My kids have been able to infect our computers with some really nasty adware and spamware by trying to install Minecraft mods.
One computer is a Windows7 PC with UAC disabled (unfortunately), so I had to do some deep dives into the registry to clean it. The other was a Mac with Yosemite, and that was so messed up we had to take it to the Apple Store for a wipe and reinstall.
I've tried to coach my kids on downloading and installing things, but when friends come over to play Minecraft it's like they forget everything.
Game mods are a minefield of adware, malware, and outright rootkits that compromise PCs. The Minecraft developers messed up a long time ago by doing two things. Not making mods easy to use and not having an official mod repository that offers safe downloads. Even the decent sites offering mod downloads have issues with ads laden with malware.
[+] [-] _nullandnull_|11 years ago|reply
[+] [-] jobu|11 years ago|reply
One computer is a Windows7 PC with UAC disabled (unfortunately), so I had to do some deep dives into the registry to clean it. The other was a Mac with Yosemite, and that was so messed up we had to take it to the Apple Store for a wipe and reinstall.
I've tried to coach my kids on downloading and installing things, but when friends come over to play Minecraft it's like they forget everything.
[+] [-] pixl97|11 years ago|reply
[+] [-] pizza234|11 years ago|reply
Children play Minecraft... children stop playing... rollback!