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| From | John <Man@the.keyboard> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.apps |
| Subject | Re: .exe files on a Mac |
| Date | 2014-01-24 03:27 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <o7n3e9t8as9029a3g5imtfbqtggcvn4vm7@4ax.com> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <t5udnTEdrLWe6UHPnZ2dnUVZ_q-dnZ2d@giganews.com> <lbj7vp$mq9$1@dont-email.me> <200120141045425092%nospam@nospam.invalid> <lbjnj0$upu$1@dont-email.me> <200120141335386604%nospam@nospam.invalid> |
| Organization | synergetic AG |
On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:35:38 -0500, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
>In article <lbjnj0$upu$1@dont-email.me>, philo <philo@privacy.net>
>wrote:
>
>> >> OTOH: Though of course any type of file could be contained within
>> >> such...I don't know of any situations where I've ever come across it
>> >> with a media file.
>> >
>> > exactly. media files are distributed just as they are. there's no need
>> > to make it self-extracting since there's no need to compress them, as
>> > they are already compressed.
>>
>> It's also possible the the exe is some sort of a "downloader"
>> application that installs tons of crapware onto a Windows system.
>
>in other words, malware.
>
>movies aren't distributed that way.
>
>> If the user is careful there is usually an option to opt out that has to
>> be clicked each time the next piece of junk appears. It seems most
>> people just click "yes" and fill their machine with so much junk
>> it hardly runs.
>
>nobody reads that stuff.
*I* do.
It takes me longer to download anything than it does my sister but I
don't have Ask.com toolbars, Google toolbars and a host of other shite
preventing my machine from working.
The difference is a few seconds and I save *days* in not having to
clear up my machines. I think a little caution is worth the effort.
J.
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Re: .exe files on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-19 15:47 -0500
Re: .exe files on a Mac dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-20 09:07 +1100
Re: .exe files on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-19 17:43 -0500
Re: .exe files on a Mac dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-20 11:45 +1100
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Re: .exe files on a Mac philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2014-01-20 07:23 -0600
Re: .exe files on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-20 10:45 -0500
Re: .exe files on a Mac philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2014-01-20 11:49 -0600
Re: .exe files on a Mac nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-20 13:35 -0500
Re: .exe files on a Mac John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2014-01-24 03:27 +0000
Re: .exe files on a Mac John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2014-01-24 03:24 +0000
Re: .exe files on a Mac John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2014-01-24 03:19 +0000
Re: .exe files on a Mac PhillipJones <pjonescet@comcast.net> - 2014-01-24 15:38 -0500
Re: .exe files on a Mac PhillipJones <pjonescet@comcast.net> - 2014-01-20 16:56 -0500
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Re: .exe files on a Mac Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2014-02-04 23:37 -0500
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