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[Surreal Canine]

I was wondering...
Are the betas and 2.10.2 safe to download? I need to know because I can't use my laptop, and I don't want to get a virus on the comp I'm using. It would be a relief if it were true.

[EnnonFenom]

Safe eh? Um I once got a virus from 2.10 at zelda classic. But if your going to download the new betas there virus free. Just back up a copy of any quest your making! And You will be good to go! Oh and just download the via here in the little box !

Edited by ennonfenom, 09 May 2007 - 02:50 PM.

[Limzo]

Umm....

What the hell? If ZC had malicious viruses put into it by the devs then trust me, it wouldn't be very popular.

[Linkus]

Umm....

What the hell? If ZC had malicious viruses put into it by the devs then trust me, it wouldn't be very popular.

True, but the virus may have intercepted the download path and accessed the hardware as a Trojan. Otherwise, yes, the betas are safe; they will not do anything malicious to your computer.

[EnnonFenom]

^yep. The only thing un safe is what they mite do to your qst file, thats why I said back up your qst file!

[Shoelace]

Just make sure that you download the ZC versions from good sites. Like at AGN, the offical links are the ones you should download. There are other people out there that have put viruses and spyware attached to ZC, but you shouldn't have that problem if you download it from the developers themselves.

[EnnonFenom]

Just make sure that you download the ZC versions from good sites. Like at AGN, the offical links are the ones you should download. There are other people out there that have put viruses and spyware attached to ZC, but you shouldn't have that problem if you download it from the developers themselves.

Ummm How come I got a Trojan from the download section here>>>>>>>Here<<<<<<<<
It only happened once though!

[Link1]

Ummm How come I got a Trojan from the download section here>>>>>>>Here<<<<<<<<
It only happened once though!

Out of interest, which version of ZC was this, and what is the URL?

[Majora]

If I remember correctly, the developers asked someone to make an installer package for 2.10, but that person added something else to the package which was either a virus of some sorts, or a hijacker.

[DarkDragon]

The official alpha builds at shardstorm.com, the official betas published in AGN Open Beta Discussion, and the 2.10.2 betas linked to by Dark Nation all come straight from the developers and should be virus-free.

I have no control over zeldaclassic.com and what is published there, but if one of the downloads is virus-ridden, contact Eckels or War Lord, or tell me and I can see what I can do.

Download ZC from anywhere else strictly at your own risk, and be aware that several third-party sites have hosted infected versions of ZC in the past.

[EnnonFenom]

I downloaded 2.10 from zc about three month ago and got a trojan from it, And I never tried to download it again!

[The_Amaster]

Yeah, the betas should be safe. When people say the betas aren't "safe" what they mean is that they're likely to be buggy and possibly crash, not that they have viruses or trojans.