minecraft modding first time

[Avgamer8]

hi my name is arron i recently bought minecraft java edition and i really saw some mods on forge, i also saw a mod called pixelmon reforge that looks cool, i never did mods on minecraft before the only modding i did was skyrim on nexus mods, i try downloading forge and my antivirus ( i use webroot) said the file is a virus and freaked me out and i delete it. i was wondering is forge safe to use and has no viruses? and if its safe to use what stuff do i need to know before downloading it like folders or files? also if theres anyone who has pixelmon reforge on there minecraft can you tell me how to get it?

Edited April 11, 2020 by Avgamer8
spelling fix

[Ugdhar]

5 hours ago, Avgamer8 said:

i was wondering is forge safe to use and has no viruses? and if its safe to use what stuff do i need to know before downloading it like folders or files?

Forge is safe, just make sure you ONLY download it from files.minecraftforge.net as anywhere else could tamper with the files, have outdated/mislabeled versions, etc.

When downloading forge, *do not click on anything* after you click the download link for the file you want until the skip button appears in the top right of the download page, then click that.

ONLY download mods from curseforge.com, there are a million pages that illegally host mods, and many of them have adware/spyware/viruses. Searching google for mods is dangers, because a lot of these bad bad sites have paid to get their pages put in the top results. Best way, just use curseforge.com it is safe.

 

5 hours ago, Avgamer8 said:

also if theres anyone who has pixelmon reforge on there minecraft can you tell me how to get it?

The issue with Pixelmon is that it is on an old version of forge that is no longer supported on these forums. If you use it and have troubles, you will have to ask for help somewhere else.