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many virus ? is dangerours ? #158823
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I wouldn't download anything unless you're totally sure it's safe. There are tons of sketchy repos out there full of spam or even viruses. In this case, the repo has some contributors, but the user only has one project. It has a README, but no stars. Unless you really know what the code’s doing, it’s safer to download as ZIP. |
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You're absolutely right caution is essential when dealing with unknown or low-credibility repositories. |
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Seconding @MisaelKelviny's comment here, there are tons of sketchy repos out there full of spam or even viruses. I removed the link from your post so that others don't end up navigating over to that repo and mark this question as solved. Thanks so much for reaching out! |
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I wouldn't download anything unless you're totally sure it's safe. There are tons of sketchy repos out there full of spam or even viruses. In this case, the repo has some contributors, but the user only has one project. It has a README, but no stars. Unless you really know what the code’s doing, it’s safer to download as ZIP.