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snipper_cr
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join:2002-01-22
Wheaton, IL

trust?

Isn't that going to look like just about any one of those "Anti-virus" programs that pop up. "WARNING YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED, DOWNLOAD OUR PROGRAM NAAUUGHHH!" And then they turn into a virus themselves.

Even an email I could see being easily mistaken for a trap. Okay, even if they are not mistaken for traps, it will not be long until malware writers start making scripts to look like a comcast warning message.

I see this as a good idea, just not sure how well it will work in reality...
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The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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BosstonesOwn

join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA

Another thing is how long before they change dns to route around it and disable the check of it all together.
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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!"



Mr Fel
Flynn Lives
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join:2008-03-17
Louisville, KY

reply to snipper_cr
Karl is definitely right about the 'family computer nerd', it looks just like any other pop-up that I'd warn my family against.


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