Avali Nexus

(07-26-2015, 06:32 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Mm... Been a long time since I've done something this stupid.
Was thinking "I'm feeling nostalgic for this game but I don't have it... Maybe I'll emulate it for a while."
>>Downloads Emulator no problem.
>>Downloads ROM >> 20KB/s >> 29 Hours Remaining >> Hell no.
>>Goes to second rom site on Google's list, the next most popular one.
>>"We use our own downloader to make sure everything you download is 100% virus free and fast!" >> Sounds nice?
>>All the comments are generally positive about the site and its downloads.
>>Downloads downloader. >> Clicks downloader.
>>Do you want this offer? >> No. >> Are you sure? {OK} {Cancel} >> Which one means "yes do not install this offer?!" >> Clicks "Cancel"
>>Downloading the game...
>>Avast has blocked the thing being offered AND 3 OTHER THINGS!
>>1 second later AVAST HAS BLOCKED 15 THINGS!
>>CTRL ALT DEL END TASK END TASK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>Okay I think it stopped. Whew.
>>Oh crap some things got past Avast and installed. DELETE. DELETE. DELETE. REMOVE ADDON. DELETE! SHRED FILES! DESTROY!
>>VIRUS SCAN. MALWARE SCAN. SPYWARE SCAN.
>>Everything seems to be in order... Whew.
>>I don't feel nostalgic anymore. Maybe I'll play some Skyrim instead.
>>Looks on internet. >>Turns out some people have had over 40 ___ware/virus warnings from the downloader. Presumably they let it complete.
>>Be glad it was all really crappy and easy to remove.
>>Goes and posts about it here >>Awaits inevitable people calling me an idiot.
>>Hey, it looked legit and apparently lots of people at least used to use it. So it was an okay site once upon a time.
>>Why am I even posting this here. Shaadaris' adventures on the gulliblenet. That should be the name. Of a thing. Yes... No.

We've all been there, done that. Just pray you caught all the nasties before they digged in, and still, it's a good time to check you have a safe backup of all your stuff... because if something actualy ugly dug in, your best bet is to format the fuck out of your hard drive.

Protip: Never. EVER. Use a downloader. Try not to even use the official ones for software; if at all possible, always download the "full"/"offline" installer versions, the ones that weigh a bit more than a couple KB. Installers and downloaders are fucking evil.

(07-26-2015, 06:32 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Mm... Been a long time since I've done something this stupid.
Was thinking "I'm feeling nostalgic for this game but I don't have it... Maybe I'll emulate it for a while."
>>Downloads Emulator no problem.
>>Downloads ROM >> 20KB/s >> 29 Hours Remaining >> Hell no.
>>Goes to second rom site on Google's list, the next most popular one.
>>"We use our own downloader to make sure everything you download is 100% virus free and fast!" >> Sounds nice?
>>All the comments are generally positive about the site and its downloads.
>>Downloads downloader. >> Clicks downloader.
>>Do you want this offer? >> No. >> Are you sure? {OK} {Cancel} >> Which one means "yes do not install this offer?!" >> Clicks "Cancel"
>>Downloading the game...
>>Avast has blocked the thing being offered AND 3 OTHER THINGS!
>>1 second later AVAST HAS BLOCKED 15 THINGS!
>>CTRL ALT DEL END TASK END TASK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>Okay I think it stopped. Whew.
>>Oh crap some things got past Avast and installed. DELETE. DELETE. DELETE. REMOVE ADDON. DELETE! SHRED FILES! DESTROY!
>>VIRUS SCAN. MALWARE SCAN. SPYWARE SCAN.
>>Everything seems to be in order... Whew.
>>I don't feel nostalgic anymore. Maybe I'll play some Skyrim instead.
>>Looks on internet. >>Turns out some people have had over 40 ___ware/virus warnings from the downloader. Presumably they let it complete.
>>Be glad it was all really crappy and easy to remove.
>>Goes and posts about it here >>Awaits inevitable people calling me an idiot.
>>Hey, it looked legit and apparently lots of people at least used to use it. So it was an okay site once upon a time.
>>Why am I even posting this here. Shaadaris' adventures on the gulliblenet. That should be the name. Of a thing. Yes... No.

