I wouldn't download Dropbox, just because I'm too lazy too.
And the number 1 answer to "Why do you not know anything about file hosing/downloading and the threats within" goes to....
Just because I'm too lazy to download new programs onto my new gaming computer, doesn't mean I haven't downloaded it before on a previous computer that I own. In fact, I did not say DO NOT use Dropbox, because I HAVE used it when I used to run a ps for Tibia, and had a few people helping me, so I had to send them the mapeditor that contained my .SPR file and items.xml - Dropbox is good if a person uploads a lot because it's really easy to upload with dropbox.
It doesn't matter regardless though, people are still going to do what they want. For someone that really just downloads, it doesn't make a difference to me whether someone uploads with mediafire or dropbox. Either way it's just 1 or 2 mouseclicks, and I have no worries about getting a virus, because I know enough to stay secure. People are ignorant a lot, especially where I live, and they need to take more time to learn how to secure themselves from viruses anyway. Most people just grab a free antivirus, and don't even know that malware is a totally different thing, and that most free AV doesn't even detect a lot of malware until it's too late. So Mediafire is just fine to me.
At least show some kind of proof to back up what your saying please, because slander sucks.
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At least show some kind of proof to back up what your saying please, because slander sucks.
Give it a rest - if you're trying to say that this will besmirch the professional integrity of a site that accepts ads from people promising you that you'll get a free iPad because you're the "5,000,00th customer", then good luck finding a court that will hear that case.
Also, point of order: It's not slander - slander is spoken. The word you're looking for is "libel", and the standard is that it must be defamatory and untrue.
I think Copper said it best. Mediafire is not picky about their sponsors, and they deliberately employ a structure that allows their adlinks to bypass popup blockers - because if you want the file, you have to click on the link that contains the ad payload. Technically, that's with your consent... but it's underhanded. So, what's to stop a sponsor with less integrity than Mediafire from putting something less pleasant in that link?
Tracking cookies are "mostly harmless" and easy to remove... but they are still malware. So, there's your proof.
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"Don't know why you should feel that there's something to learn... it's just a game that you play."
I've seen enough, and i want to warn everyone on this texture pack subforum about a huge problem regarding Mediafire. It seems like a lot of people downloading from mediafire are getting malicious programs, like viruses, trojans, etc. And that is not good.
Are you sure that their Anti-Virus isn't just giving them a bunch of false positives? Or like said above, just simple tracking cookies?
Regardless, I don't care where they upload their stuff just so long as it's still available for download. The page that hosts the Download Button (and the download) itself could be anything for all I care.
Also, point of order: It's not slander - slander is spoken. The word you're looking for is "libel", and the standard is that it must be defamatory and untrue.
Thank you for telling me the right word.
But it doesn't change my mind, it's still a matter of preference. For uploaders, Dropbox would seem easier since it's right there on your desktop. But since I don't upload, I really don't mind Mediafire, because I don't get pop-ups, and I have never had a single problem out of it.
If something happens, then I will personally come back to this thread and say I was wrong. Until then, I'm gonna carry on downloading from Mediafire and Dropbox, depending on who uploads where.
The only site that I've ever gotten anything bad was from ad.fly when I went to the link, a download popped up for "downloader.exe" and had nothing to do with the file I was trying to download.
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quickwebplayer.com, which is from the "DOWNLOAD" ad banner right on the top of the page (may have to refresh as it's random). If you download from there you will get a "setup.exe". When scanned:
Malwarebytes: Adware.Websearch
Nod32: Win32/Toolbar.Zugo
It's basically, like the name suggests, an adware toolbar. It's just as everyone has said before, it's just crapware from the ads themselves. The actual download was fine.
Pro tip: For less than 1/3 of your average MMORPG subscription you can get your own website from a hosting service and never have to deal with free file hosts again. Hell, with the bandwidth and space most of those sites have, you could even get together with a few friends to split the cost and have all your stuff hosted add free for less than $1 usd a month.
So yea... If you don't like free file hosts that much, host it yourself. Problem farking solved.
Oh and if you don't like having to go to free host sites to get something someone else put up there, put your money where your mouth is and offer to host their files for them. Surely the fractions of a cent's worth of bandwidth hosting their stuff would cost you is worth it if you hate free host sites that much?
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If you do NOT have Anti Spyware Program, and a Anti Virus program. You deserve what you get.
