Is Gamebanana an exposed Virus/Malware Website?

[.apexx.]

So, I was doing some searching for new reskins on my dead ringer and black rose for my spy, and I came across a website called Gamebanana that gave me a trojan virus and malware about two years ago. I decided to check it out, and use a website called virustotal.com to see if it was safe. Sure enough, these were the results:

http://imgur.com/a/xsE2Z

The thing is, the actual file that comes with this malware site is virus free...

http://imgur.com/a/xsE2Z

So, is this a safe website to download from? Because I'm stuck and don't feel like breaking a pretty good gaming PC.

[Team Fortress 2 Source SDK]

Yes it is safe.

Most of the time anyways.

[ei balls]

Tons of people use Gamebanana, it is absolutely safe.

[Pakaku]

You got your malware from somewhere else. Probably a bad ad, if not something else.

[OLDMAN🎅]

My antivirus detected malware on Gamebanana.

https://www.skial.com/threads/is-gamebanana-com-malware.32909/


https://www.google.com/search?num=50&q=gamebanana+malware&oq=Gamebanana+malware+&gs_l=serp.1.0.0i22i30k1.4271.53449.0.55343.3.3.0.0.0.0.94.179.2.2.0....0...1c.2.64.serp..1.2.179...0j35i39k1j0i20k1.jMuuKOimFpk

[Ozyruz]

For the most part it is safe, I have a ♥♥♥♥ ton of mods..

[.apexx.]

I have an adblocker, and used to have one. I can assure all that commented so far that I experienced no ads in the process of downloading a file the last time I used gamebanana.

[The Safe and Sterile Bread-Tan]

Gamebanana, like all mod hosting site will have files somewhere that host malware. Often without the mod creator even knowing.

[.apexx.]

Originally posted by The Kawaii and Ecchi Bread-Tan:

Gamebanana, like all mod hosting site will have files somewhere that host malware. Often without the mod creator even knowing.

So what should I do, because right now if i "Copy Link..." the download button into VirusTotal it says it has malware. What do i do to avoid it?

[AAA]

Originally posted by DaBlueWolf:

Originally posted by The Kawaii and Ecchi Bread-Tan:

Gamebanana, like all mod hosting site will have files somewhere that host malware. Often without the mod creator even knowing.

So what should I do, because right now if i "Copy Link..." the download button into VirusTotal it says it has malware. What do i do to avoid it?

Don't downlaod it.

Then, learn to skin, use a picture you saved in your memory(picture may have malware), and re-create it and share it on Steam or somwthing.

[apple]

Its safe, but my Norton detected it too, downloaded some maps, no viruses, legit.

[.apexx.]

Hold up. Just turned off my adblocker to see if there was any possible problems, i may have hit the wrong download button and hit a malware add instead.

[ei balls]

Originally posted by DaBlueWolf:

Hold up. Just turned off my adblocker to see if there was any possible problems, i may have hit the wrong download button and hit a malware add instead.

I remember seeing this thing where, if you click and hold a Download button and it moves around, then it's a fake Download button.

[.apexx.]

Originally posted by Eiballs:

Originally posted by DaBlueWolf:

Hold up. Just turned off my adblocker to see if there was any possible problems, i may have hit the wrong download button and hit a malware add instead.

I remember seeing this thing where, if you click and hold a Download button and it moves around, then it's a fake Download button.

with google chrome you can move anything you want around, because it allows "easy copy/pasting" and crap like that.

[The Safe and Sterile Bread-Tan]

Originally posted by Dante:

Originally posted by DaBlueWolf:

So what should I do, because right now if i "Copy Link..." the download button into VirusTotal it says it has malware. What do i do to avoid it?

Don't downlaod it.

Then, learn to skin, use a picture you saved in your memory(picture may have malware), and re-create it and share it on Steam or somwthing.

That
Of that file has malware it has malware
Other than flag all you can do is download or anyway and hope ours a false flag

[Space Cowpoke]

the site is totally safe but some idiot might have put there some kinda of link to an virus if that is possible