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Re: Posting graphics with MALWARE embedded in them - Beware!

On 4/2/2015 chickenbutt said:

AGAIN, I didn't blame anybody.

Scottie - it was not a virus warning. It was a malware warning. Smiley Happy


I mentioned Malware in my post :-).

Your note was a good reminder that everyone should have good virus/malware/etc. etc.

protection. However, I saw nothing wrong with Yorkie's graphics. Everyone must take responsibility for their computer.

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Re: Posting graphics with MALWARE embedded in them - Beware!

The thread "thanks webbie" now has over 22,000 images on it..........

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Re: Posting graphics with MALWARE embedded in them - Beware!

Thanks for the info. I did view the thread but didn't post.

I do notice that a lot of the Susan Graver graphics and items will give me warnings. I don't know why someone would sabotage her things. Guess they don't like her designs.

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Re: Posting graphics with MALWARE embedded in them - Beware!

On 4/2/2015 YorkieonmyPillow said:

I was replying to scottie.

I didn't post anything with malware.

Sorry, but you did. And we are responsible to protect our own computers from Malware.

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I deleted the images except the first one. I couldn't delete that one because there were already replies to the post and when there are replies, you can't edit.

If I did post anything with malware, it's a surprise to me because I didn't get any sort of warning.

I took them down to be on the safe side.

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Re: Posting graphics with MALWARE embedded in them - Beware!

I'm not sure why this board needs graphics. Especially when some posters don't fully grasp what they're putting up. The other day a poster inserted an instagram photo attempting to make some sort of point but the photo also contained the comments which were littered with explicit profanity. To my dismay the poster was completely unapologetic.

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Re: Posting graphics with MALWARE embedded in them - Beware!

Thanks CB! That was nice of you to post this thread.

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Re: Posting graphics with MALWARE embedded in them - Beware!

Thanks cb for the reminder. Smiley Happy

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Re: Posting graphics with MALWARE embedded in them - Beware!

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On 4/2/2015 YorkieonmyPillow said:

The thread "thanks webbie" now has over 22,000 images on it..........

That was the thread I had problems with a couple of months ago.

 

I clicked on the thread out of curiosity, and a big malware warning popped up on my computer. I skedaddled out of there as quick as I could, deleted my history, and ran all three scans on my computer - spyware, malware and anti-virus.

 

My anti-virus scan indicated that I had been "protected from one threat" within the last 30 days, and before that I had been "clean" for months.

 

So, I can only assume the malware was on that thread.

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Re: Posting graphics with MALWARE embedded in them - Beware!

It isn't against terms of service to post graphics....I've never received any malware warnings here.....it's just common sense to protect one's own computer.

I certainly would never knowingly post anything that had malware. Not sure why CB didn't just advise me on the MM thread...........