Do NOT rely on those "All in One" grab bags. Norton, McCrapee, Kasperky, Trend Micro, are VIRUS BASED CUSTOMERS. So rely on them for okay, good, or great Anti Virus support. Do not waste breath with Anti Spyware Support.
ZoneAlarm Internet Securities Anti Spyware is decent, it works.
PCTools Spyware Doctor, still top dog, along side Super Anti Spyware, and Malware Bytes Anti Malware.
Software Firewalls are equally important, they usually double as hardcore lockdown tools that can lock your computer down, and preventing NON WINDOWS PROGRAMS from running.
I've never had any problems with MediaFire, never had, even with Chrome.
Again if you get a bug, you get a virus, and you have a head on your shoulders, you know what you should have.
ITS YER OWN DARN FAULT.
Also you should pay attention to what WEb BROWSER YOU USE, and IF it tells your AV to scan your downloads.
I have aVast, and I have HellBit--custom AV. The latter only watches specific folders, in my case my download folder.
I'm gonna quote this whole damn post...cause it's worthy. (even if also so "DUH"...no offense to John :tongue.gif:)
If you are going to use a computer, and are in the habit of going to many sites....KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
That's all. (just gets irritating as a tech service guy to see so many who don't get it and/or think they do cause they know {insert BS here}. Learn your PC people! Learn what not to click, what to install as a precaution, and when to stfu if you dunno the answer....
Likewise. Learned Computer Security just two months after sitting my butt down in front of the computer at age 7... (and somehow I gotta make a livin this way.)
Their is one more thing, I noticed talk about false positives... well, heres the thing. If your getting a Texture Pack it darn well aught to be in a zip file right? Not a self extracting zip file, right?
If someone could verify, is still opening a standard zip file that simply carries a infected file, can that be bad prior to extraction? So far I've only got zip files with stuff inside, not one a part of it. Or the self extracting evil buggers.
My gripe is the fear mongering. If you want the guldurn low down, previously in the way back time 98-03 I noticed that you could get a virus or spyware just by visiting ANY STINKIN SITE. Because at the time ads were becoming more and more infected. (Spyware actually started same time as Viruses, but never caught on ground.)
That is NOT the case anymore. And if it is, its CERTAINLY wouldn't be restricted to MediaFire.
this thread really shouldn't be here. as it has been said, mediafire is not the issue.
Your friendly neighborhood Kingpin here...
This thread is going to scare every one that reads the title. I know it did me. I thought to myself: "Wow, that is a crap load of text" after seeing most of the posts here. Aren't there a plethora of thread already dedicated to 'protection'. To quote JediJennifer. I giggled too while i read that.
My opinion.This thread should be moved/deleted/locked.
for those of you recommending or already using AVG it's protection is pretty laughable, and most good comp techs will know that it doesn't do much but bloat your comps load times and give minimal protection. If you're looking for actual security Kaspersky, Avira, Avast, etc are all going to be better. And I think someone also mentioned that Symantec, McAfee are pretty bad too.
Just because I'm too lazy to download new programs onto my new gaming computer, doesn't mean I haven't downloaded it before on a previous computer that I own. In fact, I did not say DO NOT use Dropbox, because I HAVE used it when I used to run a ps for Tibia, and had a few people helping me, so I had to send them the mapeditor that contained my .SPR file and items.xml - Dropbox is good if a person uploads a lot because it's really easy to upload with dropbox.
It doesn't matter regardless though, people are still going to do what they want. For someone that really just downloads, it doesn't make a difference to me whether someone uploads with mediafire or dropbox. Either way it's just 1 or 2 mouseclicks, and I have no worries about getting a virus, because I know enough to stay secure. People are ignorant a lot, especially where I live, and they need to take more time to learn how to secure themselves from viruses anyway. Most people just grab a free antivirus, and don't even know that malware is a totally different thing, and that most free AV doesn't even detect a lot of malware until it's too late. So Mediafire is just fine to me.
At least show some kind of proof to back up what your saying please, because slander sucks.
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Give it a rest - if you're trying to say that this will besmirch the professional integrity of a site that accepts ads from people promising you that you'll get a free iPad because you're the "5,000,00th customer", then good luck finding a court that will hear that case.
Also, point of order: It's not slander - slander is spoken. The word you're looking for is "libel", and the standard is that it must be defamatory and untrue.
