Is this a virus?

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#1

Found this script in the toolbox. It saves a list of items and I’m wondering if it is a virus. I have no idea what httpservice does and why they would need it.

script:

local scope = 'Game' --Switch it to 'Game' when you publish it, so saved data from test won't transfer over to the real game

local ss = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage')
local ps = game:GetService('Players')
local ds = game:GetService('DataStoreService'):GetDataStore('PlayerData',scope)
local hs = game:GetService('HttpService') --What is this??? Virus???????

local dataFolder = ss:WaitForChild('PlayerData')
local storeFolder = dataFolder:WaitForChild('Store') --where each players' folder will be
local defaultFolder = dataFolder:WaitForChild('Default-Data')

local prepareFolder = function(player,data)
	local playerFolder = storeFolder:FindFirstChild(player.Name)
	local newData = hs:JSONDecode(data)
	if not playerFolder then
		local folder = defaultFolder:Clone(); folder.Name = player.Name; folder.Parent = storeFolder
		playerFolder = folder
	end
	for name,value in pairs(newData) do
		local objInDefault = defaultFolder:FindFirstChild(name) --doesn't create a value obj for anything if it doesnt exist in defaultFolder
		if objInDefault then
			playerFolder[name].Value = value
		end
	end
	return playerFolder
end

local savePlayerData = function(player)
	local playerFolder = storeFolder:FindFirstChild(player.Name)
	if not playerFolder then
		local folder = defaultFolder:Clone(); folder.Name = player.Name; folder.Parent = storeFolder
		playerFolder = folder
	end
	local dataList = {}	--Saves it into a list as a key-value pairs, key is the name, value is the objects value
	for i,value in pairs(defaultFolder:GetChildren()) do
		--Since only values with names matching from defaultFolder will be saved, you can put any value you like
		local currentSaving = playerFolder[value.Name] -- value is an instance object
		if not currentSaving then
			local newObj = value:Clone(); newObj.Parent = playerFolder
		end
		dataList[value.Name] = currentSaving.Value
	end
	dataList = hs:JSONEncode(dataList)
	ds:SetAsync(player.userId,dataList)
	return dataList,playerFolder
end

local fetchPlayerData = function(player)
	local newData = ds:GetAsync(player.userId)
	if not newData then
		newData = savePlayerData(player) --saves the data if no previous saves exists and returns it
	end
	local playerFolder = prepareFolder(player,newData)
	return playerFolder
end

ps.PlayerAdded:connect(function(player)
	fetchPlayerData(player)
end)
--Sometimes this connection can't be made for the fircst player (happens mostly in studio)
if ps.NumPlayers >= 1 then
	for i,player in pairs(ps:GetPlayers()) do
		if not storeFolder[player.Name] then
			fetchPlayerData(player)--gets their data if its not in there
		end
	end
end

ps.PlayerRemoving:connect(function(player)
	local _,folder = savePlayerData(player) --we need the second returned value so ignore the first one by using _
	folder:Destroy()
end)
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#2

Yes! It’s a virus! Remove it immedietly! This will cause your game to crash instantly!!!

Jokin- Joking… Haha. Sorry!
It’s not a virus. But… I would recommend hiring someone (if you don’t know how to code) or to make this script yourself.

#3

HttpService, in this case, is being used to import the JSONEncode and JSONDecode methods, which (de)serializes user data to and from json format. This is a typical data-saving script, nothing more, nothing less.

HttpService is also typically used to make GET/POST requests to API endpoints, which is not something happening here

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#4

So it is? Or is it fine? I’m not familiar with https

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#5

It’s tottally fine. Just people using HTTPService sometimes for only JSON Encoding and Decoding

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#6

Yes, this script is fine, all typical usage here

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#7

I do I’m just not familiar with data stores.

#8

There are tutorials and I mean hundreds of them on the internet. All of them teach good in their own ways. It won’t take long for you to learn datastores.

#9

To save player’s data: datastore:SetAsync(userid, value to save)
To load: datastore:GetAsync(userid)

#10

But let’s not forget that OP still needs to use HTTPService:JSONDecode/Encode to save and load the data respectively, because datastores only accept strings.

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#11

In the future, I would recommend this plugin. I’ve been using it personally for years.

Game Guard Anti-Virus

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