Minecraft (and your PC) may be infected with a virus again. Please check!

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[@PhoenixSC]

Modrinth's malware detection tool can be found here: blog.modrinth.com/p/windows-borderless-malware-disclosure Props to Modrinth for dealing with this so hastily. A kind reminder that bad people exist in the world.

[@pepert1714]

'odrinth'

[@1MadJack1]

how many more Minecraft viruses am I gonna see???? 💀

[@ardavkrishna]

64 seconds ago.....

[@AIoneEffect]

"odrinth"

[@hghfhhfhfhsffssFfAdafad]

odrinth’s

[@Titanic-wo6bq]

the fact that Modrinth decompiled and took down the mod within 3 hours after the report is reassuring to me.

[@plankera]

The fact that I now know that mod updates aren't checked for viruses at all, is not.

[@SlyJustChilling]

@@plankera But it is reassuring that Modrinth could likely begin doing this

[@schatje076]

@@plankera real like what thats shamefull and it will keep me alive never starting minecraft again if i even have to use modrinth mods! hell to the no!

[@wrightcember]

@@schatje076i cannot for the life of me figure out what the hell youre trying to say here but mods are really safe atm and pretty much always have been, your computer will pick it up if you have a mod with a virus in it (which will be basically *never*)

[@opfipip3711]

@@schatje076 you know checking every single version of every single mod thoroughly for malware would be more work/cost more money than modrinth (or curse) could ever afford? It's a sad reality, most code you run, even from reputable companies was never checked for malware, and never will be. There are giant, cooperate-backed software repos, and, as far as i know, **none** of them checks every version for malicious code. You expect something from a **free** mod site not even google can afford to do on their stores. And they get **30%** of all the money earned on their store...

[@bukachell]

Good thing I didn't even know about borderless window mods

[@paranoidkid_]

same

[@GamingMJax]

same haha, didn't know these existed

[@qlx-i]

Good thing I didn't even have windows

[@Talha312]

Lmao same😂

[@BlueScreen26]

same

[@jexusdomel5194]

you know its serious when he doesnt finish the daily crossword puzzle

[@PhoenixSC]

I actually did finish it.

[@a.d.janson]

@@PhoenixSCno proof 🥲

[@Beamolight]

​@@PhoenixSCgood for you

[@kat_cit]

@@PhoenixSC i just wanted to ask, why are you covering an infected mod with only such low downloads? if a mod with more downloads that was infected, it would seem more justified to make a video on it.

[@awsmrs]

​@@kat_citbecause you never know

[@modrinth]

2:05 thank you for not inverting our logo this time :) (also thanks for spreading the word, hopefully all 374 people who downloaded it will be made aware of this)

[@verywarriorcat]

Oh hi modrinth I guess

[@inferstrike3544]

great job on taking action instantly.

[@synthcqt]

you are my favorite site for mods

[@nathanfielding8587]

Hello, Modrinth! Well done for taking immediate action with the malware issue! Instant respect. 👍

[@balls9420]

WAIT? ITS MODRINTH NOT MODRITH?

[@LordMarshyMan]

This is a win for me because 12 year old me never figured out how to download mods without being scared that herobrine would hack my computer

[@real.exotic]

lol u made my day

[@GeneralLDS]

when I was a kid I tried to download a texture pack and ended up downloading a keylogger and bricking our pc

[@randomgamer5263]

@@GeneralLDS that sucks, i downloaded a "mod" once and my last pc just got turned into toast within 10 minutes

[@botarakutabi1199]

Glad I found technic launcher as a kid. Now I use curseforge.

[@Bunny_Bill]

Meanwhile 12 year old me downloaded dozens of mods from a sketchy website causing my dad to throw out his computer💀

[@SillyTrain]

"if you've downloaded this mod, you might have a virus" me who has no mods and hasn't downloaded anything: oh god i need to check now

[@MawDaws]

also me on bedrock:

[@yeetgamer1765]

also me who dont have minecraft installed :

[@Slaydrik]

fr

[@Tnt.Men.CZ.FdaF.CZ.]