I think Copper said it best. Mediafire is not picky about their sponsors, and they deliberately employ a structure that allows their adlinks to bypass popup blockers - because if you want the file, you have to click on the link that contains the ad payload. Technically, that's with your consent... but it's underhanded. So, what's to stop a sponsor with less integrity than Mediafire from putting something less pleasant in that link?
Tracking cookies are "mostly harmless" and easy to remove... but they are still malware. So, there's your proof.
Are you sure that their Anti-Virus isn't just giving them a bunch of false positives? Or like said above, just simple tracking cookies?
Regardless, I don't care where they upload their stuff just so long as it's still available for download. The page that hosts the Download Button (and the download) itself could be anything for all I care.
Thank you for telling me the right word.
But it doesn't change my mind, it's still a matter of preference. For uploaders, Dropbox would seem easier since it's right there on your desktop. But since I don't upload, I really don't mind Mediafire, because I don't get pop-ups, and I have never had a single problem out of it.
If something happens, then I will personally come back to this thread and say I was wrong. Until then, I'm gonna carry on downloading from Mediafire and Dropbox, depending on who uploads where.
The only site that I've ever gotten anything bad was from ad.fly when I went to the link, a download popped up for "downloader.exe" and had nothing to do with the file I was trying to download.
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Personally, I would rather wait the 45 seconds for MegaUpload than deal with all this advertising chicanery.
http://www.mediafire.com/?2v71x2ldh0s8lpu which is the Mixcraft texture pack download. I opened it in IE.
quickwebplayer.com, which is from the "DOWNLOAD" ad banner right on the top of the page (may have to refresh as it's random). If you download from there you will get a "setup.exe". When scanned:
Malwarebytes: Adware.Websearch
Nod32: Win32/Toolbar.Zugo
It's basically, like the name suggests, an adware toolbar. It's just as everyone has said before, it's just crapware from the ads themselves. The actual download was fine.
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Curse PremiumSo yea... If you don't like free file hosts that much, host it yourself. Problem farking solved.
Oh and if you don't like having to go to free host sites to get something someone else put up there, put your money where your mouth is and offer to host their files for them. Surely the fractions of a cent's worth of bandwidth hosting their stuff would cost you is worth it if you hate free host sites that much?
Likewise. Learned Computer Security just two months after sitting my butt down in front of the computer at age 7... (and somehow I gotta make a livin this way.)
Here's Ad Block Plus:
http://adblockplus.org/en/
Anti Spyware Progs:
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/ (30$s for 3 computers for 1 year. Not bad.) Download from this site.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html Spy Bot Search & Destroy. D/L from mirrors on this site.
http://superantispyware.com/ Super Anti Spyware. I have it on UBCD. Worked great against Anti Virus 2011.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/ Malware Bytes, equally good, covers up where SAS fails. (once.)
If I have to give you a list of Anti Virus software, something we grew up on, well... most of us.
http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage AVG Free AV
http://www.avast.com/index Avast Free AV and a few others, like a trial or two.
Their is one more thing, I noticed talk about false positives... well, heres the thing. If your getting a Texture Pack it darn well aught to be in a zip file right? Not a self extracting zip file, right?
If someone could verify, is still opening a standard zip file that simply carries a infected file, can that be bad prior to extraction? So far I've only got zip files with stuff inside, not one a part of it. Or the self extracting evil buggers.
My gripe is the fear mongering. If you want the guldurn low down, previously in the way back time 98-03 I noticed that you could get a virus or spyware just by visiting ANY STINKIN SITE. Because at the time ads were becoming more and more infected. (Spyware actually started same time as Viruses, but never caught on ground.)
That is NOT the case anymore. And if it is, its CERTAINLY wouldn't be restricted to MediaFire.
Your friendly neighborhood Kingpin here...
This thread is going to scare every one that reads the title. I know it did me. I thought to myself: "Wow, that is a crap load of text" after seeing most of the posts here. Aren't there a plethora of thread already dedicated to 'protection'. To quote JediJennifer. I giggled too while i read that.
My opinion.This thread should be moved/deleted/locked.
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for those of you recommending or already using AVG it's protection is pretty laughable, and most good comp techs will know that it doesn't do much but bloat your comps load times and give minimal protection. If you're looking for actual security Kaspersky, Avira, Avast, etc are all going to be better. And I think someone also mentioned that Symantec, McAfee are pretty bad too.
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