DaremoK3 posted at 3:48PM Sat, 22 February 2020 - #4381443

This is just a guess, but since this is the second time I have seen that UI setup in the past month or two, my guess would be it is the custom UI of the person who he downloaded and is loading whatever the free Blend file was (can't remember, but I downloaded it to check out) without unchecking the load UI checkbox.

It's not a virus or anything to do with downloading/installing -- He just keeps overwriting his UI on every load.

I remember that header, because my first thought was why would you name one of your scene tabs 'Hacker'? -- Maybe a rename of the Scripting Tab because he likes to hack the files...

Like I said, this is just a guess, and I could be way off, but it something you guys did not consider in trying to help out VolcanicMink with this issue.

Hope this helps -- If not, please disregard.

Well, that certainly explains it then. Also another case for why Blender should have the Load UI feature turned off by default in the Preferences.

It's always possible that viruses and malware can be hidden, either on purpose or accidentally, in both the Python scripts and .blend scene files themselves. I would recommend always to run a VirusTotal scan on any .blend files you download from sources other than the official Blender website before opening them inside the software. If we don't, then it's only a matter of time before the Blender community fall victim to some nefarious malware code hidden in shared .blend files, especially now that the software is gaining such massive traction outside of the core user base.

In this case, thankfully, it was most likely just a strange UI build that changed his interface. That's good info, DaremoK3. Thanks for letting us know.

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