Real

[@K1R1LI]

Same thing lmao

[@turalto9324]

my heart dropped for a second when he mentioned borderless mining

[@alertec169]

ikr i was gonna go delete those mods

[@KanadeTachibanaBlackMidi]

Yeah, I was in full panic when he mentioned that mod

[@acapybara3032]

my eyes went so wide

[@shalodey]

same 😭

[@Stennishh]

dude SAME. I had a mini heart attack till he added "is safe"

[@Lockmahn]

I came for virus warnings, stayed to learn windowless windows were a thing.

[@kuba4ful]

You mean in Minecraft or overall? Because overall borderless fullscreen is one of the most useful features in games and I can't imagine playing without it lol.

[@balls9420]

@@kuba4ful I hate not having it with a border. I like to look at my taskbar from time to time checking the time or going in Discord or chrome.

[@GoofyStrings]

They've been a thing for a while, with how common they are in games I'm more surprised you haven't heard of it. The little bars in the windowed mode pisses me off and trying to tab out to check discord is annoying as hell so borderless windows mods have been a life saver when it comes to minecraft lol

[@Lockmahn]

@@kuba4ful For Minecraft. I only really recently got into modding, and I never really deviate from my ungodly large Create modpack or a zombie modpack that gets all the playtime. I'll look into it later

[@Lockmahn]

@@GoofyStrings That's always been something I hated with playing windowed Minecraft, and I'm kinda surprised I haven't heard about it either with how casually it's talked about here. I'm probably going to search on CurseForge for it

[@daenite2480]

Not a person who usually downloads mods, but honestly I really appreciate how you're always one of the first people in my subscription feed to warn us of malware in mods.

[@akeem2983]

The fact that Modrinth noticed this malware so quickly regenerates my faith in humanity

[@pacomatic9833]

@volt42re As Peenix said, Modrinth only checks mods on their first version. All they need to do is check every update. Which is easier said than done, but I'm sure some virus scanners'll be enough.

[@MrDannyloco]

Meanwhile cursedforge takes like a full month before they do anything

[@QuasarEE]

@@MrDannyloco Curseforge is itself spyware if you use their client so go figure.

[@shadowsnake5133]

​@@MrDannyloco and usually it's punish the people with the actual non scam mods, and then wonder why so many more scams popped up, I say, looking at the sodium situation.

[@pyrielt]

1:14 that dotted line was drawn so perfectly

[@Anas-1220]

almost*

[@lornitorinck58]

So satisfying, man.

[@MrMiguel211]

you can hold shift in photoshop to lock your axis

[@Brawaru]

Thanks for not inverting our logo :) But yeah, you are correct, projects are only reviewed when they're submitted for listing. Unfortunately, moderating every posted version is not humanly possible, and automatic detection tools are hard to implement right (where they don't cause too many false positives, thus wasting moderators time that could've spent reviewing legit mods), and incredibly easy to work around through code obfuscation as you mentioned. Nonetheless, we're exploring all the options and had a lengthy discussion about this with our community. Hopefully in the future we'll be able to make modding safer for everyone 💚🐸

[@MyFedora]

Thanks for all the hard work you're putting into keeping the modding community safe. I had a couple of thoughts that might be helpful if you're open to suggestions. One idea is to use an automated system to flag uploads that have clear signs of malicious activity with low risk of false positives, and then automatically reject them. For other uploads, you could use a combination of automated static and dynamic analysis to help moderators with their reviews. For static analysis, you could scan for known obfuscation techniques and common malware indicators. These might not always mean the mod is malicious, but they could give the moderators a heads-up on which mods might need a closer look. For dynamic analysis, you could run the mod in a virtual environment with hooks into key functions to see what the mod actually does. This could help you spot behaviors like accessing sensitive information such as the session token or making network requests, such as sending the session token somewhere. Malware researchers often use a mix of static, dynamic, and code-level analysis to understand software behavior. From what I've seen, Java reverse engineers tend to focus deeply on code-level analysis, which can be extremely time consuming. When automated static and dynamic analysis doesn't give a clear answer, it might help to do both manual dynamic and code-level analysis at the same time to get a better picture of what a mod is doing. I hope these suggestions help, and I'd be curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks again for everything you're doing to make the modding community a better place. Keep up the great work!

[@Drag0nmaster]

Are both you and the modrinth account real? Because both put something similar, but you put a LOT more.

