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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by stefan-0870, Jul 19, 2021.

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  1. stefan-0870

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    Is it possible to get viruses from mods? I usually scan them with Windows Defender but I don't know if its trustworthy
     
    #1 stefan-0870, Jul 19, 2021
  2. Agent_Y

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    Depends which website I guess. From this website I'm 99% you can't because if the moderation found something like that they would remove the mod and ban the author instantly, from the repo definitely not because all mods are manually checked by devs, from trusted websites like Beam-Monsters or GTG Mods Team 98% sure you can't as the only way I can imagine this happening would be if the website was hacked... But if you find a shady website that gives you .exe installers instead of simple zip files to install mods, then yeah there could be a risk that some of those mods are trojans, usually not but the risk is way higher than here because if it's an .exe you can never be sure what you just downloaded.
     
    #2 Agent_Y, Jul 19, 2021
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  3. Bruhboi

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    Beamng forums,GTG mods,beam-monsters are sites u can trust but pls dont go to sites like world of mod modsgaming stmods bcus they can give u virus dont download files from there bcus they give u .exe file which can have virus so stay safe and have a good day!
     
    #3 Bruhboi, Jul 19, 2021
  4. Sylveon2

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    You can also download zip files from world of mods if you select "download the zip-file without installer" and on stmods you can only download from webistes like sharemods where it is up to the user whether it's an exe file or a zip file
     
    #4 Sylveon2, Jul 19, 2021
  5. Bruhboi

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    Yes but still it is dangerous
     
    #5 Bruhboi, Jul 19, 2021
  6. Agent_Y

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    Dangerous to people who don't have experience in the Internet. They can click on a wrong link or on an ad and get a virus. If you have experience you can go on WOM and STmods, but it's not really worth the effort when most of their mods are low quality anyway.
     
    #6 Agent_Y, Jul 19, 2021
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  7. Leon_Rot

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    Uhm no?
     
    #7 Leon_Rot, Jul 19, 2021
  8. Bruhboi

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    Most of the time
     
    #8 Bruhboi, Jul 19, 2021
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    Opposite way around, mostly its just a .zip, not .exe
     
    #9 Leon_Rot, Jul 19, 2021
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    #10 askyour_dad, Jul 19, 2021
  11. Scotti100

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    THIS IS A VIRUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
     

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  12. nowysen

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    you should calm down, the site doesnt have viruses but you know what it has?
    leaked awful mods, dont use WOM
     
    #12 nowysen, Jul 19, 2021
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  13. Scotti100

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    :D
     
    #13 Scotti100, Jul 20, 2021
  14. Super TT

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    From my understanding windows defender is very competent, mods on the forums are safe from what i know but certain sites can be very malicious. especially if a download is on mediafire, website is covered in ads and pop ups lol
     
    #14 Super TT, Jul 20, 2021
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  15. snowy_john1600

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    is beam monster safe or no -
     
    #15 snowy_john1600, Mar 17, 2023
  16. Agent_Y

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    Safe from my experience
     
    #16 Agent_Y, Mar 17, 2023
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    What do our beamng-good-car-experts think of the mods of Twixer on modland? I think I am not allowed to put a direct link to it, but you can google it.
     
    #17 Leo Zieger, Mar 17, 2023
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    so should i download something from there give me mod that is safe from ur download
     
    #18 snowy_john1600, Mar 17, 2023
  19. Agent_Y

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    Well I only downloaded their CRD monster truck mod, nothing else. We know that is safe.
     
    #19 Agent_Y, Mar 17, 2023
  20. snowy_john1600

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    ok
    do i need to put my email in there?
    to download em?
     
    #20 snowy_john1600, Mar 17, 2023
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