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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #30 on: December 02, 2012, 03:27:44 AM »
Alas, please wait until Polonus is back to further assist you,

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #31 on: December 02, 2012, 03:54:45 AM »
Ok, I can wait. I just want to Know wether or not i am safe or not(I probably am but i just want to hear it from a somewhat/expert on these things

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #32 on: December 02, 2012, 04:47:13 AM »
Also juat a general question about malware, can iphones or ipods get any malware?  Also is wiki.d-addicts.com down? I tried visitin it on my ipod and it shows up for a little before switching to a blank white screen.

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #33 on: December 02, 2012, 09:11:56 AM »
As for wiki.d-addicts.com being down, can't say as it is several hours after your last post.

But you can check any site to see if up or down in the future:  http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #34 on: December 02, 2012, 02:21:55 PM »
Still waiting for an answer.Also i tried visiting wiki.d-addicts.com and it loaded then switched to a blank white screen again. If i reload the page it fixes itself for a little(I am using a iPod)

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #35 on: December 02, 2012, 02:44:17 PM »
I do not think you can pass any malware to Windows platforms if the users do not use the same typo you did, they cannot be harmed either. So do not panick, you are safe.
About iPod security read this: http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonetroubleshooting/a/iphone-security.htm (link author Sam Costello)

The site wiki.d-addicts.com is found to be clean on VT, Quttera and urlquery.net scanning
availability is OK: http://www.websitedown.info/46.165.216.86

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #36 on: December 02, 2012, 05:12:07 PM »
I guess i dont have any malware on my computer! Thanks for all the help Polonus and everyone else!                     Edit: Almoay forgot I hav one More question. Can windows/any malware hide from my antivirus when i do a scan with my antivirus? I heard that you should run in safe mode? Doessafe mode show the malware and what is safe mode?
« Last Edit: December 02, 2012, 05:16:47 PM by TuckerX »

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #37 on: December 02, 2012, 05:14:08 PM »
Your welcome, my friend. Stay safe and secure,

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #38 on: December 02, 2012, 05:20:01 PM »
Could you read my edit just now^? Forgot to ask about it.

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #39 on: December 02, 2012, 05:27:19 PM »
Also can a website adress be an ip? I remember clicking on a link an it took me to a web adress that was an ip and long.google chrome said that it couldnt find it?(was using my iMac)

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #40 on: December 02, 2012, 09:05:52 PM »
still wondering about these questions.

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #41 on: December 02, 2012, 10:40:13 PM »
Hi TuckerX,

As safe mode av scan you can select a avast boottime scan. Once memory scan finish, you can right click on the Avast anti virus window and select “Schedule Boot Time Scan”.
A website address can be an IP. For instance here where hostname is the same as the IP: http://173.194.65.100/
this is a google address. So you can go there as http://www.google.nl or as http://173.194.65.100  the IP number that resolves to that address,

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #42 on: December 02, 2012, 11:45:14 PM »
Oh im not wondering about that. I am wondering if malware can hide from my av scanner if its not in safe mode. Also can windows malware hide from my antivirus scanner when doing a regular scan on my computer(when not in safe mode)? I just want to know in cause I should run my antivirus scanner in safe mode also.
About the ip adress: well i dont remember what the ip adress was when I clicked on the link but I ran my antivirus scanners(clamXav and Sophos) and they found nothing so i guess i am safe.

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #43 on: December 03, 2012, 05:10:54 AM »
Also can you visit wiki.d-addicts for me on a computer? Just want to know if it switches to a white screen after a bit on a mobile device only or is it in general. EDIT:For some reason the site loads fine only when i have javascript disabled? I AM USING AN IPOD.    Edit2: sorry for all the caps
« Last Edit: December 03, 2012, 05:43:21 AM by TuckerX »

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Re: Is this site safe?
« Reply #44 on: December 03, 2012, 06:30:02 AM »
Here is wiki.d-addicts on the site up or down checker on my system:  http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/wiki.d-addicts   ???
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