[@Brawaru]

@@Drag0nmaster yes, we are real. Modrinth KZbin account is managed by Modrinth's main staff members. I'm me, Braw, volunteer responsible for Discord community moderation and Modrinth's support. I also contribute some code.

[@Doobl]

The fact that Modrinth themselves made a post warning about it and did not try to hide it just shows how great great they are

[@NRIQ_nl]

Ive also been made aware of this through a discord server which the owner of, makes addons for a mod called "create" but just as i got informed on that discord server, i went on youtube and this got recommended to me. Thanks for the (double) heads up, PhoenixSC!

[@PhoenixSC]

You're welcome!

[@NRIQ_nl]

@@PhoenixSC thanks! (And also thanks for the quick reply?)

[@sfisher923]

The fact the OG Reddit post warning about this was locked by FeedTheBeast mods didn't sit right with me as for the last mods I downloaded was some hair for The Sims 4 on May 2nd and that game just came out of a Malware Infection ring in February/March with various mods as well

[@wrightcember]

oh boy i remember this lol thankfully its all over

[@Inspirator_AG112]

Excuse me?!...

[@wrightcember]

@@Inspirator_AG112 the sims 4 had a virus outbreak similar to what we’ve had here for minecraft, it was also very isolated

[@Inspirator_AG112]

@@wrightcember: I am referring to the moderator controversy.

[@incomplete628]

I love how Modrinth actually brings out that there is malware and does something against it not ignoring it and being quiet about it like Curseforge did.

[@Maareeoo]

did i miss smth?

[@Soulfire702]

@@Maareeoo That was the fracturizer instance

[@Maareeoo]

@@Soulfire702 ight i guess i missed alot ;v;

[@woalk]

Didn’t CurseForge develop and publish the first Fractureiser scanner after the virus became known?

[@incomplete628]

@@woalk yes they did but they took a long while for them to check that it was a thread, infecting more that a thousand users and developers

[@lordquadrato437]

Glad you realized it only affects about 372 people. But still good to stay informed about what happens with security in the modding conmunity.

[@cr7king784]

I haven't downloaded the mod but i really appreciate you looking after your community

[@bezmik_raw]

Oh no, my computer has been infected with Virouisx SC

[@S0ull3ssroblox]

That's hard to say.

[@Drilgor]

that's the french virus ? virouix XIV ?

[@codycallaway9057]

I thought that the virouisx SC was a myth

[@Simmyuwu]

I actually had this downloaded but I hadn't run the game yet, THANK YOU

[@JS27982]

please do change passwords and stuff you can still be compromised even if you havent run it so try

[@loveatomb]

@@JS27982 no, you cant be compromised without running it

[@Drilgor]

the minecraft moding scene vs Big pharma when it comes to stopping the spred of viruses :

[@PiotrBarcz]

That hits a bit close to home man xD

[@Lukaurio]

I didn't even know this mod existed but thanks for going over it. It definitely helps for the future also cuz I and im sure many others, didn't know that a borderless window mod actually existed. It is very nice though that modrinth took the mod down within hours of the report, that really helps with its reputation or reassurance for new users that they stay on top of things and take reports seriously. :)

[@gruntonium1669]

ah, another virus mod that i have never come across despite my compulsive modding that i still worry about, also i have never heard of borderless minecraft mods..

[@KK-mo9df]

I can't believe this isn't even a feature and you need a mod for a very basic feature. I mean I can, but still.

[@killingtimeitself]

it used to be a feature, you could just add a little tag to the launch options and it would launch in bordleress windowed mode. These days i use linux, and linux natively supports borderless fullscreen windows so i don't have that skill issue anymore.

[@miner_fabs]

I imagine a majority of the playerbase doesn't care about this, though I could be biased since I've always played in windowed mode. If that's the case though, it makes sense that they wouldn't spontaneously add borderless fullscreen in. Regardless, this seems like a good idea for the feedback website.

[@GD_MiT]

I usually just press f11 and I'm fine

[@xanderlastname3281]

I'm confused how is this any different from pressing f11?

[@killingtimeitself]

@@miner_fabs adding borderless windowed should only be like 12 minutes of work, and then it should carry into every future version ever, until you rewrite the rendering completely.

