question: PBO files and security ?

[colligpip]

Gnat @ Nov. 22 2008,00:40)]BIS software does cause irreparable damage .... I haven't seriously touched any other games since 2003.

haha same here I keep coming back to it.. its addictive and can destroy your social life. Also i have this strange obsession with lines of code in mission files.

[gsleighter]

I think I might have the best answer to the question:

Since 2001 when the first OFP unofficial PBO addons were released, I have not seen ANY reports of PBOs harboring malware. And I've been downloading these addons since Ebud's first US Army rangers retex of the resistance soldiers with boonie hats.

[Andre]

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[Pulverizer]

Here's a little checklist for your convenience

If you have anything important on your system, you:
1. Always have up-to-date backups
2. Have up-to-date firewall and anti-virus software
3. Don't play games and download mods on it

[mrcash2009]

If your that concerned simply use an un-pbo tool, virus scan the extracted folder ... if not problems = no problems.

The only time is someone being smart and making a map or something asking people to test and using and installer.exe to install the mod, then you can still virus scan it.