Windows 8/8.1/10 D/C and icon disappearing

I'm having the same issue. When I re-install, the icons are only on my desktop for a little while then they are just gone---as if they just self-destructed, lol.
I went to the folder where the game was installed and there's no .exe except the setup and uninstall. I found 2 of them in the client_backup folder, but if I click on them and hit "extract", the resulting folder is always empty and if I hit "run", nothing happens...
It's also worth mentioning that I just installed this game yesterday and played with no issues. It wasn't until sometime today that the icons deleted themselves...

I have to reinstall again because I can't add the program file path to the list of exceptions in windows firewall since it doesn't exist. I'm hoping after another install, I have enough time to add it and that it also solves the issue. I'll update once I finish the install.

UPDATE: Reinstalling puts the icons on the desktop but they are broken. If I click on them, windows can't find the location of the files. So, I've just manually disabled my firewall and I'm trying to reinstall again. It's so weird, I had no issues yesterday...

UPDATE: Same issue. The game installs but the resulting icons on the desktop do nothing and there's no maplelegends.exe in the installation path.

So, if I browse the installation path of the game for a list of .exes I can add to the exceptions list WHILE the game is reinstalling, I see maplelegends.exe and the windowed one, but I can't add them to the list anyway--even as broken/incomplete file paths--because I get an error preventing me from doing so and saying they contain a virus or unwanted software.

 

I don't have an anti-virus, and I've completely disabled Windows' built-ins. I didn't have any problem yesterday so I have no idea what's different. My computer hasn't been restarted either. There's no chance for me to add the program to the list of exceptions because it doesn't exist, even after a fresh install. I've hit a dead end... Any ideas?

EDIT: I don't think it's deleting itself, because I've never heard of that before, lol. However, I don't know what else to call it, because I've also never had a problem like this before---even with games that have butt heads with any of Windows' Security programs.

 

It won't even let me download it. I don't really know what's stopping it. I've completely turned off Windows Defender Firewall, but lemme poke around and try to see if there's anything else I can do.

EDIT: AHA! (hopefully) Looks like Windows' Real-time protection turned itself back on. >:/ Lemme try again!

 

Yea, I had turned it off and I had the firewall up on my screen, and it was still off, so I don't know how/why it got turned back on, but that worked. @__@ I still dunno why it wasn't an issue until yesterday but at least it's fixed. God, I hate windows... Anyway, thanks!