System.Security / System.Reflection / Directory Stuff

[walter]

I've been wanting to get back into PPG for a long time, but all the mods I like, even new ones are mostly if not all marked "Suspicious" by the game, and I don't really trust it to use them. Why are they potentially harmful? I can't find a straightforward answer, and every time I've asked, its either "oh its fine" or "it will destroy your computer." I just need answers, and I'm hoping someone could assist. Thanks.

[Liam.W]

I am a banana

[TalentedStɵamUser]

With System.Reflection, you can import custom assemblies, like .DLL files containing custom code, among other uses, that's why its blocked.

and In System.Security, for instance, you can encrypt data using algorithms like SHA-1, AES, and others. Again its obvious why its blocked.

keep in mind tho that there's other uses for these assemblies and not all mods using them are malicious, just explaining why its flagged due to what they are capable of.

the majority of mods are "open-sourced", you can inspect the mod.cs or .cs files directly to verify if they contain sus code.

Oh also, if the modder uses visual studio, system.reflection can be auto-imported due to Code Suggestion,(you might forget to remove it)