it is probably due to you not having many messages in the forum, you can try commenting stuff around, careful not to spam though
Same here, can't find a working link. Even have the Mega application. And I can't send PM's unfortunately.
Anyone have a working link?
Anyone have a working link?
PornPleb checks out, but keep in midn that getting PMed a Meega link it is a perfect way of getting yourself a cryptovirus
in all fairness windows defender would not let the download through if there was something that could threaten the system. and would also warn you before launching it. you could also check the zip file before unpacking it. unless theres something else im forgetting about.
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I can not emphasize this enough, DO NOT RELY ON DEFENDER.
Or checking out the zip folder when it comes to that, you can easily hide stuff within the programs that are uploaded here, i hope everyone is aware of this.
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Let's be real here, the most people on F95 will be using Defender since it's packaged into the pirated copy of Windows they're likely running. The vast majority of users are definitely not going to pay for an anti-virus, let alone use one that they already don't trust - and since Defender is installed with Windows almost forcefully, it's going to be the most common.
Also, Defender is genuinely actually pretty good at spotting suspicious and dangerous files. It's updated a lot more regularly than any of the major paid services out there. Pair it with a good firewall setup and you don't need anything else.
Any chance for a DM as well? I tried DM'ing PornPleb but it seems either DMs are now turned off or too many have been sent in a short time.
Windows Defender isn't the best, which is why I recommend Total AV. Even stops you from visiting bad pages with malware and adware. Very useful.
Avast Antivirus is free. Usually reliable, though it does have issue with some Unity games. I got rid of it in favor of Total AV. Like it REALLY didn't like 7 Days to Die. Whenever I'd run it, Avast would eat up 6-7 GB of RAM and use up 55% of the CPU. Total AV on the other hand, no such issue.
i did not get one from you, and i can't send one to you either, check your settings.
Im not saying Defender is bad, putting other AV on top is needless at best and expanding your vulnerabilities at worst.
I only found out about f95 because my fiance downloaded some viruses from random addons in the comments for some japanese Harem game and needed help fixing her PC.
Best thing you can do is buying a drive and regularly do backups so you can rollback your machine if the need ever arises, cryptoviruses are a blight on humanity.
Also use extensions that autodelete cookies and block scripts, it wont help against viruses but does keep weird sites from messing with your browser. Adblocks are self defense at this point
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Hey! Long time no speak!
I'm somewhat of a stickler when it comes to AV software - I've tried numerous ones and the best one I've found is Kaspersky. Out of testing it pretty much detected everything thrown at it - including the all new Python based intrusions that we're now starting to see.
I did ditch Avast also because it kept detecting something as "malicious" when it was a .dll that came packaged with a game (retail) from like 2002, so I wasn't really too convinced it knew what it was really looking for.
If you really want a good solution without buying extra software - it's going to be to actually set up a VM and use that to unpack titles and see if they do anything suspicious. Scan it in there and check it all over before anything else. I do this whenever I download from an unknown host or supplier. If something suspicious shows up, kill the VM and restart - no harm done, only a few minutes of time lost.
If you're running Windows - it actually has the ability to install VM's right in the OS itself. "Hyper-V Manager" & "Hyper-V Quick Create" allow you to pretty much do everything you need.