Caution downloading NZBs?

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Originally Posted by rossco

It's possible for a nzb file to be mislabeled though. You could download something that says Shrek 3 and it end up being porn for example.
That's not really a big deal though...

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That would be more of a bonus though, really. :unsure:

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Originally Posted by Skizo

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Originally Posted by rossco

It's possible for a nzb file to be mislabeled though. You could download something that says Shrek 3 and it end up being porn for example.
That's not really a big deal though...

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That would be more of a bonus though, really. :unsure:

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Like my newly downloaded porn video that shows a woman getting a bunch of Eels up her ass :unsure:

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Originally Posted by MultiForce

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Originally Posted by Skizo

That would be more of a bonus though, really. :unsure:

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Like my newly downloaded porn video that shows a woman getting a bunch of Eels up her ass :unsure:

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nzb please:01:

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Originally Posted by Skizo

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Originally Posted by mbucari1

I always open EVERYTHING I download in a virtual machine and then scan with kaspersky and NOD32. If they find ANYTHING, I delete the files. Just can't risk that it might be a false positive.

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What for? :blink:

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Was a joke :rolleyes:

I think what the OP was asking about and what Beck38 addressed was extra content added to the NZB that is actually hosted on a news server. And, as Beck38 poited out,

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Originally Posted by Beck38

LOTS of websites that gather and distribute NZB's 'insert' spam along with the nzb.

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It is entirely possible that the creator of a NZB could point your newsreader to some malicious file which one could inadvertently open or some other offensive material or spam. It's always good to get your NZBs from a trusted source, like Newzbin (I can't speak for FST as I've never used their NZBs), or use one of the indexing sites available. I like binsearch and alt.binaries.nl for these purposes as not all content is available as a NZB.

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Originally Posted by 4play

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Originally Posted by MultiForce

Like my newly downloaded porn video that shows a woman getting a bunch of Eels up her ass :unsure:

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nzb please:01:

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It was in a NZB file I got from a friend... I think he was drunk or something :P

If you want to take a look:

http://www.binsearch.info/?q=anal+ee..._age=7&server=

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Originally Posted by emperorIX

I think what the OP was asking about and what Beck38 addressed was extra content added to the NZB that is actually hosted on a news server. And, as Beck38 poited out,

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Originally Posted by Beck38

LOTS of websites that gather and distribute NZB's 'insert' spam along with the nzb.

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It is entirely possible that the creator of a NZB could point your newsreader to some malicious file which one could inadvertently open or some other offensive material or spam. It's always good to get your NZBs from a trusted source, like Newzbin (I can't speak for FST as I've never used their NZBs), or use one of the indexing sites available. I like binsearch and alt.binaries.nl for these purposes as not all content is available as a NZB.

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Thank you - finally, someone who understands!

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Originally Posted by chadw01

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Originally Posted by emperorIX

I think what the OP was asking about and what Beck38 addressed was extra content added to the NZB that is actually hosted on a news server. And, as Beck38 poited out,

It is entirely possible that the creator of a NZB could point your newsreader to some malicious file which one could inadvertently open or some other offensive material or spam. It's always good to get your NZBs from a trusted source, like Newzbin (I can't speak for FST as I've never used their NZBs), or use one of the indexing sites available. I like binsearch and alt.binaries.nl for these purposes as not all content is available as a NZB.

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Thank you - finally, someone who understands!

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we do understand its just its not really that big a deal. if your going to download warez of any kind no matter what source there is a risk of virus infection involved. hell there is a risk of infection from a legitimate source.

Spam is easy to deal with, you just delete it and keep the bits you want. nzbs only contain the metadata regarding the files you want to download. if someone includes malware into the nzb file it will only download it. you still have to execute it.

chances are on any good source like FST someone will pipe up and say this download sets off my virus scanner. someone will report it and the nzb is removed.

We should not consider it impossible that someday someone might discover a way to insert some sort of hostile code into an NZB file that would act as malware when the ZNB is opened by the newsreader.

After all, who would have ever thought that JPEGs could contain a trojan that activates when you view the image?

http://www.wired.com/science/discove.../2004/09/65116