ChaosValentine Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hey Everyone,I was looking for some anime to download and I found it here on the site. My issue is however that its on Megaupload.A couple of months ago I visited Megaupload and found out that the second I visited, my computer was infected with a bunch of keylogger trojans that took forever to get rid of. My question today, is Megaupload safe now? I'm running Windows 7 if it makes a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renzourin Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 i have avast pro internet security and its never said anything about virus's so im pretty sure man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheru7696 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 hai i think it is because of your antivirus that happened..........i have kaspersky antivirus so i never had any troublei think you should also buy it............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I've actually had the same problem from MU before. The problem lies with the fact of their advertisements. They do not ensure they are safe before displaying them to you.A simple solution I have found is to just never visit MU. How do I do this? Using a download manager known as jdownloader.. I just copy/paste the links into it and it'll download the files for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
†Irish Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I've actually had the same problem from MU before. The problem lies with the fact of their advertisements. They do not ensure they are safe before displaying them to you.A simple solution I have found is to just never visit MU. How do I do this? Using a download manager known as jdownloader.. I just copy/paste the links into it and it'll download the files for me.QFT, JDownloader is my best friend now... Seriously, you never have to worry about getting viruses and keyloggers from the MU add with this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Speaking of which.. I clicked an MU link earlier after that post.. and got infected.I managed to get rid of it.. or so I thought.. but it somehow returned and it's really fucked up my PC.. even system restore didn't fix the problem it has made now.Everytime I try to open a program it asks me what to open the program in.Example.. firefox? Try opening it in firefox.. then it opens firefox and tries to download the .exe.. instead of simply opening. It is doing this to all the programs.. asking me what to open them with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyndcrosser Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I always use a safe spot for my files on a separate hard drive, and use J Downloader to download all my files. I scan them in afterwards now.Wynd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikuoAmero Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 or simply, you can use Firefox with Adblock Plus and Noscript. That, and use JDownloader. The viruses on the Megaupload site can't infect you if the ads are refused permission to load in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renacho Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 I've never gotten a virus using Megaupload. I also use Kaspersky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmark Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 megaupload itself is ok, wether or not the file/files you downloaded from it are a different manner. Just being connected to the internet itself puts you at risk technically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnawind Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 megaupload itself is ok, wether or not the file/files you downloaded from it are a different manner. Just being connected to the internet itself puts you at risk technically.Usually, file stored on MU don't have dangerous viruses. As far as I know, MU deletes files that have actual viruses, rather than false positives, in order for it to prevent harming other files on the server it is stored on. Same goes for every other similar file host. The problem is with the ads, which was stated above. If you want to block them, all you really need is Mozilla Firefox and Adblock Puss with these urls in the filters:http://s.megaclick.com/*http://google-analytics.com/*I think there were more, but that should help at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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