08-01-2024, 08:34 AM | #31 |
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08-02-2024, 07:12 AM | #32 |
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This makes me worried if sites like Library Genesis could be impacted by this.
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I can't imagine why Library Genesis, Z library and others aren't taken down.
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Hosted in Russia, I think. I think ZLib's domain got seized a few years back but that didn't do much. Last edited by ownedbycats; 08-02-2024 at 07:58 AM. |
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All of the posts with the names of these illegal sites should be edited to remove the site names.
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Relax, Jon. No links have been posted. It's not against the rules to mention things like Pirate Bay (yeah, I'm showing my age!).
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There are a couple of other Russian-hosted sites with pirate ebooks that do takedowns when requested...booksee comes to mind. I don't know if Library Genesis honors takedowns, but if it does, that might be why it's still up.
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Now advocating that people should visit and use such sites?? THAT will get you dinged. Moderator Notice
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08-03-2024, 01:26 AM | #45 |
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Like a Zip file a rar file can contain multiple files. A poisoned rar file can contain a script which, when extracted, can infect a vulnerable computer. So someone thinks they are downloading an ebook but they are actually downloading malicious software. Many people aren't famiiar with rar files so it is easier to fool them.
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