[@supermj767]

I literally installed borderless mining just a few days ago. If that werent avaliable i would've definitely installed that virus...

[@thefarlander2050]

The fact that Modrinth only reviews the first version of mod is regrettably a bit upsetting to hear, as it's criminally easy for someone to just make their mod infected in other updates. It's nice though how fast they responded to the incident, so no more people will be harmed by it, and I can't wait for those safeguards to be in place to make sure this doesn't happen again, or at least not as easily. Thanks for bringing this topic up!

[@GodlyFire]

Gotta say "windows borderless" kinda is a really good name for it

[@desmondschneider5397]

That’s good to know! I use CurseForge for mods, but I only have chisels, immersive portals, and the mod that enables scaling and gravity flips. I’ll make sure to avoid Windows Borderless and seek out one of the safe ones if I need the mod, though!

[@Lynix]

My knight in shining armor, thank you ❤

[@Engel18293]

Hi lynix

[@Benfishy1]

@@Lynix yo

[@ahuman4926]

i was so confused about the warning on the ATLauncher but this makes it all make sense! thank you for taking your time in creating a video to keep the community informed and safe :)

[@startFX]

Thank you for making this video that will help a lot of people.

[@AtlasNL]

I haven’t downloaded any minecraft mods in months, but I’m just liking and commenting to boost the video in the algorithm. Good on ya for notifying people about this

[@itcchiy]

For a sec i thought "Borderless Mining" and not "Windows Borderless" and my heart for a sec just stopped

[@tippydaug525]

Glad you started off the video saying Borderless Mining was safe bc I use it and got worried when I saw "borderless" lol

[@GreenE1ephant13]

Shoutout to phoenixSC for saving countless Minecrafters computers!

[@szssgjh3028]

not countless, 372

[@husky0098]

@@szssgjh3028 Any number is countless if you can't count

[@arissamazumder]

@@husky0098 real

[@seth8121]

I love these PSA's. Glad the problem didn't get super out of hand.

[@SusDoctor]

My computer who refuses to run Minecraft: You're very welcome! I am the hero you didnt need it want.

[@dirkroosendaal2254]

i have never even heard (and so never even thought about downloading it). However, really great that you make these kind of videos. I am also happy that there are only 400 downloads, which is a significant change compared to the previous mod incident.

[@r_olawg]

holy hell bro i actually had it installed >_< thank you so much

[@11thShadowDragon]

I was scrolling through, looking to see if he'd helped anyone 😄 glad you found the video

[@TheyCallMeReo420]

The way my heart stopped when you said borderless mining at the beginning before realizing it was an example

[@noxmore]

1:30 EGUI SPOTTED! the rustation in me is very happy!

[@bonesbreak123]

this kinda reminds me of those math videos where the dude draws on the whiteboard with his mouse, its so satisfying seeing the drawing stuff on a digital whiteboard

[@TanGoku-22]

Virus: it's peenix time and peenixed all over him truly the peenix of all time

[@DYXAnims]

Fr

[@YurieSnowie]

haha, peenix i am a mature adult

[@Razoonn]

yeah... i guess 👀

[@Tan-wc7mh]

The virus is getting peenixed lately

[@KJaxDragon]

Nice peenix bro

[@Talulah_Artorius]

The fact that after 10+ years we still don't have native borderless windowed support is wild

[@45545videos]

Me, using Linux and having zero mods: oh fuck am I infected???

[@anonanonymous9670]

Linux isn't immune to viruses It's just that it's such a niche group that most don't bother

[@davidddo]

​@Bek-vt8zewhy are you even making this comment

[@synapse-nova]

im also using linux too

[@benisabug]

@@davidddo”why are you even making this comment” - 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@matthewparker9276]

Depends if you have xz installed, and which version.

[@declandorsey9662]

While this doesn't apply to me personally, I really appreciate this type of video. Good to see people go out of their way to help warn others

[@BuildersBuilds]

Wow, this is the earliest I've ever been to a PhoenixSC video

[@LAPCGames]

Why I love this guy? when it's time to be funny, he is when it's time to be serious, he is clear and fast

[@StillConfusing]

completely unrelated note, it's kinda crazy that this feature isn't natively supported by minecraft

[@GMAR1_FR]

i have never even heard of these "Borderless" mods, so i'm pretty sure i'm safe.

