How funny is this?

BigAl-sa

BigAl-sa

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My photo host, Smugmug, gives me the capability to see who is linking my pictures. I sometimes follow these links to see which pictures are being linked. A few of these (all to .in sites) give results similar to the pic above. It even has a progress bar, showing that it is "working".

The joke is I'm on Linux and don't have C:, nor those directories! I wonder how many people click on the link to have these "viruses" removed. One day when I'm really bored I'll follow the link :D

[it looks as though pics can't be linked directly on this subforum :(]
 
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wabbit

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I think that same image is given to everyone, so that they might panic and install wateva **** it is that you download when you choose to download their FREE removal software.
I don't trust those links, that's normally when you get to install those scary little things that you are trying to avoid.
 
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koffiejunkie

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I've been watching this "fake antivirus" business grow. It's really clever, some of them actually give you software that looks and behaves just like a real antivirus, but doesn't actually do anything other than un-installing your real antivirus.
 
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latro

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koffiejunkie said:
I've been watching this "fake antivirus" business grow. It's really clever, some of them actually give you software that looks and behaves just like a real antivirus, but doesn't actually do anything other than installing your real antivirus.
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They install your ''real'' antivirus? lol
 
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