"Malicious" mod that deletes files spreading through Steam Workshop just like John Carpenter's The Thing, says dev of sandbox hit with 300,000 reviews: "It replaces them with itself. This is how it spreads"

People Playground.

If you're a People Playground player who uses mods, you might have noticed the Workshop is turned off. This is not an accident, as developer Mestiez removed it in lieu of discovering some form of infection that's spreading through game modifications - oh dear.

On February 1, Mestiez posted an update on Steam explaining the situation. A "malicious addon" is making the rounds through the Workshop, leading to the removal of mods entirely for the time being, and instructions on how to run the game without putting yourself at any risk.