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No .exe file after downloading/unzipping

A topic by Drago451 created Aug 26, 2022 Views: 612 Replies: 3
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Everytime I download and unzip Spiral Clicker, there is NO .exe file for me to play the game. Am I doing something wrong? Someone mentioned antivirus being the potential problem on another post with this topic. Mine is Avast. What do I do to fix this?

Admin (2 edits)

If you’re sure there is an exe file in the zip but it’s not showing up afterwards then it’s almost likely your virus scanner deleting the file as it’s extracting. You can try uploading the file to Virus Total to see what it reports: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload

I'm NOT certain there is an exe file in the zip, because I've only gotten this game to actually play twice after downloading a later version. How would I check if my virus scanner is deleting it? The only thing I have is a data folder with all the game's assets, and the ZIP itself, which the site you linked says exceeds it's maximum filesize.

Admin

Typically you can view the contents of a zip file without extracting it by opening the zip file. It depends on how your computer is configured and what software is included though. If other people aren’t posting similar issues in the game’s comments then it’s likely the game is packaged correctly.

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