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mr__ed
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Mar 21, 2017

Be Careful When Typing URL's

I visit a certain Windows forum from time to time The URL is www.tenforumscom. However, I accidentally left out the's' at the end and found myself on a badly infected site. Fortunately, my Norton security saved me. Just a heads up. If you're not familiar already, one letter off can make a big difference! ;)

A scan with Malewarebytes found two "PUP's" and quarantined them.
  • I remember when I first got online the big todo was whitehouse.com, rather than whitehouse.gov. Quite the eyeopener when it came up. :)
  • Thanks for the heads up, but yeah, why are you typing repetitive stuff? Your browser, at least, should remember that for you.
  • Doesn't anyone use bookmarks/favorites anymore for repetitive site vists?
  • Once years ago the owner of a company where I worked wanted to show his wife and kids pictures of outer space and spelled something wrong. The kids saw some X rated stuff.
  • Why do you type URLs other than the very first time?

    Copy the URL to a document or create a shortcut for example.

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