In many cases, before we place the crack file, you should exclude the folder in windows defender scans to stop it from scanning that folder and likely removing the crack/patch as fast as you add it to the folder.
Now me myself I have always added my installations especially games to a drive/folder that is in my docking station and those drives are excluded from Windows Defender This way you're not excluding a folder in your windows program files, program files (x86), or other folders that should not be excluded.