Is Cheat engine Safe?

I just use cheat happens for trainers. But every game trainer WILL trigger a false AV because of the way it operates. That is why I use an exclusion folder and only their website. Because MANY of the others do contain malware. I have a lifetime subscription with them and never had any problems. But like I said, create and exclusion folder and set it in your AV software configuration so it will not delete it upon unpacking the file.

Yes, I know people sometimes abuse them. I get them for my daughter, or for once I have beaten the heck out of a game legitimately, then try it in fun mode with a trainer. But NEVER on an MP game! That is not cool and will get you banned.

***I forgot to mention my daughter stopped using them as well. She learned how it ruins a game if you use it before beating a game.***

Yes, it's safe. Antivirus flags it because you can use it to modify system files. Just add it to the antivirus exception list. As long as you are getting Cheat Engine from a legit site, you won't have any problems.

Yeah, cheat engine is safe it's probably just a false positive. If you're using it for hacking on online games you can get banned of course...

Cheatengine is safe. However, because it modifies the programs code, or "injects" it, it seen as a virus because that's what a lot of viruses do.

Your antivirus is telling you the answer to this already... cheats are notorious for being loaded down with malware.