>>Calls you an idiot for ever trusting a third-party download ever.

(07-26-2015, 06:40 AM)Calabrese Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 06:32 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Mm... Been a long time since I've done something this stupid.
Was thinking "I'm feeling nostalgic for this game but I don't have it... Maybe I'll emulate it for a while."
>>Downloads Emulator no problem.
>>Downloads ROM >> 20KB/s >> 29 Hours Remaining >> Hell no.
>>Goes to second rom site on Google's list, the next most popular one.
>>"We use our own downloader to make sure everything you download is 100% virus free and fast!" >> Sounds nice?
>>All the comments are generally positive about the site and its downloads.
>>Downloads downloader. >> Clicks downloader.
>>Do you want this offer? >> No. >> Are you sure? {OK} {Cancel} >> Which one means "yes do not install this offer?!" >> Clicks "Cancel"
>>Downloading the game...
>>Avast has blocked the thing being offered AND 3 OTHER THINGS!
>>1 second later AVAST HAS BLOCKED 15 THINGS!
>>CTRL ALT DEL END TASK END TASK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>Okay I think it stopped. Whew.
>>Oh crap some things got past Avast and installed. DELETE. DELETE. DELETE. REMOVE ADDON. DELETE! SHRED FILES! DESTROY!
>>VIRUS SCAN. MALWARE SCAN. SPYWARE SCAN.
>>Everything seems to be in order... Whew.
>>I don't feel nostalgic anymore. Maybe I'll play some Skyrim instead.
>>Looks on internet. >>Turns out some people have had over 40 ___ware/virus warnings from the downloader. Presumably they let it complete.
>>Be glad it was all really crappy and easy to remove.
>>Goes and posts about it here >>Awaits inevitable people calling me an idiot.
>>Hey, it looked legit and apparently lots of people at least used to use it. So it was an okay site once upon a time.
>>Why am I even posting this here. Shaadaris' adventures on the gulliblenet. That should be the name. Of a thing. Yes... No.

We've all been there, done that. Just pray you caught all the nasties before they digged in, and still, it's a good time to check you have a safe backup of all your stuff... because if something actualy ugly dug in, your best bet is to format the fuck out of your hard drive.

Protip: Never. EVER. Use a downloader. Try not to even use the official ones for software; if at all possible, always download the "full"/"offline" installer versions, the ones that weigh a bit more than a couple KB. Installers and downloaders are fucking evil.

....I have been using fucking pirate installers for months and haven't gotten anything....I feel lucky.

(07-26-2015, 06:46 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 06:40 AM)Calabrese Wrote: [ -> ]We've all been there, done that. Just pray you caught all the nasties before they digged in, and still, it's a good time to check you have a safe backup of all your stuff... because if something actualy ugly dug in, your best bet is to format the fuck out of your hard drive.

Protip: Never. EVER. Use a downloader. Try not to even use the official ones for software; if at all possible, always download the "full"/"offline" installer versions, the ones that weigh a bit more than a couple KB. Installers and downloaders are fucking evil.

....I have been using fucking pirate installers for months and haven't gotten anything....I feel lucky.

Well, pirates are the good guys most of the time.

On a higher note:
Shopkeemote V2! With more frame and better!
On the downside it's 21.0KB, meaning I need to drop exactly 1 KB somewhere.

