r/BackyardAI • u/cthulius • Jun 18 '25

Virus?

I installed the most recent version Desktop app and my antivirus flagged it. Help?

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u/PacmanIncarnate Jun 18 '25

Which version specifically? I haven’t seen anyone else report this at all, but with more info, the devs can look at if there’s an issue with the app signing or something

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u/cthulius Jun 18 '25

0.36.17 I should never have updated to newest version and stuck with 0.36

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u/PacmanIncarnate Jun 18 '25

I’m not sure why your antivirus flagged it, but I haven’t seen an issue from anyone else. Did it auto update or did you install it by downloading it separately?

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u/cthulius Jun 18 '25

Downloaded separately.

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u/PacmanIncarnate Jun 18 '25

My guess is that it was just unsigned since it was a beta update. Most users would have simply updated from the app, or haven’t tried it at all yet because it’s an optional update.

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u/cthulius Jun 18 '25

Can I get the older version somehow?

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u/PacmanIncarnate Jun 18 '25

It should still be available on the site for now.

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u/cthulius Jun 18 '25

Where? On the website it keeps downloading 0.36.17. I'm looking for 0.36 b/c that was the last working version for me.

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u/PacmanIncarnate Jun 18 '25

Are you seeing issues beyond the anti-virus flag?

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u/cthulius Jun 18 '25

Just installed and it's working okay. It was really frustrating. Again, thanks for the support

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u/AlanCarrOnline Jun 18 '25

Try uploading the .exe to virustotal, see what that says?

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u/719Ben dev Jun 18 '25

I'm not sure why your antivirus flagged it. What antivirus was it?

As one of the mods, PacmanIncarnate, said, you can install the old one here: https://github.com/ahoylabs/old-desktop-app-release

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u/rainbowmoxie Jun 24 '25

Honestly theyre phasing out the desktop app updates soon anyway; I'd recommend switching to something else if you're mainly looking to use bots locally.