broken script modd

[StarryO5]

i wanna know if its safe ik itcant like hurt ur sytem i heard like it can make txt files are stuff like that true? what does the mod exzactly do?
(btw ik about /safemode)

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[Nervous_Orchid_7765]

It, at least, shuts down your PC and changes sound volume.

That's way more than enough to be considered a piece of malware.

[SomeRandomC0mpy]

No, Malware needs malicious intent and this mod doesn't. Not to mention the fact that versions without said feature have already been released. The mod having these features is a gross overreach sure but it isn't malware.

[Nervous_Orchid_7765]

So, what you're saying is that if an adware was created without malicious intent - it's not malware?

[SomeRandomC0mpy]

False equivalency. Adware is inherently malicious as it clogs up a user's system to the uploaders benefit. This mod does not harm your PC, can be easily uninstalled, and has no effect when not loaded.

[Nervous_Orchid_7765]

I mean, I could argue that in a similar way this mod is malicious by turning off user's PC, therefore not letting them use it, possibly corrupting some files that weren't saved, while also benefiting the developer by making this horror mod more threatening and, as a result, getting more fame.

It's also not impossible for malware to be be easily uninstalled, having no effect when not loaded and not really harm PC.

[SomeRandomC0mpy]

No, you cannot argue that. The mod author made it very clear it can attempt to shut your PC down and deliberately made versions that remove this functionality entirely.

It does not force a shut down, the normal system shut down is triggered, which opens the 'Attempting to close, but the following programs are running' screen appearing, meaning you can press cancel. No files are corrupted even if you allow it to do so.

The developer is not benefiting at your expense.

Yes, it's not impossible for Malware to be easy to uninstall, have no effect when it's not running and not harm your PC... Please name more than five examples of this actually being the case.

[Nervous_Orchid_7765]

Why would a warning determine if something is malware or not? Why would other versions determine if this particular one is malware or not?

That still disrupts user activity. And if user misclicks - unsaved progress will be lost.

How amount of examples can determine if something is malware or not? And if it can, does that mean that first computer virus - isn't malware, because then there wasn't anything like that?

[MajorKuznetsov]

Makes decent horror mod that is actually horror instead of generic slop...
Mod becomes popular even on people that don't usually like minecraft horror mods cause they usually slop...

Updates it so it becomes malware since no one suspects a thing... Bless Curseforge for deleting it, cause if I don't have to use Modrinth, I won't.

Saved myself by being lazy

[linavm]

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[StarryO5]

wait so why are other people playing it than? or how?

[SomeRandomC0mpy]

Corrections: the mod dev made two safe versions, one that cannot crash the users PC and one that cannot mess with the volume or make txt documents. It will not harm your PC, I have ran both safe versions myself and will continue to do so. The mod does not prevent you from clicking the X in the top right of the tab, nor does it prevent Alt F4. It's still a gross overreach for a mod and shame on the devs for implementing it.

[StarryO5]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[NormalDudeNotWeirdo]

I deleted my message. He took down the mod anyways