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(07-26-2015, 06:40 AM)Calabrese Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 06:32 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Mm... Been a long time since I've done something this stupid.
Was thinking "I'm feeling nostalgic for this game but I don't have it... Maybe I'll emulate it for a while."
>>Downloads Emulator no problem.
>>Downloads ROM >> 20KB/s >> 29 Hours Remaining >> Hell no.
>>Goes to second rom site on Google's list, the next most popular one.
>>"We use our own downloader to make sure everything you download is 100% virus free and fast!" >> Sounds nice?
>>All the comments are generally positive about the site and its downloads.
>>Downloads downloader. >> Clicks downloader.
>>Do you want this offer? >> No. >> Are you sure? {OK} {Cancel} >> Which one means "yes do not install this offer?!" >> Clicks "Cancel"
>>Downloading the game...
>>Avast has blocked the thing being offered AND 3 OTHER THINGS!
>>1 second later AVAST HAS BLOCKED 15 THINGS!
>>CTRL ALT DEL END TASK END TASK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>Okay I think it stopped. Whew.
>>Oh crap some things got past Avast and installed. DELETE. DELETE. DELETE. REMOVE ADDON. DELETE! SHRED FILES! DESTROY!
>>VIRUS SCAN. MALWARE SCAN. SPYWARE SCAN.
>>Everything seems to be in order... Whew.
>>I don't feel nostalgic anymore. Maybe I'll play some Skyrim instead.
>>Looks on internet. >>Turns out some people have had over 40 ___ware/virus warnings from the downloader. Presumably they let it complete.
>>Be glad it was all really crappy and easy to remove.
>>Goes and posts about it here >>Awaits inevitable people calling me an idiot.
>>Hey, it looked legit and apparently lots of people at least used to use it. So it was an okay site once upon a time.
>>Why am I even posting this here. Shaadaris' adventures on the gulliblenet. That should be the name. Of a thing. Yes... No.

We've all been there, done that. Just pray you caught all the nasties before they digged in, and still, it's a good time to check you have a safe backup of all your stuff... because if something actualy ugly dug in, your best bet is to format the fuck out of your hard drive.

Protip: Never. EVER. Use a downloader. Try not to even use the official ones for software; if at all possible, always download the "full"/"offline" installer versions, the ones that weigh a bit more than a couple KB. Installers and downloaders are fucking evil.

Yeah, I know... I was put off guard by the site being so popular though.
Do you think a full system scan with Avast would be able to root out everything? (assuming there is more, though judging by the quality of the things it blocked, there wouldn't be anything too serious... hopefully.) I hope so because there's no way I can back up everything on this computer in any reasonable amount of time... Not to mention I don't have the right software to unlock my external hard drive on this comp so I can't right now in the first place.

(07-26-2015, 06:50 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]On a higher note:
Shopkeemote V2! With more frame and better!
On the downside it's 21.0KB, meaning I need to drop exactly 1 KB somewhere.

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(07-26-2015, 06:40 AM)Calabrese Wrote: [ -> ]We've all been there, done that. Just pray you caught all the nasties before they digged in, and still, it's a good time to check you have a safe backup of all your stuff... because if something actualy ugly dug in, your best bet is to format the fuck out of your hard drive.

Protip: Never. EVER. Use a downloader. Try not to even use the official ones for software; if at all possible, always download the "full"/"offline" installer versions, the ones that weigh a bit more than a couple KB. Installers and downloaders are fucking evil.

Yeah, I know... I was put off guard by the site being so popular though.
Do you think a full system scan with Avast would be able to root out everything? (assuming there is more, though judging by the quality of the things it blocked, there wouldn't be anything too serious... hopefully.) I hope so because there's no way I can back up everything on this computer in any reasonable amount of time... Not to mention I don't have the right software to unlock my external hard drive on this comp so I can't right now in the first place.

Malewarebytes Anti-Maleware if you really want to make sure.

EDIT: Just so you don't end up on the wrong site again: https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/

(07-26-2015, 06:58 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 06:50 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]On a higher note:
Shopkeemote V2! With more frame and better!
On the downside it's 21.0KB, meaning I need to drop exactly 1 KB somewhere.

