[Bug/Issue/Cyber Security Flaw?] Grasshopper canvas color mysteriously changed!?

[gankeyu (Keyu Gan)]

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How big of a liability security-wise are GH files, when sharing or downloading them (i.e. hidden viruses, trojans, encryption schemes, etc.)?

Completely unsafe.

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1. How can it be that an individual GH file can permanently mess with your program layout? This opens up a huge potential for trolling people!

Yes

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There doesn’t seem to be a Restore Defaults option in the Grasshopper Preferences, so how the heck do I get the default canvas back?

Restart GH generally resolves that, you may also need to remove GH’s settings files.

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• If custom layouts are allowed, which on an individual level seems fair - what do I care if John Doe wants to “mod” his Grasshopper-, why doesn’t Grasshopper roll back to the local default, once you close the file in question? Why do these changes stay permanent?

Because there’re too many values that can be changed. Due to the fact that GH is a .NET app, basically everyone can change everything.