Virus or poor coding?
The executable file for The Forest has been triggering a "Win32:Dropper-gen" virus alert from Avast users. When that happens, the TheForest.exe file is quarantined in Avast's Virus Chest, rendering that game useless. Two things could have triggered that alert:
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An infected executable file for The Forest was uploaded to Steam's servers.
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The executable file for The Forest is poorly coded.
Because The Forest is an "Early Access Game" that's subject to poor coding, I suspect (but can't confirm) that Avast triggered a false positive.
If you really want to play The Forest and you don't care about a potential dangerous virus attack... you can access your Virus Chest in Avast to restore your TheForest.exe file by following the steps in the video below: