# Trojans in CDDA Launcher?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trojans-in-cdda-launcher/25173>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [November 6, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trojans-in-cdda-launcher/25173 "2020-11-06T03:47:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trojans-in-cdda-launcher/25173/2 "2020-11-06T04:32:00Z")

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A quick forum search for “Trojan” offers some fast answers.  
See [here](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/virus-in-the-launcher/23127) for an answer to your question, or this post cited in that topic in particular:

> [@CDDA Game Launcher (Automatic updates and more!)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/212):
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> From [the launcher FAQ](https://github.com/remyroy/CDDA-Game-Launcher#my-antivirus-product-detected-the-launcher-as-a-threat-what-can-i-do): Poor antivirus products are known to detect the launcher as a threat and block its execution or delete the launcher. A simple workaround is to add the launcher binary in your antivirus whitelist or select the action to trust this binary when detected. If you are paranoid, you can always inspect the source code yourself and build the launcher from the source code. You are still likely to get false positives. There is little productive efforts we can do as software deve…

Or, as an alternative, the [FAQ of the launcher](https://github.com/remyroy/CDDA-Game-Launcher#my-antivirus-product-detected-the-launcher-as-a-threat-what-can-i-do) itself.

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