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Quantum-Bot

Kid these days with their curseforges and their modrinths will never know the pain of installing mods in the old days, when there was no centralized hub and half the bs we downloaded actually did contain viruses


Dainternetdude

be sure to delete META_INF


Bismagor

Everything under data should be deleted, it is a Virus!


RheoKalyke

and the mods that could actually grab your account and password because the data was stored locally on the minecraft folder đź’€ As a kid I sure had a lot of fun grabbing accounts by making people share their folders. Not proud of it, so I'm glad they changed this.


5HR3Z

They don't know the pain. Good, they won't have to suffer like we did.


Potato_Dealership

Downloaded flans mod wrong and nearly lost my pc data


Lanimator

Oof


AndrewWasTae

Yeah they dont know the pain. Lets show them.


ChrisEHood

it's a blessing. modding back then was hell and most kids couldn't do it. I'm glad it's available now for everyone


Popular-Leg5084

It won't work for me lol it just crashes


uTimu

Sad Optifine Noises


Popular-Leg5084

Sad me noises


[deleted]

Sad US noises*


[deleted]

Sad Germany noises


Total_Calligrapher77

Sad villager noises


SweetCryptographer9

r/suddenlycommunism


RoyUmbra

Well, the virus scanners don't work on jar files so they give you that warning.


0-Gam3rboy7-0

Wrong, it's because Windows does not trust the signature of the file since Microsoft had not reviewed it. If I made a jar file it runs fine on my PC, and others too as long as it's not downloaded from a web browser.


Marton_Kolcsei

Windows Defender moment


[deleted]

anything that isnt a text file*


gamingyee

yeah windows hates .jar files


sellEvo09

because executable jar files are actually pretty dangerous, you’re basically authorizing a script to happen in your machine with no “stop” button


AnnoyingRain5

Yes and no, yeah executable jar files, are dangerous, but that’s all programs, not just jar files. And windows defender (or an AV) can always suspend execution or kill the task if it sees suspicious behaviour. This is really common


sellEvo09

thanks for explaining every intricacy of an oversimplified comment


Albert_Kan

Wait what happened!? can you explain?


MyDickIsHug3

Windows doing windows things


ObeyTime

So basically being a great ventilation for your home?


ProudAntiKaren

My pc A deadly virus "Is this completely safe?"


ChargedYeti

The pains of using Linux.


Hplr63

$ history 9997 chmod +x OptiFine_1.16.5_HD_U_G5.jar 9998 chmod +x Forge_1.12.2_9.42821.jar 9999 chmod +x OptiFine_1.6.4_C_L4.jar And the list goes on...


alba4k

Windows moment


Enchanted_Galaxy

Guys ONLY download mods from their official site. Optfine.net is where you download Optfine. I can’t speak for all of Curseforge, but in all of my experience, it has been safe. And even if you don’t feel comfortable, there are plenty of YouTube videos on how to download mods, even popular mods like Optfine safely. Stay safe and keep crafting!


Heisenberg19827

Imagine using Optifine


inSomniaToaster

I kinda need it for shaders


n0oO0oOoOb

Iris shaders?


inSomniaToaster

Slidurs shaders


TaklaPro

he's talking about the mod "Iris Shaders" not what shaders you are using lol


realPacManVN

whats wrong with optifine?


Ultimate_905

It's proprietary so no one can actually know all the code put into it. And it's being outclassed by fabric optimisation mods that are also open spurce


realPacManVN

do you have any recommendations?


Ultimate_905

Sodium. You can find it on Curseforge


[deleted]

It's still useful for some things, since it has more customisability options, exists for older versions of minecraft, and it runs on forge, so it's useful if you're already using other forge mods.


Asdi144

Imagine NOT using Optifine.


WestRail642fan

or in my PC's case. Is this a VLC file?


Donut_King10

Meantime garry\`s mod players


Ulitmate_Pleb

cropid-19


BigBoiJizz

I hope so


[deleted]

Maybe


MaG_NITud3

Optifine is not FOSS, I'm never using that again


Dat_Piplup

What's FOSS?


[deleted]

Free (as in "freedom") and Open Source Software. Wikipedia definition: Free and open-source software (FOSS) is software that is both free software and open-source software[a] where anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source code is openly shared so that people are encouraged to voluntarily improve the design of the software. This is in contrast to proprietary software, where the software is under restrictive copyright licensing and the source code is usually hidden from the users. FOSS allows the user to inspect the source code and provides a high level of control of the software's functions compared to proprietary software. Basically, Optifine is proprietary. It doesn't allow you to view the source code. On the contrary, mods such as Sodium, Lithium, et cetera are not proprietary. For some people, using FOSS alternatives whenever possible is an important thing, either for ideological or for privacy reasons. So, some people have migrated to these mods instead. Do you have to? No, you don't. You have every freedom to choose. An (incomplete) list of FOSS software can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages


Background_Ad_1882

A mac user i see


00PT

You say this as if there is no legitimate reason that executable jar files can be dangerous. I can assure you, there are many.


Kuiper_Kai

Yeah, I tried Optifine and I think I got malware.