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Modding:Player Guide/Troubleshooting (view source)
Revision as of 20:58, 17 September 2020
, 20:58, 17 September 2020→SMAPI files disappear or antivirus complains: add most common false-detection trojan name for search
* '''Why does this happen?'''
* '''Why does this happen?'''
*: Antiviruses are usually concerned by one of two things:
*: Antiviruses are usually concerned by one of two things:
*:* The SMAPI update is very new, so the antivirus company hasn't seen many players install it before. In this case it didn't really detect anything, it's just worried because it's an unknown file (antiviruses often show a fake trojan name for this). Antiviruses learn to allow SMAPI after enough users download it, but that resets for each release.
*:* The SMAPI update is very new, so the antivirus company hasn't seen many players install it before. In this case it didn't really detect anything, it's just worried because it's an unknown file (antiviruses often show a fake trojan name like <tt>Trojan:Win32/Emali.A!cl</tt> for this). Antiviruses learn to allow SMAPI after enough users download it, but that resets for each release.
*:* Antiviruses may check for certain patterns like accessing files or rewriting code, which are both things SMAPI mods do as part of their normal functionality (e.g. changing the game is the whole point).
*:* Antiviruses may check for certain patterns like accessing files or rewriting code, which are both things SMAPI mods do as part of their normal functionality (e.g. changing the game is the whole point).
* '''How can I install SMAPI if my antivirus flags it?'''
* '''How can I install SMAPI if my antivirus flags it?'''