[@louisjackson731]

Bad news: "Windows Borderless" can probably infect your computer. Good news: Idk what this is and I play Minecraft China Edition. Why? Because I'm living here!

[@blobfischli]

❤

[@skinnybuggo]

Bad news : ccp

[@louisjackson731]

@@skinnybuggo CPC is good. Netease(The Company running China Edition) is bad.

[@TheIndigoShine]

Can Chinese people use KZbin?

[@frogge_boi]

I’ve never downloaded a mod through anything other than CurseForge. This is why. I’m a very cautious person, maybe too cautious, but it pays off. Thanks, Peeeeenix!

[@Baymax2022]

The PC players: Panic The mobile players: Calm

[@samuelhulme8347]

me on PC: calm too because these mods are not known too much

[@Geckoreo]

me a PC player: calm because i havent downloaded a mod within like a month

[@jakelyons324]

Watching this video 100% so it gets recommended to people who might actually be affected

[@Darius_The_Baguette]

and this proves that modrinth is not as safe as you think and you don't need to always blame curseforge

[@BipedAthlete851]

except that other than people removing it from the devices, they resolved the issue within 6 hours of being alerted to it

[@KiyoGam1]

And didn't try to hide it from the community like curseforge did. Or try to extort the mod makers. Or take over a month to fix the virus issue( less than 6 hours)

[@Darius_The_Baguette]

@@KiyoGam1 because this virus was easy to fix, the one from curseforge got phases, could self replicate, infest other mods, try to understand how its hard to destroy every instance of a virus that is so much hidden and the virus in modrinth got less than 200 download, the one from curseforge infested one of the biggest modpack

[@noahdamoiseaux5606]

This is why I don't do modpacks, I try to only download mods if I really need them

[@pufferfish9166]

Ah, first curseforge, now modrinth.

[@gamertypeawesome]

hmm yes im sure fracturiser had some checks so it would only infect files uploaded to curseforge

[@Bragemaster]

Well at least they are not gonna defend themselfs by saying they can arent respondesable.

[@TheOscar08]

thank god I didn't even know a mod like that even existed

[@jwalster9412]

Last time I was this early 173 was just discovered.

[@chickenfarmer321]

173?

[@jwalster9412]

@@chickenfarmer321 (scp

[@chickenfarmer321]

@@jwalster9412 That's what I was thinking, and that means you've been around a while, so good job.

[@NevilsicoShard]

I'm 80% sure the mod I have isn't "Windows Borderless," but def gonna check and much appreciate your work. 👍

[@killingtimeitself]

well? What mod was it? come on you cant leave us hanging here!

[@-TGVAlex-]

Nah, Im good... Im playing on my toaster 😎

[@Qtlpgt]

I'm playing on my fridge

[@lunalasmith8351]

I'm playing on my spoon

[@-TGVAlex-]

​@@lunalasmith8351 thats wild, anyways, Im playing on my fork

[@-TGVAlex-]

​@@Qtlpgtlmao

[@lunalasmith8351]

@@-TGVAlex- I would play it on my fork, but I am having trouble with the graphics being only 40p, with my spoon I get it at about 360p

[@ivan-the-crafter]

As a Modrinth creator myself I can confirm that only the first version is reviewed. The review process takes a very long time already, and with the staff shortages lately it would make monitoring ever version of every update of every pack an absolute nightmare

[@benchaak_vam_demer]

Can we all appreciate the fact, that if Mojang would put in simple features like the Borderless Windowed Mode, then such "Simple" Mods would not be necessary and could not be exploited... Threat actors are everywhere on the web, and users generally are not security aware. Software Developers are responsible for their software. By both leaving basic features out of a game - that is still actively being developed - and allowing modding to the degree Minecraft does, is the perfect opportunity for a threat actor to exploit. Considering that Minecraft is the Game that (to my knowledge) sold most copies of all time, this means that any easy way to exploit it to distribute malware is guaranteed to happen. However, there isn't much Mojang about this. Any type of Security Measure they could implement into the game itself, would mean that the majority of mods wouldn't work any more. For them to audit mods is impossible, and even if, that would also be no help. The only thing they can try without pissing off their players would be to do what they should have done years ago, and put some quality of life features into their game, so that such simple mods would not be this numerous and that creating a mod that delivers malware would become more effort than worth - at least for most.

