Avoiding Fake Downloads.

[masterjung]

THIS IS ONE OF MY MOST POPULAR POSTS. I FIRST POSTED IT MONTHS AGO, AND I STILL GET ABOUT THIRTY EMAILS A DAY. ANYWAY, HOW TO AVOID FAKE DOWNLOADS? PRETTY SIMPLE. I HAVE BECOME LETHAL AT IT. 4000 DOWNLOADS WITHOUT A FAKE YET.

DEFINE FAKE? SIMPLE.

1. BAD DMG'S
2. BAD SIT'S
3. ADS
4. BAD SERIALS

USE COMMON SENSE. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC "AUTHORIZED APP", FIRST FOUND OUT IT'S SIZE. IF IT'S,SAY, 300 MEGS, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU DOWNLOADING IT AT 56 KILLS?

FOR BAD OR UNMOUNTABLE IMAGES, WAIT TILL PROGRESS HAS REACHED ABOUT 5 PERCENT AND PREVIEW IT USING DISK UTILITIS SETTINGS. REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO SKIP CHECK SUMS. IF YOU DO NOT, THERE WONT BE ANYTHING TO ATTACH. A SURE WAY TO TELL IF YOU HAVE A BAD IMAGE.

SIT'S BEING UN-COMPRESSED OR OVERLY LARGE. SURELY MEANS AN IGNORANT USER OR A DMG INSIDE. FORGET IT. SIT'S AVERAGE 1 MEG TO DMG'S EVERY 3.

IF A BAD ONE SLIPS THROUGH, BLOCK HOST RIGHT AWAY.

IF YOUR LOOKING FOR "AUTHORIZED" SERIALS, USE "DOCUMENTS SEARCH". NOT PROGRAM OR IMAGES ETC. JPEGS ARE "USUALLY THE MOST ACCURATE. THIS IMPLIES (IN THEORY AT LEAST) "PROOF" NOT THEORY.

AVOID WINDOWS FILES AT ALL COSTS. THIS POOR MANS SOFTWARE HAS NO BUSINESS ON A MAC. UNLESS OF COURSE YOUR DOWNLOADING KIDDIE PORN. YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY OTHER POST ON WHAT SORT OF TORTURE YOU DESERVE FOR DOING THAT. SICK *******!

EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. WHEN I CAN.