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Yeah, I know... I was put off guard by the site being so popular though.
Do you think a full system scan with Avast would be able to root out everything? (assuming there is more, though judging by the quality of the things it blocked, there wouldn't be anything too serious... hopefully.) I hope so because there's no way I can back up everything on this computer in any reasonable amount of time... Not to mention I don't have the right software to unlock my external hard drive on this comp so I can't right now in the first place.

Malewarebytes Anti-Maleware if you really want to make sure.

EDIT: Just so you don't end up on the wrong site again: https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/

Oh come on I'm not that stupid.

(07-26-2015, 07:02 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 06:58 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]Malewarebytes Anti-Maleware if you really want to make sure.

EDIT: Just so you don't end up on the wrong site again: https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/

Oh come on I'm not that stupid.

But it's possible that your computer is.
Also, just because I'm curious, what ROM did you try to download and from where?

(07-26-2015, 07:05 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:02 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Oh come on I'm not that stupid.

But it's possible that your computer is.
Also, just because I'm curious, what ROM did you try to download and from where?

Final Fantasy 12 (my favorite in the series) and the DO NOT USE THIS SITE site is coolrom.com or was it .net? I don't recall.

(07-26-2015, 07:18 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:05 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]But it's possible that your computer is.
Also, just because I'm curious, what ROM did you try to download and from where?

Final Fantasy 12 (my favorite in the series) and the DO NOT USE THIS SITE site is coolrom.com or was it .net? I don't recall.

So it's Coolrom. that explains why it's so popular. It used to be one of the best rom sites.

(07-26-2015, 07:21 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:18 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Final Fantasy 12 (my favorite in the series) and the DO NOT USE THIS SITE site is coolrom.com or was it .net? I don't recall.

So it's Coolrom. that explains why it's so popular. It used to be one of the best rom sites.

So I've heard. But now it's a den of adware and malware for those unaware.
...Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Anyway, MalwareBytes found a whopping 19 problems which hilariously enough mostly were made to target chrome (I don't even have it installed, Firefox all the way.)
So that's done. Now to run a full system scan with Avast and be very sad because this will take ages and hog my entire system for hours ._.

(07-26-2015, 06:46 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 06:40 AM)Calabrese Wrote: [ -> ]We've all been there, done that. Just pray you caught all the nasties before they digged in, and still, it's a good time to check you have a safe backup of all your stuff... because if something actualy ugly dug in, your best bet is to format the fuck out of your hard drive.

Protip: Never. EVER. Use a downloader. Try not to even use the official ones for software; if at all possible, always download the "full"/"offline" installer versions, the ones that weigh a bit more than a couple KB. Installers and downloaders are fucking evil.

....I have been using fucking pirate installers for months and haven't gotten anything....I feel lucky.

Ironically enough, pirate installers and cracks are usually the least malicious, though I have seen a few ones that were certainly dirty. After a while you learn to recognize the fishy smell no matter where the software cam from.

(07-26-2015, 06:50 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Yeah, I know... I was put off guard by the site being so popular though.
Do you think a full system scan with Avast would be able to root out everything? (assuming there is more, though judging by the quality of the things it blocked, there wouldn't be anything too serious... hopefully.) I hope so because there's no way I can back up everything on this computer in any reasonable amount of time... Not to mention I don't have the right software to unlock my external hard drive on this comp so I can't right now in the first place.

Yeah, popularity isn't really any indication. Cnet is really popular, or used to be, and I got tired of their installers coming with adware and malware... at one point I thought "this can't be for real, so much crap from a big site? Maybe it's a false positive?"

No, it wasn't.

And I wouldn't trust even a full scan with avast or MalwareBytes to root out absolutely everything once it's in. Admittedly, I'm a bit paranoid, but I know from experience the worst malware often messes with antivirus and antimalware software itself. In the old days it was pretty dumb, it was readily evident your antivirus had suddenly stopped working, but I don't think nowadays people are so obvious. The only perfect defense is preventing that kind of thing from getting installed in the first place... and you know not everyone is 100% safe, so.
In any case, this is just from my own experience, I'm not the most knowledgeable person around, just an old tinkery user. Do run those full scans just in case, and keep an eye out for weird things like lots of files missing or being moved, spontaneous restarts, that kind of thing.

