Is Nexusmods a safe site to download mods off of?

[Hanith]

Hey, I was looking at morrowind mods on there... people've suggested going there on here before... but I'm afraid to download anything. Any input?

[aggixx]

It's a legit site. I don't know what their quality control is like but anything with a reasonable amount of hits should be safe for sure.

[Mimic]

Yes I've used them for skyrim mods.

[Hanith]

It's a legit site. I don't know what their quality control is like but anything with a reasonable amount of hits should be safe for sure.

Sounds sketchy...

[Detheavn]

Nexusmods has been around for ages. Still my nr1 mod page for Bethesda related games

[endersblade]

Every moddable game I've played since Nexus opened it's doors, I've downloaded mods from that site. Fallout 3, Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, you name it. They're great, and almost every mod maker worth his salt uses them. Easy to use, moderators on the forums are great, the community is helpful. Definitely recommend it.

[Leeroyjgibbs]

Recently (in the last 3 months) bought FONV for PC and found a great modding series on youtube (search for gophervids) for it. He uses nexus so I did the same. Everything was easy to do with no problems at all.

Anyone that ever asks me about mods for FONV gets directed to nexus.

[jvbastel]

As seen in the comments above, yes it is safe.
Nexus is the top resource for elder scrolls and fallout mods and it has a great community behind it.

[kivipää]

If you do not download from nexusmods, you're doing it wrong. Some of the modders are batshit crazy and the admins aren't any better, but they still do their job and come down on all scams and misconducts like a hammer of wrath.
Just download your mods and stay out of all the discussions if you have any negative feedback, and you'll love the place and will never have a problem with it.

[Lusitan]

used Nexus for Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim, np encountered.

Even on bethesda Forums most of the addons posted there for this game send you to Nexus network.

[Deleted]

Yeah, I've used Nexus quite a bit as well. Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, as well as the Mount & Blade series. Just stay away from mods that have very few to no endorsements, and you'll be fine.

[aggixx]

Sounds sketchy...

What I meant was, I don't know if they screen all uploads before allowing them to be available to the public (so like, how hard it would be to upload a virus), but there's nothing malicious about the site itself. Anything with any reasonable popularity wouldn't be malware if that was the case.

Although they probably do have some sort of approval process.

[PizzaSHARK]

Sounds sketchy...

What're you so paranoid about? Nexusmods is a legit site and has been around forever. If you're being smart and running MBAM periodically and use Adblock/NoScript you have nothing to fear from any website.

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I use this site too for Skyrim and FO: New Vegas, nothing bad to say here either. Nexus Mod Manager is a great way to download and install mods easily and quickly.

It's just that sometimes it completely denies me from downloading several mods from the site (Project Nevada for example for FO:NV, I just had to install it manually as NMM was always unable to download file).

Should just use FOMM for mod installation, anyway. Supports FO3 and NV both. I know there's an OMM or something for Oblivion, there's probably one for Morrowind as well.

[Lazy Gecko]

Your biggest risk is getting malware embedded in flash-based ads. But then again that's just as likely anywhere else. And Nexus arguably has better file moderation than the Steam Workshop. I've seen prohibited stuff go unnoticed for weeks on the workshop while on the Nexus those things are swiftly reported and taken down.

[IdTheDemon]

If you are going there for Skyrim, or Fallout 3/New Vegas, get the Nexus Mod Manager.

[hannibalektr]

If you are going there for Skyrim, or Fallout 3/New Vegas, get the Nexus Mod Manager.

The NMM or nexus mod manager is not safe to download as the servers hosting files for nexus have served up a nasty trojan with it. I got this trojan and had to reformat my machine to get rid of it.
Here is a report of it this year:
gameranx.com/updates/id/13568/article/skyrim-nexus-reportedly-compromised-by-malware-hack/
Another:
forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/511054-highly-agressive-virus-on-the-loos-eon-skyrim-nexus/

The steam workshop is a much safer way to go.

[Varyk]

I've used Nexus for 4 or 5 games and never had any problems, just download manually, you don't need to use any program or anything.

[Hellravager]

Yes its safe downloaded 500 mods and havent encountered any problems

[zealo]

Nexus mods is a legit website but if you are worried just scan the files you download before installing them and booting up the game.

The NMM or nexus mod manager is not safe to download as the servers hosting files for nexus have served up a nasty trojan with it. I got this trojan and had to reformat my machine to get rid of it.
Here is a report of it this year:
gameranx.com/updates/id/13568/article/skyrim-nexus-reportedly-compromised-by-malware-hack/
Another:
forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/511054-highly-agressive-virus-on-the-loos-eon-skyrim-nexus/

The steam workshop is a much safer way to go.

Please take a look at the time stamp next time, you would be naive to think they have not fixed security holes like that a bit over 5 months down the line.

[flarecde]

I've never had an issue with them. But no website is safe, always browse carefully.