforms
- 86Box or PCem for complicated, retro PC emulation for DOS and Windows 95/98 support on most platforms