Hello, you've done it again... Cyberpunk 2077 is a threat.

The largest threat is someone using Norton, and then accusing anything else of being a threat.

Norton has been a virus in itself for years at this point.

Okay please prove this statement with official sources

Please prove that Norton isn't reporting a false positive. As the accuser, it falls on you to provide evidence that Cyberpunk 2077 is actually a threat.

I can't prove that, I can only reproduce what is shown to me. Cyberpunk 2077 has done this in the past with the input.inf, which was fixed with a patch. At that time I informed the support directly. Apparently development has this error in their data. Now the developers have probably used this data again.

There is a long way from a "threat", as you say, to having an application reading system data in a potentially malicious way.
Have you opened input.inf to see what it is? The file is just a list of logged input data devices on your system.

Most anti-virus is picky about anything reading system files - which is by default the whole point - but for an application to be just reading that data, especially if you want for example a game controller to work in Cyberpunk, isn't dangerous in itself.

So less "cry wolf", please.

I don't like people like you, instead of helping and solving the problem, they scold me and my antivirus. Cyberpunk 2077 tried to lock the input.inf and that is probably wrong

And I don't like people who complain about something, without even explaining exactly what the problem is.

Your Norton flagged input.inf as a threat? Okay, why? Not everyone speak German. You didn't explain what the issue is, or translate what Norton claimed the issue is. Only stated that Cyberpunk 2077 is a threat, and that was it.

You're not listing your hardware, OS, game patch, or any other potentially relevant information in trying to figure out exactly what is going on.

And lastly, you didn't phrase the issue as a question or a request - you made a blatant statement.
No one here can assist with what Cyberpunk 2077 - or your Norton - does or does not do on a code level.

So yes, I "scold you" for making an accusation without any proof, or apparently even attempts at figuring out why or what happened.

I suspect not, but have you tried contacting CDPR about this? Because they don't give a damn about these forums.

EDIT:
I just checked. There is not a single thread or piece of information about Norton flagging Cyberpunk 2077 as a threat for attempting to access input.inf. I call this issue either a false positive, or you got something else that's malicious running on your system.

If this was a widespread issue, there would be information about it.

I am done responding here.

It's well known that Norton is a terrible security program. It was great in the DOS era, but nowadays not so much. You'll be better protected with the free versions of Bitdefender or Kaspersky.

If you think your Cyberpunk is infected, then scan it on VirusTotal and see the results.

I'll second Bitdefender (though not Kaspersky) if you need antivirus.

There are some other generally good options out there -- ESET's popular in the corporate space, and ClamAV is still kind of the de facto www server standard (but also available on desktop cross-platform, and essentially free)

It may sound condescending, but I can't believe basic system security is something people still worry about these days. Over half the world's population is giving all their personal details to Google, Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Tinder, Robinhood, etc, and then shoveling the rest along to ChatGPT to do their jobs for them.

I'll just drop the obligatory "switch to Linux" PSA here.

Steam Deck runs Linux and it's not giving gamers any problems...
This is becoming an easier suggestion by the day.

Add a decent internal router and it'll take care of 9/10 of your virus concerns, upgrade your existing system to one that plays games better and faster than Windows (for the ones that will play), and put control and concern of your system's actual on-goings back into your hands.

These kinds of posts are like neighbors knocking at your door to ask if you have any idea why their burglar alarm went off. I intend this in the kindest way possible, but please take care of your own yard.

Windows has been a dumpster fire since the days of Vista --
or before that, Windows ME --
or remember the NT vs 2000 confusion?

Hell, some prominent hackers are still debating which is better, 95 or 98.

I understand why businesses are stuck with it.
But you're just kicking yourself in the face running Windows on a personal PC anymore.

Edit: Note: Cyberpunk 2077 runs great under Linux