Because this utility is packaged using PyInstaller, some antivirus engines may flag the executable as a false positive.

Previously, automated VirusTotal scanning was integrated into the CI pipeline. This has been removed for the following technical and operational reasons:

• Binary size constraints: The compiled executable is large due to bundled dependencies, which makes repeated API uploads inefficient and prone to request failures or rate limiting.
• API cost / quota limitations: Continuous scanning of every build consumes VirusTotal API quota. For a free and frequently built project, this introduces unnecessary operational cost.
• CI overhead: Uploading and polling external scan results significantly increases build time without affecting runtime functionality or binary correctness.

• Each release includes a SHA256 checksum for integrity verification of the distributed archive.
• The project is built deterministically via GitHub Actions, with artifacts generated directly from source.
• Manual VirusTotal scans may still be performed selectively on major releases when required.

This approach prioritizes build stability, reproducibility, and cost efficiency while maintaining basic integrity validation.