Hi,

I'm not sure if you are aware of this but this issue appears to be on the increase. Projects are now being packed which either contain links that areinstalled on the desktop (Such as Falcoware) or as in the case of the link below, when the project is run, a web browser is opened creating false traffic to youtube channels/other websites.

Edit a file called "Level1" and examine line 479, you can see the links that are forced open in a web browser.

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Upon further investigation the game opens the following links creating false traffic to youtube.

https: //www. youtube.com/results?search_query=lil+pimp+gang

https: //www. youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2JLAfaaw8

https: //www. urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Nut

https: //www. youtube.com/watch?v=tRAg-4OucZw

https: //store. steampowered.com/app/355170/Sam__Max_Hit_the_Road/

Spaces added to prevent video embedding.

This could possibly lead to webpages being opened which can contain scenes of graphic violence/nudity/death etc

Regards

Hello,

For clarification, you're talking about scenarios where a game developer uploads a game that opens a browser window? I don't think there's much we can do about this stuff. I think many platforms and software have the risk of opening a link you don't expect. We can do the best we can to automatically detect issues, but something like this seems like a very isolated case. I would open a report for the project page and we can investigate. itch.io is an open publishing platform, although we have reports and automated scanning, I still recommend using your judgement to determine if something is worth downloading.  

Projects are now being packed which either contain links that areinstalled on the desktop (Such as Falcoware)

We run an automated virus & malware scanner over files uploaded and we've been banning these people as we detect them. If you spot something we missed please send a report from the bottom of the game page.