diff --git a/src/components/ModForm.tsx b/src/components/ModForm.tsx
index a4a86cd..b9a476f 100644
--- a/src/components/ModForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ModForm.tsx
@@ -434,8 +434,23 @@ export const ModForm = () => {
         </div>
         <p className='labelDescriptionMain'>
           You can upload your game mod to Github, as an example, and keep
-          updating it there (another option is catbox.moe). Also, it's advisable
-          that you hash your package as well with your nostr public key.
+          updating it there (another option is{' '}
+          <a
+            href='https://catbox.moe/'
+            target='_blank'
+            rel='noopener noreferrer'
+          >
+            catbox.moe
+          </a>
+          ). Also, it's advisable that you hash your package as well with your
+          nostr public key. Malware scan service suggestion:{' '}
+          <a
+            href='https://virustotal.com'
+            target='_blank'
+            rel='noopener noreferrer'
+          >
+            https://virustotal.com
+          </a>
         </p>
 
         {formState.downloadUrls.map((download, index) => (
diff --git a/src/pages/mod/index.tsx b/src/pages/mod/index.tsx
index a2e0ee2..0e93253 100644
--- a/src/pages/mod/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/mod/index.tsx
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ const Download = ({
 }: DownloadUrl) => {
   const [showAuthDetails, setShowAuthDetails] = useState(false)
   const [showNotice, setShowNotice] = useState(false)
+  const showScanNotice = !malwareScanLink
 
   useDidMount(async () => {
     const isFile = await checkUrlForFile(url)
@@ -649,6 +650,15 @@ const Download = ({
           </p>
         </div>
       )}
+      {showScanNotice && (
+        <div className='IBMSMSMBSSWarning'>
+          <p>
+            The mod poster hasn't provided a malware scan report for these
+            files. Be careful.
+            <br />
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      )}
       {/*temporarily commented out the WoT rating for download links within a mod post
       <div className='IBMSMSMBSSDownloadsElementInside'>
         <p>Ratings (WIP):</p>