DirebearCoat Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 There's this mod that I want to try, but under the section named: "Virus Scan," it says, "Some files not scanned." I'd like to know why some files might be left unscanned, and whether I should worry, or not worry about that. Are such mods safe to use, or should I avoid them? It's a tiny file, 1.7 KB, and has only a bit over 1800 downloads since it was created in March 2024. Is it safe to manually download and scan on my virus scanner before dragging and dropping into Vortex to install, or am I better off avoiding it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hietanen Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 It should be fine. But if you are unsure, you can post the link so we can have a look. You can also preview the file, and see if it contains what is advertised. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirebearCoat Posted November 15 Author Share Posted November 15 It's this mod. https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/114524?tab=description I actually posted the question on the mod page over a month ago, but there's been no reply... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorrp10 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 It is just an .esp. And if the archive itself is infected, your virus scanner should pick that up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCadsimar Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 It's been up since the second half of March, is only 1 kb in filesize, and hasn't been scanned yet..? Someone should get on that already, jeez. It's been downloaded by over 1,500 users, there's been no posted complaints about bad files, so it's very likely safe, just not verified as such yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirebearCoat Posted November 15 Author Share Posted November 15 (edited) Thanks for your replies, everyone! I appreciate your help in this. So, I'll manually download it and scan the file before dragging and dropping it into Vortex. EDIT: By the way, who would be in charge of scanning the files on Nexus? Would it be the mod author, or the Nexus website admins, or who? Edited November 15 by DirebearCoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryten397 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 Rich Khajiit Caravan Merchants has another mod as a master requirement -Rich Skyrim Merchants which isnt included in the upload .But if you go to the other mods page it has passed the virus scan. Files are auto scanned by the website before they are published. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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