From 68bb7db396177bb73beef1a69f3425ca953fab35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 21:25:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Initial plan
From cd9c7f2dfe72c7a211349f12fe3da82fbe496ec4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 21:28:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Add warning about malicious forks claiming project
discontinuation
Co-authored-by: BenjiThatFoxGuy <23064460+BenjiThatFoxGuy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
README.md | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69122122b..6c8ebdaa7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
> Please **read the source code** if you're unsure or want to verify that it behaves as described.
> Contributions, feedback, and scrutiny are welcome.
+---
+
+> ### 🚨 **BEWARE OF MALICIOUS FORKS**
+>
+> **This project is actively maintained.**
+>
+> There are forks circulating (such as `jabiralam7/bclone-continued`) that falsely imply this project has been discontinued. **This is not true.**
+>
+> These forks may contain malicious code or modifications. Please **only download releases from this official repository** and verify the source before running any fork claiming to be a "continuation" of bclone.
+
+---
+
[
](https://rclone.org/#gh-light-mode-only)
[
](https://rclone.org/#gh-dark-mode-only)
From 50a2e69952e1e5ae931d3157575c3a81dedc542e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 21:32:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update warning phrasing: preemptive fork setup for
malware injection
Co-authored-by: BenjiThatFoxGuy <23064460+BenjiThatFoxGuy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
README.md | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c8ebdaa7..a2220f140 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
>
> **This project is actively maintained.**
>
-> There are forks circulating (such as `jabiralam7/bclone-continued`) that falsely imply this project has been discontinued. **This is not true.**
+> There are forks (such as `jabiralam7/bclone-continued`) that were created **in advance** to falsely imply this project has been discontinued. **This is not true.** These forks are a known setup to inject malware at a later date.
>
-> These forks may contain malicious code or modifications. Please **only download releases from this official repository** and verify the source before running any fork claiming to be a "continuation" of bclone.
+> **Only download releases from this official repository.** Do not trust any fork claiming to be a "continuation" of bclone.
---