If you had looked through previous posts on this forum, you would have seen that this topic has already been discussed multiple times, for example here, here, and here. It has also been discussed numerous times on GenP Stoat, simply search for false positive or VirusTotal there.

Regarding your concern, everything you need to know is already explained in detail in the GenP Wiki, the GenP Guides, and the GenP Setup, Troubleshooting, and Best Practices documentation. Refer to those resources.

GenP itself is safe to use. Antivirus software detects it because of its function and behaviour. Tools like GenP have traditionally been classified as hacktools or patchers, as they modify the behaviour of existing software. Microsoft’s malware database itself describes patcher-type hacktools as tools used to modify software so it can run without a valid license or genuine product key here. In earlier years, scanners (including services like VirusTotal) typically labelled such tools accordingly.

Today, many antivirus engines rely heavily on heuristic and AI/ML-based analysis, which focuses on behaviour rather than intent. Because GenP alters program files and execution flow, these systems often flag it under a wide range of generic detection names, including trojan-style classifications. In this context, trojan is used as a behavioural category rather than a literal description. These detections are false positives caused by behavioural similarities, not evidence of malicious code.

As a result, there are many different detection names, and maintaining a list of them would be pointless. Anyone familiar with tools such as keygens, patchers, or similar utilities will know that false positives are extremely common.

Although you downloaded the precompiled binary version, the source code is also publicly available. You are free to review it yourself or even compile GenP manually if you wish to verify its behaviour.

If you follow the instructions, temporarily disabling your antivirus, extracting GenP, adding it to exclusions or whitelists, and then re-enabling your antivirus, you will be fine.

If you are still concerned, switching to Monkrus method will not change anything. Monkrus releases are simply prepatched using GenP, meaning the same internal method is used. Likewise, third-party Adobe repacks are just leeched and repackaged versions of Monkrus releases, and some third-party sites have a history of including malicious, unwanted, or potentially harmful modifications.

Regardless of which non-genuine method you choose, it will ultimately be GenP-based at its core.

If this still makes you uncomfortable, the safest option is to stick with Adobe’s official subscription, it’s totally up to you which route you take.