For developers, plugins are often a useful tool to add in Roblox Studio for more complex features or assets in their games. These plugins can really improve a game experience. But what if those plugins were malicious and possibly even damaging to the players? Turns out, this is a common occurrence onRoblox.
Malicious Plugins
In a recent post by developer Turtlepla, the rise of harmful plugins was discussed. These plugins often imitate legitimate plugins by fraudulently using the names of popular developers. These scammers are even creating groups with the names of legitimate developers to fool people into thinking they have legitimacy.
This has become a rampant issue onRoblox, as one can see if they view the plugin library. Most of the plugins on the front page of the library are fake. Sadly, this isn’t directly obvious, especially not for those who do not know the signs of a malicious plugin.
Make sure to report any plugins you find to be malicious. The report form will look like the above image.
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Solutions
When visiting the plugin library, it is shocking to see that the first five plugins listed are all malicious in nature. It is obvious that this issue is widespread and that many games could be affected.Robloxhas yet to offer solutions for protection against these. From an official standpoint, your best option currently is to utilize the Report feature.
The biggest way to tell that you should not use a plugin is to look at the description. We will use an example below to show you what to look for, but have redacted the names and will use examples instead of real names.