[@killingtimeitself]

borderless window used to be a native feature, back in the day there was a launch option you could add to force the game to open in borderless windowed mode, that's been broken since forever though.

[@viper_exe_]

The issue isn't with the features the mod adds, it's with the people developing it. There is zero correlation between a mod being simple and having malware. You could have the most complex mod in the world and it may still have malware. You must be doing some huge mental gymnastics to conclude that mojang is somehow at fault here.

[@benchaak_vam_demer]

@@viper_exe_ Threat actors think like companies. The least amount of effort for the most amount of successful infections. If you can develop mods that take an afternoon and load it full of malware, and at the same time, be very likely to receive a large amount of downloads, as a threat actor you have won the jackpot. Mojang can mitigate this, by adding these simple features themselves. Thereby taking away opportunities to exploit. Completely they cannot remove the threat of malicious mods, but they can at least make the threat actors work harder for it, what most of them wouldn't want to do.

[@killingtimeitself]

@@viper_exe_ that's... Not what they're saying, what they're saying is that if mojang were to just implement this natively (like was previously the case) then this wouldnt be a problem at all because nobody would need to use these mods.

[@MyFedora]

@@benchaak_vam_demer For threat actors, the least amount of effort for the most amount of successful infections is downloading cracks of premium mods, infecting them with malware, and uploading them somewhere. This has nothing to do with mod complexity. No need to even develop a mod in the first place.

[@alicew2301]

Thanks, this doesn't relate to me, but I am super thankful you did this for everyone who is effected. Your epic!

[@MrCommentGod]

*Timestamps for the video* Start: 0:00 End: 2:48

[@thermalXTX]

Tu

[@Go_to_Caffi_YT]

man carrying thing moment

[@leviathanstream]

wow i wouldve never known

[@androart1817]

I’ve never heard of this but now I want this! It’s annoying when my minecraft disappears whenever I click off it. It’d be nice to see if someone has said something in chat or if I’m about to die whilst I’m changing my music or something else. I never considered that it’s a problem a lot of other people have and one or two of them had the skills and decided to fix it themselves but it’s obvious now. (Also you should link the safe one and maybe I’ll get it)

[@grassblock2635]

At least we don't get Viruses from the marketplace

[@AlfieLikesComputers]

Because bedrock's modding capabilities are too limited to escape the confines of the game.

[@schatje076]

mojang itself deletes those viruses and doesn't accept them ! for the safety of all kids and their parents banking info otherwise big lawsuit

[@vast9467]

i’m more surprised at how borderless windowed is not only not a feature in minecraft but just how many people don’t even know what it is

[@NeaPlaysRBLX]

smh not agan

[@zomgjim]

This is why you use Sodium(Fabric)/Embeddium(Forge), which comes with Borderless Fullscreen.

[@cartes_002]

Only fake phoenix fans can like this comment

[@Chocolateblueberris]

TYSM FOR NOT BEING A BOT LIKE “only real PhOeNiX sC fAnS cAn LiKe ThIs CoMmEnT”

[@adimemo2134]

That's crazy, this comment doesn't actually have million likes, but apears pretty high

[@chv.9665]

I am a mere alumination

[@engineer_focus1889]

Shut up bruh

[@cartes_002]

@@engineer_focus1889 Ok

[@StarFried]

Honestly i know this is bad and all, but thank you for showing the non virus version cuz as someone who loves to play minecraft while watching videos this is lifesaving

[@chaitresh.p9253]

Only true Phoenix fans can like this comment

[@6000.]

How about I dislike your comment? You are just a like beggar, beggars can’t choose who can like their comment

[@DYXAnims]

Average "Only true fans can like this comment" moment

[@bibbagamer1284]

Goat​@@6000.

