just recently i stumbled across a site that wanted me to download vlc media player, yes we all know vlc media player is a great product. however i had a look into the website and found that it was not all that it was laded to be. it is a scam, beware of this site, it needs investigating: http://www.downloaddirect.com/software/vlc-player/2567
i have taken the download from that site and have attached it here for investigation as well
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01-27-2011, 07:34 AM #1
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the fake vlc media player scam
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01-27-2011, 11:26 PM #2
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Thanks Dingo44, we're have a look into this one now.
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02-03-2011, 03:11 AM #3
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it has been a week and this website i posted is still not being blocked by spyware doctor
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02-03-2011, 09:40 PM #4
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We are currently working on a fix today and the update will be made available as soon as possible.
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02-07-2011, 04:13 AM #5
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fix has been released today, thanks guys
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