Malware and the sims4 (Patreon)

this is an important annoucement, please read the entire post first before panicking ‼️‼️

Hi guys!
I want to give out an announcement to let you know that the sims4 modding community is being targeted by an individual who has been uploading malware disguised as mods in order to steal personal information and passwords.
as for now it only affects windows players, and it has been confirmed that the following mods have been compromised. If you downloaded any of these mods in the past two weeks, there’s a chance your information has been compromised. It is recommended that you change all your passwords immediately, especially ones  for your discord, crypto wallet and bank accounts.
Curseforge has released a cleaner that will check your computer for this specific malware and remove it if it is detected: https://github.com/overwolf/sims4-social-events-cleaner/releases/tag/1.1

(Taken from SimsAfterDark discord)

To recap, here are the mods we know for sure were affected by the recent malware outbreak:

"**Cult Mod v2**" uploaded to ModTheSims by PimpMySims (impostor account)

"**Social Events - Unlimited Time**" uploaded to CurseForge by MySims4 (single-use account)

"**Weather and Forecast Cheat Menu**" uploaded to The Sims Resource by MSQSIMS (hacked, real account)

"**Seasons Cheats Menu**" uploaded to The Sims Resource by MSQSIMS (hacked, real account)

"**Motherlode Menu**" uploaded to The Sims Resource by MSQSIMS (hacked, real account)

"**Mood Cheat Menu**" uploaded to The Sims Resource by MSQSIMS (hacked, real account)

"**Mouth Preset N16**" uploaded to The Sims Resource by PlayersWonderland (hacked, real account)

I recommend that you download this malware protection mod by TwistedMexi which will block out malicious mods from downloading the malware onto your computer in case you download any mods that has been compromised. https://www.patreon.com/posts/98126153

If you would like to learn more or keep up with the situation you can head to scarlets website at: 

https://scarletsrealm.com/malware-mod-information/