[@LeftInStone]

Im a true fan but i won't like this comment out of spite

[@ONomeManeiro]

Thankfully I'm a peenix hater

[@toxinzombie]

No begging for likes, no asking people to subscribe, just a straight to the point, detailed yet concise, informative video. Thank you peenix 😁

[@irotr53]

I swear Minecraft cannot update without getting a thousand bugs💀

[@lkf7775]

watch the video

[@takiallahjamai]

wrong video lil bro

[@shamanow]

watch the video first before commenting!!!!

[@XIIEmber]

This is just a mod that has malware

[@Orincaby]

As someone who plays in maximized windowed, I see this as an absolute win.

[@TrixterTheFemboy]

I didn't even know borderless window mods existed 'till now, that's actually really convenient probably

[@UltiNateum]

You cute fr, Phoenix. Helping us, being all considerate. (I’m omw to your location to give you a hug)

[@DeltaTitan]

It's good to have someone using their platform to protect people. Thanks

[@helbeglin]

On one hand, I'm glad I've stuck with my 1.7.10 and 1.12.2 modpacks since the release of those versions. On the other hand, I'm sad to not be able to make a new, updated pack because I could potentially be downloading malware and have to fix an issue that someone else disguised as a "content patch"

[@crosstr15]

This is the good thing about Modrinth. Their mod team is so fast in 3 hours they took down the mod after the report.

[@bookwyrm1885]

Gosh, this is a hell of a way to find out mods that do that exist lol. I've always wanted that, and I'm glad I know which one is bad.

[@Wint9rification]

I absolutely nearly pissed myself when you mentioned borderless mining at the start, only for you to reveal that was not infact the mod of todays video lmao. phew

[@Epb7304]

Luckily I had not downloaded this mod. But I wanted to thank you, as a channel that primarily does goofy Minecraft content, for taking a break and warning us about this potential issue. As most of the other Minecraft creators that I am subscribed to did not (yet). Espeically since time is of the essence. Anyways back to breaking Minecraft in horribly cursed ways!

[@power2ix605]

Minecraft every few months: hello your computer have virus

[@TheMeltyMallow]

Phoenix never fails to warn us about important viruses or malware and that keeps our pcs safe :D

[@mohamedshawky6860]

Hi, i am sorry if this is late, but i have some info about the video you made about a month ago about the flying button in minecraft pocket edition :) the button is to stop flying, double tap it and you will fall and walk, the picture is a shoe, a shoe that is taking a step and you are looking at the bottom of it as its taking a step, it indicates walking, and for me it looks like those pointy shoes from the mideavil times :) (its also the same for elytron's aka elytra's)

[@maximumforce8275]

Good thing i did redownload minecraft after the last incident.

[@mckoopabro]

I had this mod... i changed all my passwords after deleting it.. thank you so much for this video...

[@BlueBanana.]

PheonixSC helping others with not getting viruses and such is oddly wholesome

[@DrewDoesThings]

On one hand I applaud them for dealing with it so swiftly but I just cannot believe they would make such a blunder as not verifying user-generated content past the initial release. There's a reason you can't replace YT vids in-place, why we didnt have tweet editing for so long, why things like Github and SteamDB exist. Can you imagine if Valve only verified the initial shipped version of a game from an indie developer and they were allowed to put ANYTHING in an update with no oversight and no public record?

[@zonbiimusic4750]

Thank you for the message. I am not affected,but these Kind of Videos are important. Thanks for making this

[@sandrajackson5227]

Thanks Phoenix, though I'm a Bedrock player, it is so wonderful you use your platform to warn your community

[@TinyDeskEngineer]

Once again there's another virus related to modded Minecraft coming about, and once again I had absolutely no knowledge of the infected mods existence

[@ToniToniToniToni]

Just use Borderless Gaming people, a godsend for every single program

[@ARandomEliatrope]

this actually scared me so bad cause a few big modpacks use similar mods to this.

[@afterlyte]

Definitely gonna keep that Modrinth malware checker downlaoded just for if/when this stuff pops up in the future, especially since it has easy support to scan Prism Launcher's default directory too. Thanks for the heads up!

[@arcage_0132]

That’s one thing that marketplace is good for then. You can have mods, add-ons, and textures without worrying about viruses or malware problems.

[@fietae]

This has been blown way out of proportion since only 300 people actually downloaded this