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News posted 24th November, 2002 by Shen  
There have been a couple cases lately of downloads having to be deleted because viruses have been found in the zip files. You must do a virus check on the game files before uploading, and if possible, after downloaded (some viruses may lurk on the free web host servers).

I understand that most of the time the uploader didn't deliberately attach a virus to the files, and most people don't do another test after downloading. But if you continue to upload infected files after warnings, then you may well face a ban.

Thank you.




Posted by Broomie 24th November, 2002

lucky for me i have a... err very good virus detetion program, thanks for the notice though, i`ll keep up lookout and be careful when i submit and download link ;)
 
Posted by Broomie 24th November, 2002

bloody internet
 
Posted by Georgie 24th November, 2002

Your laziness to help the community is overwhelming. I don't even think you'll need to upload a virus to get banned with that additude.
 
Posted by S Radley 24th November, 2002

What, being banned for uploading a virus isn't fair? I think it is. Virus-scan your files.
 
Posted by Buster 24th November, 2002

chicken, whats wrong with you? and what are you talking about!? Your not gonna waste your time checking your own files for virus's. You should get banned if you don't have an IQ over 6.
 
Posted by Buster 24th November, 2002

US BITCHING ABOUT CHECKING! I quote! "screw you, im not gunna waste my time checking my own files for viruses"
 
Posted by Jon Chambers 24th November, 2002

You get a warning first don't you? What's your problme chicken? Don't scan until you're warned. Once you submit a virus, you get a warning, THEN you scan your programs until you know where the virus came from.
 
Posted by Buster 24th November, 2002

Why not just scan any file before putting at the DC? It should take like 20 seconds. If you can't be bothered scanning your whole computer then don't.
 
Posted by ShadowCaster 24th November, 2002

If you have Norton Antivirus, you can add a button on the top of your explorer/folder displays so you only have to select the file to scan, click the button, and within around 2 seconds it'll report whether or not it contains a virus or not. At least Shen is being nice about it, I'd probably ban the user without a warning just for their stupidity.
 
Posted by DeadmanDines 25th November, 2002

Norton actually lets you just right-click a file and virus scan it directly, and it only takes about 2 seconds to do. If you think spending 2 seconds scanning a file (and it is only 2 seconds) is a 'waste' of your time, I hate to think how little time you must spend on your games, Chicken. Not everyone has virus apps running in the background (resource munching beasts that they are), so most people's systems won't warn the second a virus is downloaded. Why should everyone virus scan purely because one person can't be bothered?
 
Posted by Shen 25th November, 2002

Yeah, Norton flashes up a message that there's a virus and puts it into quarantine if a file is infected. Besides, I also do a manual virus scan anyway. I'm being nice about it because there isn't a warning on the add download page about scanning before and after uploading. Do it once and you'll get a warning, ignore the warning and you'll be banned. Oh, and chicken14528: 'you all have virus fighting software yet you still are all bitchy about checking' isn't my point - some people don't have virus checking software and I was encouraging them to get some.
 
Posted by DeadmanDines 25th November, 2002

I switch Norton's autoscanner off to save resources, I know alot of people do.
 
Posted by Shen 25th November, 2002

Paul: If any games of his get uploaded with viruses on he'll be banned for uploading a virus and ignoring the warnings. Jon: Get MMF then :P
 
Posted by Nioreh 25th November, 2002

You shouldn't have to check the files for viruses when uploaded to a web server. The responsibility is completely on for example brinksters side. Btw, don't people get web space from their internet provider. I do, I got 50 megs from Telia with mine, that's a service most ISP's provide. At least in Sweden. It's part of what you pay for, should be obligatory when subscribing for a internet connection. (If your'e not using one of those free modem isp things...)
 
Posted by Heriberto Valle Martinez 25th November, 2002

Viruses suck
 
Posted by Simdrone052 25th November, 2002

I have no virus software, well I do, but its old and doesn't work...
 
Posted by Mindstorms 25th November, 2002

i used too, but right now i dont, but i probably will again later. yadda yadda yadda. I stole it from my school! that makes me cool. Thats right kids, go steal from your school, cuz theyre not educating you right anyways
 
Posted by Ashman 25th November, 2002

Three words.... Chicken - Foot - Mouth!! lol, Well now we're all better....lets all learn from this experience....don't tell admins to kiss your ass!!
 
Posted by Phredreeke 26th November, 2002

I agree with Nioreh.
 
Posted by Jusargh 26th November, 2002

This is pathetic. Of course you have to check your own files before uploading them.
 
Posted by Tigerworks 26th November, 2002

Of course. Imagine the resources, time, effort, processing and costs for an ISP or FREE webserver (which has even less of those to spare) to check EVERY SINGLE file that gets given to them, when they get probably thousands every day. It's not hard. One person can scan and noone downloading has to, or one person can choose to not scan, and up to a thousand people have to. It is NOT anyone else's responsibility, if you put a file up onto the web that file is YOUR responsibility, and if it contains a virus that is your problem, and you shouldn't make hundreds of people get infected because of your laziness. Viruses can muck up TGF and MMF especially, so weird unexplainable bugs could mean viruses.
 
Posted by Blizzard 26th November, 2002

Now chicken there is no need to get all angry about this. How freakin hard is it to virus scan a file. To protect other members computers. I think you should take everyones advice and stop being a tool. And virus scan your bloody files.
 
Posted by Phredreeke 27th November, 2002

What I meant, and I'm sure Nioreh meant too was that we shouldn't have to check the files after they've been uploaded. Of course we should check them before we upload them.
 


 
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