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PCGamingWiki:Editing guide/Files

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Files background

Files is PCGamingWiki's file repository area. Files is a subsection of the Community site which runs on the IP Board forum software and is accessible via our PCGamingWiki Account. Our goal is to self-host mods, patchers, trainers and other useful PC gaming tools.

Virus detection

When uploading mods, patchers, trainers or other tools known to be safe but falsely triggering some anti-virus software, pack the files into a 7zip archive and protect with the password pcgw and put the password in the file description. Failing to do so may prevent the files from getting approved.

The reason for this is to help prevent the PCGamingWiki website from being flagged for malicious software and being delisted from Google.w


VirusTotal allows a file to be scanned by a variety of anti-virus engines, which can be used to determine whether password protection is necessary.