I think I have a virus, but I don't know how

Hi, I seem to have a small issue, but I don’t know what it is. I’ve been skeptical since they showed up and I immediately googled the code and deleted it every time it popped up.

This should already scream problematic to everybody if it does not.

I’m working on a game that I’m hoping will be semi-successful, and obviously I do not want to have my player base be exposed to a security risk.

I’m using RCM, which cannot be sourced from Roblox anymore, so it came from discord. I’ve used it on other projects, and have not had an issue like this (that I know of.)

ACS Is known for viruses, but RCM is supposedly an improved ACS without viruses. I have friends that also use RCM and have not had this issue.

The output window is flooded with things of this sort:

Upon inspection of the script that yields this error, I find this code:

I don’t think this is supposed to be here… (spoiler alert, im being sarcastic)
I don’t know where it came from, all of my ‘helpers’ that have also worked on this project have NOT added anything from the toolbox, and obviously I have not either. We have had this issue for a minute, and I’ve tried everything under the sun that Roblox has to offer for anti-virus. To no avail, it’s still here. I don’t know where the source is, if I use the find all tool to search for that code, I just find all the scripts that contain that code. I have deleted all of the scripts that continue to pop up that are alike this, and they continue to pop up over time. Sometimes they pop up pretty much instantly, and sometimes they are not back for awhile.

I want to rid myself of the virus so that I can have a game that is safe to play for everybody, and I can use my output window for my actual coding.

If you have any advice, I’d be very grateful. I will be leaving for a bit so I may not respond immediately, but I will as soon as I am back.
Thank you, Jeko.

its because of an infected plugin

delete the virus, disable all your plugins and enable them one at a time until the virus comes back and then uninstall that plugin

don’t download any unpopular plugins.

delete require(a bunch of number) codes that you dont remember adding, 99.9% chance it is a virus

Check your plugins, and tell anyone with team create access to do the same. Try disabling all plugins and see if it still comes.
Side note: Did you ever use any free models? They could also have viruses but they shouldnt be appearing again, so it is probably a plugin or possibly even one of your developers trying to infect your game.

Not that I know of.
I also don’t really use plugins, so I don’t think it would be that.

I will check with everything else and see if anyone is using any plugins, and I have been working alone for a minute, so I will delete and then make sure I don’t have any plugins enabled. I will update on if it comes back once I have done this.

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