Comments on: How This Savvy Techie Downloaded His First Virus http://charlesjeter.com/2008/01/07/how-this-savvy-techie-downloaded-his-first-virus/ Web 2.0 Integration in Southern California Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Charles http://charlesjeter.com/2008/01/07/how-this-savvy-techie-downloaded-his-first-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Charles Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:20:44 +0000 http://charlesjeter.com/2008/01/07/how-this-savvy-techie-downloaded-his-first-virus/#comment-139 Yeah, Firefox usage does have its benefits, among them a reduction in virus downloads. You were brave to hit the site... The media codec download, however, is what made it onto my system and that was because of the social engineering aspect. Not only was there a virus in adware you got from hitting the site right away, accepting the actual 'codec' was unfortunately what I did. And that will, if accepted, install a virus / adware onto your system. If you're using a PC. Yeah, Firefox usage does have its benefits, among them a reduction in virus downloads.

You were brave to hit the site… The media codec download, however, is what made it onto my system and that was because of the social engineering aspect. Not only was there a virus in adware you got from hitting the site right away, accepting the actual ‘codec’ was unfortunately what I did.

And that will, if accepted, install a virus / adware onto your system. If you’re using a PC.

]]> By: Jamie Carter http://charlesjeter.com/2008/01/07/how-this-savvy-techie-downloaded-his-first-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Jamie Carter Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:37:49 +0000 http://charlesjeter.com/2008/01/07/how-this-savvy-techie-downloaded-his-first-virus/#comment-138 This is very very crafty.. and fortunately im using firefox and the site just shows as dead. Well i presume i'm protected.. and i have no problems with porn pop-ups.. Another highly clever form of spam hits the internet.. doesn't it make you reconsider what the digital world has in store for the future This is very very crafty.. and fortunately im using firefox and the site just shows as dead.

Well i presume i’m protected.. and i have no problems with porn pop-ups..

Another highly clever form of spam hits the internet.. doesn’t it make you reconsider what the digital world has in store for the future

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