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I found an invisible file...

Postby Markus » Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:59 pm

Ok... I was doing a scan of my computer for viruses and found that there was one file that was taking forever, so I looked at it afterward and found all sorts of old versions of games and utilities in .ZIP format... Some of these were last modified a year ago. Others, a few minutes before I first entered the file.

The File extension is:

C:\Uploads

Anyone have any idea what its used for?

Filename Examples:
Halo CE.zip
Need For Speed 2.zip

P.S. I have never seen/used either of these files on my system before...

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Postby Mithrandir » Wed Oct 05, 2005 4:58 pm

Sounds like you've been owned. People are using your machine to swap files. If I were you, I'd format that machine pronto. Anyone have an up-to-date page on how to take care of p0wnage?
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Postby Markus » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:06 pm

Mithrandir wrote:Sounds like you've been owned. People are using your machine to swap files. If I were you, I'd format that machine pronto. Anyone have an up-to-date page on how to take care of p0wnage?

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Postby Markus » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:27 pm

Actually nevermind, i just figured out how it happened. I was using limewire and direct-connected to someone... bad idea...

I also got his IP...:lol:

Time to have fun back!

I'm kidding.

I wont hurt him.:angel:
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Postby Slater » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:30 pm

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!

I had this! TWICE!

Happened in my K++ and Shareaza folders! I just recommend that you delete the (about) 5000 .zips there and never run the program that is associated with that comp again
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Postby Fsiphskilm » Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:36 pm

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Postby Warrior4Christ » Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:14 pm

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I never thought I'd see the day...
Everywhere like such as, and MOES.

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Postby Fsiphskilm » Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:40 pm

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