A way to report malware.

Hello there, discord community.
I saw a few threads on here asking for a feature to report malware properly but they seem to be buried and lost under lots of other entries and don't get much attention, so here is mine.

There still does not seem to be such feature, so here are my suggestions on the matter.

1) A "Report spam or phishing" feature in a drop down menu next to messages and files uploaded to Discord, not only on servers, but in private messages too.

2) A form on the support website for reporting malware uploaded on Discord, along an option to include malware file hashes for easier tracking.

3) An alert from Discord client before downloading executable files informing the user of possible malware.

I'm sure that Discord as a company is aware of the issues with malware that are present and there are ideas, suggestions, projects etc; being worked on inside, but here are my 2 cents on the matter too:

1) Creating file hashes of files being uploaded on the platforms cloud (I'm pretty sure this is done) and comparing them with the reported files/hashes from the form I suggested in the first point of previous part. This could trigger the alerts of possible malware I suggested in third point of previous part.

2) Teaming up with VirusTotal (or companies alike) for checking file hashes to detect already reported malware being spread on the Discord platform, possibly to detect new, unknown malware to slow down the spread.
I know this is maybe too much to ask for but it would be beneficial not only for Discord as company, but generally for the internet to identify more malware being spread into communities and to individuals.

It honestly puzzles me that it's so hard to report malware on the platform with the ongoing rampant problem of malware being spread using Discord, accounts being stolen and turned into spam bots.

Also, give some love to this 3 years old thread with some suggestions
A Path towards Cybersecurity in regards to spreading of frauds, virus and malware

Please comment your suggestions, points, tips, criticism or support.

I wish you all a nice day.

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