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[Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« on: September 12, 2009, 06:22:02 pm »
Seeing as more and more files are being infected I thought it'd be good to have a place to ask if something is safe or not.

To make things simple please use this chart to post


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Name: Put a noun

Type : File/ Site Type (Example: Game, Fourm, Video site, Blog)

(Optional) Download:Please put the Url with the frist 3 characters changed to XXX's

(Optional)XXX: Please post the 3 characters under this

A Paragraph or so of Writing to help us understand what the thing your are looking for is and why you suspect it.

[Solved]/[Active] I don't have to explain
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Some General Rules:

1 If your trying to find a certain _____ that your are unsure of please read the WHOLE thread before posting one about it. I will try to maintain some kind of table to help.

2 If you are below an [Active] post please try to solve it then post your own

3 Do not make another post if your frist one didn't get an response

I hope we will be able to keep this Thread going for the safety of us all
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2009, 06:34:59 pm »
I'm... not quite sure what you're talking about.
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2009, 06:43:43 pm »
Quote from: chaoticjosh on September 12, 2009, 06:34:59 pm
I'm... not quite sure what you're talking about.

This thread is to ask about Downloads/Sites that might have viruses on them.

So if I wanted to get say a file of a Fileplanet but I'm not sure if its a safe file I'd ask here
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2009, 06:45:41 pm »
Wait, how can you check other than by letting someone else take the bullet?
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2009, 06:53:03 pm »
Quote from: Leafsnail on September 12, 2009, 06:45:41 pm
Wait, how can you check other than by letting someone else take the bullet?


No its a confirmation

I download DF > Friend asks about DF > I confirm its safe > he downloads DF
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2009, 08:56:17 pm »
Quote from: Uber dwarf2.0 on September 12, 2009, 06:53:03 pm
Quote from: Leafsnail on September 12, 2009, 06:45:41 pm
Wait, how can you check other than by letting someone else take the bullet?


No its a confirmation

I download DF > Friend asks about DF > I confirm its safe > he downloads DF

Why not just download the file and run it through a virus scanner?
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2009, 10:09:21 pm »
Quote from: Vucar Fikodastesh on September 12, 2009, 08:56:17 pm
Quote from: Uber dwarf2.0 on September 12, 2009, 06:53:03 pm
Quote from: Leafsnail on September 12, 2009, 06:45:41 pm
Wait, how can you check other than by letting someone else take the bullet?


No its a confirmation

I download DF > Friend asks about DF > I confirm its safe > he downloads DF

Why not just download the file and run it through a virus scanner?
Well by then its to late for the downloader. Think of it as a topic where if someone has downloaded the item in question before they can warn others to not do so. Some virus scanners are not made alike.
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2009, 10:10:48 pm »
Please note that downloaded installers don't always show their contents as their are some bad installers out there. Now can we Blank out these posts?
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2009, 12:33:28 pm »
Well since the thread isalready derailed, is the copy of sim tower from abandiona safe?
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2009, 05:48:06 pm »
Quote from: Uber dwarf2.0 on September 13, 2009, 12:33:28 pm
Well since the thread isalready derailed, is the copy of sim tower from abandiona safe?

And now we come to the true point of this thread, piracy. The only way you're going to get infected with anything is if you're stupid enough to download from places you don't trust and / or don't have up-to-date antivirus / spyware / whateverware scanners and nukers installed. If you don't trust the site, don't download it. If you don't have a choice, then scan it. It's that simple, folks. No 'megathread' needed.
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As well, all the posts i've seen you make are flame posts, barely if at all constructive.

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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2009, 07:28:31 pm »
Quote from: Dasleah on September 13, 2009, 05:48:06 pm
Quote from: Uber dwarf2.0 on September 13, 2009, 12:33:28 pm
Well since the thread isalready derailed, is the copy of sim tower from abandiona safe?

And now we come to the true point of this thread, piracy. The only way you're going to get infected with anything is if you're stupid enough to download from places you don't trust and / or don't have up-to-date antivirus / spyware / whateverware scanners and nukers installed. If you don't trust the site, don't download it. If you don't have a choice, then scan it. It's that simple, folks. No 'megathread' needed.

I scaned it , but that doesn't make it any safer than installing it right away.All Anti Viruses have defects somewere, plus you could actually help then complain.
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2009, 04:38:22 pm »
Complain? There's a difference between advice delivered in a way you don't like and complaining.
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2009, 06:59:10 pm »
By the look of it, Abandonia isn't a piracy site; they have downloads for old games no longer sold.
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Re: [Computer Safety][Ask and reply] Is this Malware(a virus) or not? MegaThread
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2009, 07:44:21 pm »
Quote from: Puzzlemaker on September 14, 2009, 06:59:10 pm
By the look of it, Abandonia isn't a piracy site; they have downloads for old games no longer sold.

The whole idea of 'abandonware' is still piracy. Unless the publisher comes out and says that it's okay to download, it's still covered under all the appropriate copyright laws, no matter how frustrating it may be. There is no such thing as abandonware.
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Quote from: x2yzh9 on September 16, 2009, 06:52:58 pm
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