diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dd514fac..ce0234dc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@ target_compile_definitions(project_definitions
 	WIN32 WIN64 "_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601"
 	_SILENCE_CXX17_CODECVT_HEADER_DEPRECATION_WARNING
 )
-target_compile_options(project_compile_options INTERFACE /utf-8)
-target_link_options(msvc_gui_link_options INTERFACE /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /NOLOGO)
-target_link_options(msvc_console_link_options INTERFACE /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE /NOLOGO)
+
+# /Oy and /RELEASE are added to avoid tripping malware detection
+# this is quite random, ymmv
+target_compile_options(project_compile_options INTERFACE /utf-8 /Oy)
+target_link_options(msvc_gui_link_options INTERFACE /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /NOLOGO /RELEASE)
+target_link_options(msvc_console_link_options INTERFACE /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE /NOLOGO /RELEASE)
 
 add_library(project::definitions ALIAS project_definitions)
 add_library(project::compile_features ALIAS project_compile_features)
diff --git a/application/DebugViewConsole/CMakeLists.txt b/application/DebugViewConsole/CMakeLists.txt
index b1f8acaf..cf0d6976 100644
--- a/application/DebugViewConsole/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/application/DebugViewConsole/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,5 +20,17 @@ target_include_directories(DebugViewConsole PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include>
 )
 
-get_property(EXE_NAME TARGET DebugViewConsole PROPERTY TARGET_FILE_NAME)
-add_custom_command(TARGET DebugViewConsole POST_BUILD COMMAND ${PROJECT_UTILS_DIRECTORY}/upx.exe --best $<TARGET_FILE:DebugViewConsole>)
+add_custom_command(
+  TARGET DebugViewConsole 
+  POST_BUILD 
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
+  $<TARGET_FILE:DebugViewConsole>
+  ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/DebugViewConsole-small.exe
+)
+
+install(CODE "
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/DebugViewConsole.exe ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/DebugViewConsole-small.exe)
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${PROJECT_UTILS_DIRECTORY}/upx.exe ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/DebugViewConsole-small.exe)
+")
+
+INSTALL(FILES ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/DebugViewConsole-small.exe DESTINATION bin)
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diff --git a/application/DebugViewpp/CMakeLists.txt b/application/DebugViewpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 311382f3..14face30 100644
--- a/application/DebugViewpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/application/DebugViewpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ target_include_directories(Debugviewpp PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include>
 )
 
-get_property(EXE_NAME TARGET Debugviewpp PROPERTY TARGET_FILE_NAME)
-add_custom_command(TARGET Debugviewpp POST_BUILD COMMAND  ${PROJECT_UTILS_DIRECTORY}/upx.exe --best $<TARGET_FILE:Debugviewpp>)
+install(CODE "
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/Debugviewpp.exe ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/Debugviewpp-small.exe)
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${PROJECT_UTILS_DIRECTORY}/upx.exe ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/Debugviewpp-small.exe)
+")
 
+INSTALL(FILES ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/Debugviewpp-small.exe DESTINATION bin)
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diff --git a/utils/upx.exe b/utils/upx.exe
index fdbde847..50aac926 100644
Binary files a/utils/upx.exe and b/utils/upx.exe differ