It has come to my attention via a concerned downloader who uses Kaspersky security software that it detects some of the modification downloads available on this site (and elsewhere on romhacking.net) as malware (or “riskware”). What it is detecting is the .EXE files within the downloads, which is an executable patch for the ROMs to be modified; it is basically an IPS patch that has been converted to EXE format so you do not require an IPS patching program to apply the mod. What Kaspersky detects exactly is called not-a-virus:HEUR:Risktool.Win32.Patcher.gen. Thus, according to Kaspersky, the download is not a virus, but rather a “patcher”.

Here is a screenshot of Kaspersky detecting this:

Hopefully for those of you using Kaspersky, this will serve to calm your fears. You may also want to read my disclaimers, or sound off on this topic.