diff --git a/etc/text_files/checksum_link.txt b/etc/text_files/checksum_link.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1ffcf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/text_files/checksum_link.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Ekultek/cdf0d417ab5f023e99b89c1a4c7c3be8/raw/f91496698d4218565cba01b2d1c620efe80e6095/checksums.md5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/creation/issue_creator.py b/lib/creation/issue_creator.py
index e300fbf..5c53dbf 100644
--- a/lib/creation/issue_creator.py
+++ b/lib/creation/issue_creator.py
@@ -23,6 +23,53 @@
     raw_input = input
 
 
+def checksum(issue_template_path):
+    """
+    verifies the checksums of the program before you can create an issue
+    """
+
+    file_skips = [
+        "__init__", ".pyc", ".xml",
+        ".sample", "HEAD", "pack",
+        "dev-beta", "description", "config",
+        "exclude", "index", ".json",
+        ".gitignore", "LICENSE", "ISSUE_TEMPLATE",
+        "README", "CONTRIBUTING", "hosts.txt",
+        "requirements.txt", "checksum_link.txt",
+        ".key", ".id", ".csv"
+    ]
+    current_checksums = []
+    failed_checks = 0
+    for root, sub, files in os.walk(lib.settings.CUR_DIR):
+        for name in files:
+            if not any(c in name for c in file_skips):
+                path = os.path.join(root, name)
+                check = hashlib.md5()
+                check.update(open(path).read())
+                check = check.hexdigest()
+                current_checksums.append("{}:{}".format(path.split("/")[-1], check))
+    try:
+        req = requests.get(lib.settings.CHECKSUM_LINK)
+        real_checksums = str(req.text).split("\n")
+        for real, current in zip(sorted(real_checksums), sorted(current_checksums)):
+            if real != current:
+                failed_checks += 1
+        if failed_checks > 0:
+            return False
+        return True
+    except Exception:
+        sep = "-" * 35
+        lib.output.error(
+            "something went wrong while verifying the checksums of the current application, "
+            "this could be due to your internet connectivity. Please either try again, or use "
+            "the following template to create an issue:"
+        )
+        print("{}\n{}\n{}".format(
+            sep, open(issue_template_path).read(), sep
+        ))
+        exit(1)
+
+
 def check_version_number(current_version):
     """
     check the version number before creating an issue
@@ -34,7 +81,7 @@ def check_version_number(current_version):
         if available_version != current_version:
             return False
         return True
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         return True
 
 
@@ -137,6 +184,14 @@ def request_issue_creation(path, arguments, error_message):
     request the creation and create the issue
     """
 
+    if not checksum(path):
+        lib.output.error(
+            "It seems you have changed some of the code in the program. We do not accept issues from edited "
+            "code as we have no way of reliably testing your issue. We recommend that you only use the version "
+            "that is available on github, no issue will be created for this problem."
+        )
+        exit(1)
+
     question = raw_input(
         "do you want to create an anonymized issue?[y/N]: "
     )
diff --git a/lib/settings.py b/lib/settings.py
index 91aba28..527807f 100644
--- a/lib/settings.py
+++ b/lib/settings.py
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ def complete_text(self, text, state):
 # autosploit command history file path
 HISTORY_FILE_PATH = "{}/.history".format(HOME)
 
+# link to the checksums
+CHECKSUM_LINK = open("{}/etc/text_files/checksum_link.txt".format(CUR_DIR)).read()
+
 # path to the file containing all the discovered hosts
 HOST_FILE = "{}/hosts.txt".format(CUR_DIR)
 try: