Because hundreds of other people have used them and have not reported viruses or anything else of the like.

dont worry mods cant have viruses steam keeps care of that just download mods

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I know this is old BUT, for anyone thats wants to know the only way a virus can get in your pc is with a .EXE file and you can't upload ANY files with .EXE files in it, so all workshop are safe.

Originally posted by ACoF Adam:

I know this is old BUT, for anyone thats wants to know the only way a virus can get in your pc is with a .EXE file and you can't upload ANY files with .EXE files in it, so all workshop are safe.

Simply untrue; .scr, .vbs, and many other files all have capabilities to execute scripts from an attacker, just like an executable. OP -- although I'd advise caution while downloading anything, mods can't infect you.

Originally posted by Vaktus:

Originally posted by ACoF Adam:

I know this is old BUT, for anyone thats wants to know the only way a virus can get in your pc is with a .EXE file and you can't upload ANY files with .EXE files in it, so all workshop are safe.

Simply untrue; .scr, .vbs, and many other files all have capabilities to execute scripts from an attacker, just like an executable. OP -- although I'd advise caution while downloading anything, mods can't infect you.

Thanks very kindly for the coaching up. I appreciate it!