"Authentication is needed to run '/bin/bash' as the super user" dialog opens in the background

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#1

Running the 1.13.1-x64 AppImage on Kubuntu 20. When I attempt to flash a local .iso file to a USB stick, I get an OS request to run /bin/bash as superuser. This prompt goes into the background and by default ended up behind the Etcher window. I didn’t see it for a good while and kept waiting for the flashing to start.

balena etcher hacked/trojan
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Maybe it’s worth warning the user about this, or asking them to run etcher with sudo, as Unetbootin does.

#2

Thanks for the feedback, it is probably something appimage specific, we will investigate this.
Do you have some appimage integration on you system or you ran it as is?