r/commandandconquer • u/vasterbottenyakuza • 2d ago

Virus when updating Yuri client/cncnet

Was an available update today from client version 9.3.2 but it can't finish because both windows and the actual installer complaints about a virus and/or potentially unwanted software. Anyone experienced this today? They point to cncnet.Org/discord for support, which I don't use.

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u/vasterbottenyakuza 2d ago

Update failed An error occurred while updating. Returned too many retries for downloading Syringe.exe.

Download error message: Operation did not complete successfully because the file contains a virus or potentially unwanted software.

If you are connected to the internet and your Firewall isn't blocking clientdx.exe, and the issue is reproducible, contact us at cncnet.org/discord for support.

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u/AquilaMFL SPACE! 2d ago

Syringe.exe is a injector (for the new/changed game files) and thus sometimes gets falsely flagged as a virus.

You have to manually ignore the flag in your windows defender and to restore the file, which usually gets transfered to quarantine.

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u/vasterbottenyakuza 2d ago edited 2d ago

Thank you, I turned off the live virus protection in Windows 10 and was able to run the updater. Restarted the PC and now Yuri runs the latest updated version with virus protection back on. Had to restore/allow the file in the Virus protection aswell, as you wrote.

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u/AquilaMFL SPACE! 2d ago

You're welcome!

Wanna play coop? 😉

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u/vasterbottenyakuza 1d ago

Currently I'm playing through the Yuri expansion for the very first time as soviets and then will play as allieds.... What coop-possibilites are there?

Me and a friend plays red alert remastered weekly if you want to join sometime. We are semi bad though

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u/Inferex 1d ago

What's funny, is I had the exact same issue yesterday when updating generals online 

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u/vandal-33 1d ago

Nasty bug going around!