diff --git a/binaries/aria2c b/binaries/aria2c
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..129ccd4b
Binary files /dev/null and b/binaries/aria2c differ
diff --git a/binaries/aria2c.exe b/binaries/aria2c.exe
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cf6411fe
Binary files /dev/null and b/binaries/aria2c.exe differ
diff --git a/electron-builder.yml b/electron-builder.yml
index dd10e81a..50fe8139 100644
--- a/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/electron-builder.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ productName: Hydra
 directories:
   buildResources: build
 extraResources:
-  - aria2
   - ludusavi
   - hydra-python-rpc
   - seeds
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ asarUnpack:
 win:
   executableName: Hydra
   extraResources:
+    - from: binaries/aria2c.exe
     - from: binaries/7z.exe
     - from: binaries/7z.dll
   target:
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ dmg:
 linux:
   extraResources:
     - from: binaries/7zzs
+    - from: binaries/aria2c
   target:
     - AppImage
     - snap
diff --git a/scripts/postinstall.cjs b/scripts/postinstall.cjs
index b187b29f..7a7e3e43 100644
--- a/scripts/postinstall.cjs
+++ b/scripts/postinstall.cjs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const tar = require("tar");
 const util = require("node:util");
 const fs = require("node:fs");
 const path = require("node:path");
-const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process");
 
 const exec = util.promisify(require("node:child_process").exec);
 
@@ -68,79 +67,4 @@ const downloadLudusavi = async () => {
   });
 };
 
-const downloadAria2WindowsAndLinux = async () => {
-  const file =
-    process.platform === "win32"
-      ? "aria2-1.37.0-win-64bit-build1.zip"
-      : "aria2-1.37.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst";
-
-  const downloadUrl =
-    process.platform === "win32"
-      ? `https://github.com/aria2/aria2/releases/download/release-1.37.0/${file}`
-      : "https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/aria2/download/";
-
-  console.log(`Downloading ${file}...`);
-
-  const response = await axios.get(downloadUrl, { responseType: "stream" });
-
-  const stream = response.data.pipe(fs.createWriteStream(file));
-
-  stream.on("finish", async () => {
-    console.log(`Downloaded ${file}, extracting...`);
-
-    if (process.platform === "win32") {
-      await exec(`npx extract-zip ${file}`);
-      console.log("Extracted. Renaming folder...");
-
-      fs.mkdirSync("aria2");
-      fs.copyFileSync(
-        path.join(file.replace(".zip", ""), "aria2c.exe"),
-        "aria2/aria2c.exe"
-      );
-      fs.rmSync(file.replace(".zip", ""), { recursive: true });
-    } else {
-      await exec(`tar --zstd -xvf ${file} usr/bin/aria2c`);
-      console.log("Extracted. Copying binary file...");
-      fs.mkdirSync("aria2");
-      fs.copyFileSync("usr/bin/aria2c", "aria2/aria2c");
-      fs.rmSync("usr", { recursive: true });
-    }
-
-    console.log(`Extracted ${file}, removing compressed downloaded file...`);
-    fs.rmSync(file);
-  });
-};
-
-const copyAria2Macos = async () => {
-  console.log("Checking if aria2 is installed...");
-
-  const isAria2Installed = spawnSync("which", ["aria2c"]).status;
-
-  if (isAria2Installed != 0) {
-    console.log("Please install aria2");
-    console.log("brew install aria2");
-    return;
-  }
-
-  console.log("Copying aria2 binary...");
-  fs.mkdirSync("aria2");
-  await exec(`cp $(which aria2c) aria2/aria2c`);
-};
-
-const copyAria2 = () => {
-  const aria2Path =
-    process.platform === "win32" ? "aria2/aria2c.exe" : "aria2/aria2c";
-
-  if (fs.existsSync(aria2Path)) {
-    console.log("Aria2 already exists, skipping download...");
-    return;
-  }
-  if (process.platform == "darwin") {
-    copyAria2Macos();
-  } else {
-    downloadAria2WindowsAndLinux();
-  }
-};
-
-copyAria2();
 downloadLudusavi();
diff --git a/src/main/services/aria2.ts b/src/main/services/aria2.ts
index e0001b82..c6b97b9f 100644
--- a/src/main/services/aria2.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/aria2.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ export class Aria2 {
 
   public static spawn() {
     const binaryPath = app.isPackaged
-      ? path.join(process.resourcesPath, "aria2", "aria2c")
-      : path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "aria2", "aria2c");
+      ? path.join(process.resourcesPath, "aria2c")
+      : path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "binaries", "aria2c");
 
     this.process = cp.spawn(
       binaryPath,
diff --git a/src/main/services/python-rpc.ts b/src/main/services/python-rpc.ts
index 2179ffdc..1577b1e6 100644
--- a/src/main/services/python-rpc.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/python-rpc.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import crypto from "node:crypto";
 
 import { pythonRpcLogger } from "./logger";
 import { Readable } from "node:stream";
-import { app, dialog, safeStorage } from "electron";
+import { app, dialog } from "electron";
 import { db, levelKeys } from "@main/level";
 
 interface GamePayload {
@@ -49,18 +49,13 @@ export class PythonRPC {
       valueEncoding: "utf8",
     });
 
-    if (existingPassword)
-      return safeStorage.decryptString(Buffer.from(existingPassword, "hex"));
+    if (existingPassword) return existingPassword;
 
     const newPassword = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString("hex");
 
-    await db.put(
-      levelKeys.rpcPassword,
-      safeStorage.encryptString(newPassword).toString("hex"),
-      {
-        valueEncoding: "utf8",
-      }
-    );
+    await db.put(levelKeys.rpcPassword, newPassword, {
+      valueEncoding: "utf8",
+    });
 
     return newPassword;
   }