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• MBM@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The url also sets off so many alarm bells for me. Lol

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  • kautau@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah lol the URL doesn’t match the page title which doesn’t match whatever wosonhj.com is. According to their DNS, some Chinese organization. I’m sure it’s a helpful site, but I’d recommend people accessing it:

    1. Don’t use your actual personal email
    2. Don’t reuse a password you’ve used elsewhere
    3. Access it through a VPN so your IP isn’t exposed
    4. Ensure you are running malware protection (the built in malware protection on windows or mac is likely fine and otherwise yes, I know you use arch)
    5. Anything you download, uplo https://www.virustotal.com just to be safe

    Realistically you should follow steps 1-5 for most online services, but here we are

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    • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It used to be at that URL, and that URL redirects to it. They recently updated it and I am unsure where they are taking it.

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      • kautau@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It makes sense to use throwaway urls, libgen does it all the time, I just wanted to inform people of what I found when looking at the site. Definitely not saying don’t use it, just be cautious

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• fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Haha, I know, but it’s a good site!!

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