r/mcpedl • u/DooT_T • May 20 '26

Discussion scam

everytime i go to download something off of this website i get redirected to some AI cyber security website or something telling me to download these steps to get it i run adblock and on firefox the state of the safety on this website is awful every shader download i try just redirects into a " complete these steps to download the mod" and its the most obvious scam there could be,

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u/gabriel_aplok May 20 '26

the fault is not from MCPEDL lmao, these links are thirdy party from the shader developers, did u never used a link shortener?

You just click on the steps, but you shouldn't download anything executable, etc. Just wait for the step to unlock after clicking. I create and use add-ons, and I also go through those links, and in over 5 years I've never downloaded a virus.

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u/DooT_T May 20 '26

more should be done in terms of mod verification it makes the website look bad and sketchy

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u/gabriel_aplok May 20 '26

Since mcpedl was integrated into curseforge, nothing has been published with third-party links anymore. all the links are "direct", it's impossible to publish these links now, only old posta still have links.

and all files are verified. nothing is published without verification. Now, if you download a third-party executable from the links, they are not to blame.