(07-26-2015, 07:26 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:21 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]So it's Coolrom. that explains why it's so popular. It used to be one of the best rom sites.

So I've heard. But now it's a den of adware and malware for those unaware.
...Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Anyway, MalwareBytes found a whopping 19 problems which hilariously enough mostly were made to target chrome (I don't even have it installed, Firefox all the way.)
So that's done. Now to run a full system scan with Avast and be very sad because this will take ages and hog my entire system for hours ._.

Was that a complete scan or just a threat scan?

(07-26-2015, 07:31 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:26 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]So I've heard. But now it's a den of adware and malware for those unaware.
...Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Anyway, MalwareBytes found a whopping 19 problems which hilariously enough mostly were made to target chrome (I don't even have it installed, Firefox all the way.)
So that's done. Now to run a full system scan with Avast and be very sad because this will take ages and hog my entire system for hours ._.

Was that a complete scan or just a threat scan?

Eh? It said the threat scan was the best scan.
There's no "complete scan" option and the custom scan's only difference is that I can select to check for rootkits... Hm, I guess I'll run that and see.

(07-26-2015, 07:36 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:31 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]Was that a complete scan or just a threat scan?

Eh? It said the threat scan was the best scan.
There's no "complete scan" option and the custom scan's only difference is that I can select to check for rootkits... Hm, I guess I'll run that and see.

Full scan is custom scan and then select every connected drive and all options.

(07-26-2015, 07:37 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:36 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Eh? It said the threat scan was the best scan.
There's no "complete scan" option and the custom scan's only difference is that I can select to check for rootkits... Hm, I guess I'll run that and see.

Full scan is custom scan and then select every connected drive and all options.

Okay, running it now.
Also this is really annoying me... It's "start with windows" option is checked by default and changing it is premium only. Seriously?
Yay, more things running in the background I don't want to run in the background all the time.

OBSIDIAN YOU CUNTS YOU MADE THE T-72 TOUGHER THAN A T-90

(07-26-2015, 07:18 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:05 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]But it's possible that your computer is.
Also, just because I'm curious, what ROM did you try to download and from where?

Final Fantasy 12 (my favorite in the series) and the DO NOT USE THIS SITE site is coolrom.com or was it .net? I don't recall.

I remember that site having clean, direct downloads, although it did get hit by a Nintendo C&D.

(07-26-2015, 07:46 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:37 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]Full scan is custom scan and then select every connected drive and all options.

Okay, running it now.
Also this is really annoying me... It's "start with windows" option is checked by default and changing it is premium only. Seriously?
Yay, more things running in the background I don't want to run in the background all the time.

I think it doesn't actually do that because the background scan already is a premium feature.

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(07-26-2015, 07:48 AM)SilverOtter Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:18 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Final Fantasy 12 (my favorite in the series) and the DO NOT USE THIS SITE site is coolrom.com or was it .net? I don't recall.

I remember that site having clean, direct downloads, although it did get hit by a Nintendo C&D.

It still does. They just hid it.

(07-26-2015, 07:53 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-26-2015, 07:46 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Okay, running it now.
Also this is really annoying me... It's "start with windows" option is checked by default and changing it is premium only. Seriously?
Yay, more things running in the background I don't want to run in the background all the time.

I think it doesn't actually do that because the background scan already is a premium feature.

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(07-26-2015, 07:48 AM)SilverOtter Wrote: [ -> ]I remember that site having clean, direct downloads, although it did get hit by a Nintendo C&D.

It still does. They just hid it.

Oh, yeah. I've completely forgotten how it looked now... Although I remember only the queue downloads shoving you down the shit-tube. Did they really just move it and replace it with a modified queue-link?