so I passed it along to virusTotal and this is the current analysis of my DirectHW binary,
MD5 (./DirectHW) = 66b3fd953675de8906dff4f69a89fb4c
emory@ICON ~ % vt analysis NjZiM2ZkOTUzNjc1ZGU4OTA2ZGZmNGY2OWE4OWZiNGM6MTY3MzQ0NTg5Nw== | grep malicious -B1 -A5
ALYac:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "ALYac"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "1.1.3.1"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Adware.MAC.Generic.16933"
--
AVG:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "AVG"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "22.11.7701.0"
method: "blacklist"
result: "MacOS:DirectHW-E [PUP]"
--
Arcabit:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Arcabit"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "2022.0.0.18"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Adware.MAC.Generic.D4225"
Avast:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Avast"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "22.11.7701.0"
method: "blacklist"
result: "MacOS:DirectHW-E [PUP]"
--
Avira:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Avira"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "8.3.3.16"
method: "blacklist"
result: "PUA/OSX.DirectHW.rcdix"
--
BitDefender:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "BitDefender"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "7.2"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Adware.MAC.Generic.16933"
--
ClamAV:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "ClamAV"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "1.0.0.0"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Osx.Malware.Agent-8809692-0"
--
Cynet:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Cynet"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "4.0.0.27"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Malicious (score: 99)"
--
ESET-NOD32:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "ESET-NOD32"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "26565"
method: "blacklist"
result: "a variant of OSX/DirectHW.D potentially unsafe"
Elastic:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Elastic"
engine_update: "20230110"
engine_version: "4.0.70"
method: "blacklist"
result: "malicious (high confidence)"
Emsisoft:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Emsisoft"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "2022.6.0.32461"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Adware.MAC.Generic.16933 (B)"
--
FireEye:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "FireEye"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "35.24.1.0"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Adware.MAC.Generic.16933"
Fortinet:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Fortinet"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "6.4.258.0"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Riskware/DirectHW!OSX"
GData:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "GData"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "A:25.34992B:27.30232"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Adware.MAC.Generic.16933"
Google:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Google"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "1673442060"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Detected"
--
Kaspersky:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Kaspersky"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "21.0.1.45"
method: "blacklist"
result: "not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.OSX.DirectHW.a"
--
Lionic:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Lionic"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "7.5"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Riskware.OSX.DirectHW.1!c"
MAX:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "MAX"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "2023.1.4.1"
method: "blacklist"
result: "malware (ai score=63)"
--
MaxSecure:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "MaxSecure"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "1.0.0.1"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Trojan.Malware.104009617.susgen"
--
MicroWorld-eScan:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "MicroWorld-eScan"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "14.0.409.0"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Adware.MAC.Generic.16933"
Microsoft:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Microsoft"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "1.1.19900.2"
method: "blacklist"
result: "PUA:MacOS/DirectHW.A!MTB"
NANO-Antivirus:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "NANO-Antivirus"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "1.0.146.25648"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Riskware.Mac.DirectHW.hunvbk"
--
Sophos:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Sophos"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "1.4.1.0"
method: "blacklist"
result: "DirectHW (PUA)"
Symantec:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Symantec"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "1.19.0.0"
method: "blacklist"
result: "OSX.Trojan.Gen"
--
Tencent:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Tencent"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "1.0.0.1"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Osx.Trojan.Osx.Imnw"
--
VIPRE:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "VIPRE"
engine_update: "20230111"
engine_version: "6.0.0.35"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Adware.MAC.Generic.16933"
--
Zillya:
category: "malicious"
engine_name: "Zillya"
engine_update: "20230110"
engine_version: "2.0.0.4790"
method: "blacklist"
result: "Adware.DirectHW.OSX.14"