github SSunnKing/Open-Nectar---Pikmin-Native-PC-Mobile-Port 1.0.9.1
Open Nectar 1.0.9.1 — Windows ONLY antivirus fix

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Open Nectar 1.0.9.1 — Windows antivirus fix

Windows only.

Linux, macOS and Android stay on
1.0.9.
Download those from there. Nothing changes in the games themselves.

Updating: press Update in your launcher. Saves, settings and texture
packs carry over.

Windows Defender flagged the launcher as a trojan

Some players got a "Threat found" warning from Windows Defender for
nectar-launcher.exe (Trojan:Win32/Bearfoos.A!ml). This was a false
positive. The !ml means it came from Defender's machine-learning guess,
not from a real malware match.

The launcher was doing things that look suspicious to an antivirus: it
started curl.exe and tar.exe in the background to download updates and
texture packs, and the exe had no publisher or version info. This release
changes that:

  • Downloads now happen inside the launcher instead of through curl.exe.
  • Update zips are unpacked inside the launcher instead of through tar.exe.
  • nectar.exe, nectar-pal.exe and nectar-launcher.exe now have
    publisher and version information (right-click → Properties → Details).

If Defender still blocks it: open Windows Security → Protection history,
select the detection and choose Allow on device. Only do this with files
downloaded from this releases page.

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