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December 29, 2013, 10:07:58 PM |
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whois says Registrant Email:rajeshramesh1@live.com which is very suspect in itself  I clicked on the link inside but I never installed Java, will that mean my computer could possibly infected? |
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December 29, 2013, 11:18:30 PM |
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scan it with several programms and you will know it.
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December 30, 2013, 12:45:35 AM |
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scan it with several programms and you will know it.
Done. This is the .exe file that the Java wants to download and run (that alone is a bad sign). Stay away from it. |
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December 30, 2013, 04:15:44 PM |
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scan it with several programms and you will know it.
Done. This is the .exe file that the Java wants to download and run (that alone is a bad sign). Stay away from it.So would the computer become infected from actually downloading the java file itself or clicking on the washingtonpost s.org link? |
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January 01, 2014, 07:35:19 AM |
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So would the computer become infected from actually downloading the java file itself or clicking on the washingtonposts.org link?
How should I know? I don't use Windows. |
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January 01, 2014, 11:47:21 AM |
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This guy with the same email was spamming his fake Washington Post links here last night. If you're on Windows and clicked it you probably have a virus, luckily I'm on linux  . |
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January 04, 2014, 05:03:40 PM |
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luckily I'm on linux . I bet 'luck' had nothing to do with it. unlike most windows installations that come pre-infected, GNU/Linux requires a conscious decision to install it. |
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January 04, 2014, 05:19:01 PM |
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luckily I'm on linux . I bet 'luck' had nothing to do with it. unlike most windows installations that come pre-infected, GNU/Linux requires a conscious decision to install it. What do you mean? |
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Colin Miner
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January 04, 2014, 11:31:41 PM |
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luckily I'm on linux . I bet 'luck' had nothing to do with it. unlike most windows installations that come pre-infected, GNU/Linux requires a conscious decision to install it. What do you mean? I mean the choice to install a GNU/Linux OS is a decision that is made in the mind and not 'lucky', it is a considered and calculated choice. Buying a PC/laptop and using whatever OS came with it (which usually happens to be a version of windows) is down to 'luck'. So most people are using windows which is due to luck, but those running a GNU/Linux distro is down to skill in picking an OS. |
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January 04, 2014, 11:35:20 PM |
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luckily I'm on linux . I bet 'luck' had nothing to do with it. unlike most windows installations that come pre-infected, GNU/Linux requires a conscious decision to install it. What do you mean? I mean the choice to install a GNU/Linux OS is a decision that is made in the mind and not 'lucky', it is a considered and calculated choice. Buying a PC/laptop and using whatever OS came with it (which usually happens to be a version of windows) is down to 'luck'. So most people are using windows which is due to luck, but those running a GNU/Linux distro is down to skill in picking an OS. Ah, ok I see. Guess I've got skills then  . |
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Colin Miner
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January 04, 2014, 11:46:25 PM |
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Ah, ok I see. Guess I've got skills then Cheesy. I would say you have made a good choice |
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