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Jan
3rd
2018

In which Techie has a run-in with adware · 4:44am Jan 3rd, 2018

I just knew that "installer" had something up its sleeve.

It all started with noticing that a file I downloaded had a .exe extension rather than the .jar that I expected. Coming from a rather shady download website, I suspected something was up when bringing up the file properties showed that the supposed pixel art generator jarfile was actually a "downloader".

What did I do about it?

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May
26th
2020

PSA/WARNING: DO NOT install CLIPGRAB!!! It is a VIRUS!!!!!! · 10:44pm May 26th, 2020

I wish somepony would've warned me before I downloaded it. :pinkiegasp:

I'm typing this from my phone because my computer browser is totally screwed up.

Just minutes after posting the latest chapter to My Sister Cozy Glow today, my browser suddenly blacked out. When I reopened it, Google Chrome defaulted to Yahoo search page. I tried to change it in the settings, but it still went straight to Yahoo. And ads were popping everywhere. The same is true for Microsoft Edge.

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Feb
12th
2024

Found the source · 6:17pm February 12th

Figured out where the breach in my hotmail came from. Somehow my phone got infected with malware pretending to be another carrier. They got my email and by proxy my facebook. I booted them last night and secured my account. May do a factory reset, but honestly, a new phone's probably in order. My old number's been deactivated for a while. That's probably why they weren't able to do more damage. Regardless, glad I figured it out. Last thing I needed was for it to get any worse.

Mar
12th
2021

The new Negative 10 · 2:21am Mar 12th, 2021

Since there was a negative 10 in the original Ben 10,I was thinking of another negative 10.Omniverse style.

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