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Mysterious PDF file

Sun Oct 4, 2009, 5:28 PM
  • Mood: Nervous
  • Playing: Halo 3 ODST
I come through here sometimes, and every now and then, some PDF file pops up, trying to confirm a download with me. I dunno what it is or what it's for, but if it keeps popping up and is trying to download without my consent, then it must be bad.

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~1TailKitsune Oct 4, 2009, 5:43:50 PM
ya i guess it would be

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we beings of earth everyday venture further into darkness and solitude , if we do not find someone to hold us up we will stumble into a pit of despair that is rarely escaped
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~Robotlouisstevenson Oct 4, 2009, 5:48:36 PM
Is there any way I could report this to dA?

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Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.
"Fyodor Dostoevsky"
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~1TailKitsune Oct 4, 2009, 5:49:37 PM
i dont think so
i havent been on long and am still learnin myself soooo...

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we beings of earth everyday venture further into darkness and solitude , if we do not find someone to hold us up we will stumble into a pit of despair that is rarely escaped
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*UndyingNephalim Oct 4, 2009, 5:52:50 PM
Now I know I was not crazy... the exact same issue would happen on my other computer when I left DA open for long periods of time. The page would random shift to a randomly named .pdf and my whole computer would begin suffering massive lag until I forced firefox to abort. I have no clue what caused it then but it might be virus or cookie related.

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"I can save you Hero, if you choose to put faith in me." - Princess Zelda
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~Robotlouisstevenson Oct 4, 2009, 7:34:38 PM
Likely a cookie related item, .PDF files are photoshop documents, surely it must be text related, but even text can be harmful.

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Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.
"Fyodor Dostoevsky"
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=Isinia Oct 5, 2009, 12:33:38 AM
Ren have you scanned your computer using a spyware scanner such as Spybot Search & Destroy? It might very well be some sort of hijack attempt on your web browser. Also does this happen with a specific page on DA or does this happen on all pages? I have a good Cookie Tracker Eliminator that gets rid of tracker cookies if you're using Firefox.

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~Robotlouisstevenson Oct 5, 2009, 1:42:49 AM
I use A-Squared, so far its done me alot of good. But if you say its probably something serious, then I'll take your word for it. -downloads-

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Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.
"Fyodor Dostoevsky"
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~ladysora13 Oct 6, 2009, 12:13:55 AM
If I remember right it is a spyware virus. Had that happen to my computer where it tried to download into a registered folder on the computer. UndyingNephalim did the right thing by outright ending firefox. That spy ware has been popping up more lately. ^^;

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Magic the Gathering the best....card game.....ever XD
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~Robotlouisstevenson Oct 6, 2009, 1:43:34 AM
Download that firefox plugin Isinia recommended me, I haven't seen that popup since then. :3

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Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.
"Fyodor Dostoevsky"
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