Is nexusmods.com Safe or Not

[Angelsoul1989]

The issue that I've experienced was performance issues as well as freezing when I used a few mods from the Nexus. As far as I know. I believe there might be a virus or something or several viruses found on the website.I wouldn't recommend downloading anything. Personally, that's just me, but I've had bad experience with this website. Specifically. I did have one problem with it where it where my computer was doing. Basically it was freezing, my graphics card drivers were crashing, even my Windows Security Center.Disappeared and wouldn't restart even after I restarted the computer.I basically had a format my whole entire computer just to fix this issue.As far as I know, I do believe that they have some form of malware or some type of hidden virus that antiviruses cannot pick up on.As far as I know, I don't believe it's safe for to download any of the modding tools personally.I do believe that they contain malware and maybe some mods, but it is very feels like it's very unsafe for a website.Considering they've been hacked once before.

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/179be054-9e17-4da8-8dab-b9ac9f470422/genetic-analysis

[Uncle64]

They use this tool for scanning all mods, and yea it is safe

https://www.virustotal.com

[SpeedFreak1972]

as safe as can be

[Angelsoul1989]

I mean there is a subscene of viruses being made they can evade and a antivirus detection.Capability and even disable them.By default I mean I ran into an issue with the mod known as FNIS that it literally was holding a Trojan.If we take.

[Angelsoul1989]

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3038 not safe download

[SpeedFreak1972]

Originally posted by Angelsoul1989:

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3038 not safe download

Well seen as 3.9 MILLION users downloaded fnis I can asure it is safe. Maybe it's just your Anti-virus acting up.

[Angelsoul1989]

Not all of them are considered safe to be honest on the site. I mean, one example is the one that I linked to. Apparently it's being picked up as a Trojan and the company that I uploaded it to, they read the binary code of the executable.To ensure that if there's any malicious software found.And they detected as malware. As far as I know, that means the virus total actually can't see it because it's probably invading the detection.Of the standard scanning.That's used.Because these guys open the file up and they analyze it instead of actually scanning it.They tear the file open and read the binary code. So as far as it goes, not everything's 100% safe on that website, I mean.Kind of. In a way they're lying to you with the green check mark. I mean, if they had the chance to tell you that it was virus free or not, you should be allowed to click on the check mark right to virus total to show the results of that file. And that does not basically doesn't even exist on their site.That's my biggest issue.In my cousins deal with malware for a living.They are literally.Hackers themselves?And.They even told me to stay away from the site.To stay careful if you're using it.And basically.To be honest, it doesn't seem like it's that safe. If there's malware running amuck and they they don't do anything about it, they don't even check.By using a smarter technology, but if you feel confident that it is safe, you go ahead and use it.But I'm just saying avoid this one mod a typically for your safety, because I don't trust it myself.And it being a baking Trojan, that's kind of concerning.

[Angelsoul1989]

If I told him, there's a YouTuber that actually uses the site especifically to check for malware.Mind you, and maybe you may actually know his name.I'll even post his name right here.The PC Security Channel

[Tao314zdin]

Well, I would not recommend you using things from Nexus on a machine where you have or from where you access any sensitive data....

But other than that, most of the things there are 100% safe and those that are not will not do much harm so far there is nothing useful to grab on your PC. In a sense that I really doubt there would be malware there trying to do infiltration of your local networks in an attempt to reach the sensitive data that you might have elsewhere.

If you are concerned you can bridge your network through another PC and use tools to analyse the packages it sends, so you can detect if it does something fishy. Also you can sandbox whatever you run from Nexus if you think it would attempt to do changes where it should not (that way you should also see it if that happens).

[Angelsoul1989]

https://www.virustotal.com/graph/e134b2b383a4ca02558c73039a9f054e5e1d785780ab121b156e9ecc426dd278

[Angelsoul1989]

Have I told him the only model I had issues was this one? Typically the rest are actually considered safe, occluding the vortex itself.As far as I know, it's possible that even accounts probably could be hijacked too. I mean, they've been hacked in the past, haven't they?

[Tao314zdin]

Originally posted by Angelsoul1989:

occluding the vortex itself

Assuming that you wanted to say "excluding" - you do not need any managers to install mods from Nexus. Those are just convenience tools, so if you doubt them - simply write your own tool or do things manually.

[Angelsoul1989]

I just don't trust.Fores New Idles in Skyrim SE

[Angelsoul1989]

It's a possibility that it maybe effects people differently.When it comes to their computers, I mean I know my computer is pretty much considered clean. I haven't had any problems with other games. I mean, normally I play games like Ark, Survival Evolved and I don't have any issues with it.A lot of my games I'm playing currently have no issues. It's just during when I installed Skyrim and started modding again that I started experiencing problems. That's the only thing that I remember as far as it goes.For to be honest, I'm OK with the other mods and followers, it's just this tippler mod I have a big issue with right now.A more likely or not, I would more likely have a company analyze the full on file itself to ensure that it's not really malicious it can eat right now. It can even be a false positive on that website for all we know.To be honest.

[Angelsoul1989]

Really, to be honest, I'm not really sure.What really caused it though caused the freezing and the random errors that was getting.I wonder if the AMD drivers are just very unstable.When it comes to modding.In general, because I've encountered issues several times with AMD in the past.That's what it could be, though.Necessarily. I don't know why that company's detecting the file as malicious though.Kind of strange though.But.Whatever it could be.I think the time being I'll just take a break from the Nexus website. Would probably be a lot safer just playing some games again.And just stay out of this type of stuff for a while.See if it all gets cleared up in the future.Well, I think I'm done talking. I'll.You guys have a good day.

[Angelsoul1989]

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/e134b2b383a4ca02558c73039a9f054e5e1d785780ab121b156e9ecc426dd278/60efbc266ce1e9090717aa76