(C#) GetAsyncKeyState - Causes AntiVirus to flag as keylogger

Question

I'm trying to write a small program that reads a few keystrokes.
I used GetAsyncKeyState from user32 to read the keys states.
But I can't build and run my app because the antivirus flags the program ass keylogger.

Of course I can disable it temporarily, but I need it to run on a PC with antivirus enabled.

Do you guys have any idea what can I do to fix this issue?
Thank you!

Answer 1

@luka was right. There's probably no other way to circumvent it unless you're going the hacker way as it's like asking how to avoid getting detected by peforming a malicious action.

You can either whitelist it manually or sign the executable. I believe the user will understand it if you make it clear beforehand.

Answer 2

Wow glad you're taking the initiative to further explore! 👍

Yup you're heading the right direction and please update us if you can get it to work. 😉

Answer 3

Thank you for answering this fast. ☺
Well, I can do this for me (building / debugging). But the app needs to run on other computers. And on most of then the antivirus is against it.

Answer 4

@Zephyr Koo - I get what are you saying. Also, the words "sign the executable" triggered my attention. :D
So I googled a little bit and I'm reading about this two topics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_signing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Executable

Let me know if I'm on the right track.
THANK you so much for the info!