Malicous Script Mods and Malware
January 2024 Incident
Beginning as early as mid-January 2024, we began seeing Sims 4 script mods with malicious executable .exe code hidden in them.
The mods masqueraded as being from e...
Forum Discussion
Feb. 10
UPDATED
- TwistedMexi – ModGuard – critical update 1.1, Patreon, ts4script file dated 10 Feb. 2024 – additional virus vectors and other improvements – reminder: follow the installation instructions
- QUICK UPDATE TO THAT: 1.1 is crashing on Macs, but it's less urgent for you.
Other Notes
MSQSims reports on her social media that Mood Cheat Menu and Motherlode Cheat Menu were taken down as extra precautions by The Sims Resource, not because they were compromised like the other two Cheat Menus (the ones she had cleared for patch 1.1040).
IMPORTANT: I am NOT yet clearing these for the purpose of the compromised-mod list on p. 1.
Feb. 11
UPDATED
- TwistedMexi – ModGuard – v1.2, Patreon (not yet available on Curseforge), ts4script file dated 11 Feb. 2024 – Mac compatibility, additional virus vectors and other improvements – reminder: follow the installation instructions
- ADDED NOTE:With 1.2, an "inconclusive" report is a false positive and not an indication of a compromised file
Feb. 12
Updated
- TwistedMexi – ModGuard – v1.3, Patreon (not yet available on Curseforge), ts4script file dated 12 Feb. 2024 – "inconclusive" fixed
Feb. 12
Updated
- TwistedMexi – ModGuard – v1.4, Patreon (not yet available on Curseforge), ts4script file dated 12 Feb. 2024 – for fewer false positives
- TwistedMexi – ModGuard – v1.4, Patreon (not yet available on Curseforge), ts4script file dated 12 Feb. 2024 – for fewer false positives
- TwistedMexi – ModGuard – v1.3, Patreon (not yet available on Curseforge), ts4script file dated 12 Feb. 2024 – "inconclusive" fixed
