This means your repacked antivirus cannot receive critical security patches for its own vulnerabilities. You are protecting your system with software that has known, unpatched flaws that attackers actively exploit.

Locking your files until a payment is made to the malicious actors. 2. Disabling the Self-Defense Mechanism

Searching for a exposes your computer to the exact threats you are trying to avoid. True cybersecurity requires integrity in the software supply chain. When you download modified installers from untrusted sources, you break that chain of trust.

If you are looking for like a VPN or parental controls?