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Post by mikef6 on Jul 24, 2019 19:17:50 GMT
A recent website I ran across recently, rarefilm.net, has several films I have been wanting for a long time available for free (but slow) download – fast download will cost you. However, the downloads require the Flash SD app. I tried looking it up but found some disturbing info like you have to agree to it reconfiguring your omnibar – which I gather has something to do with gaming, which I never indulge in – and make some unknown site your regular search engine. As Laurence Olivier said to Dustin Hoffman, “ Is it safe?” Or will I have to continue waiting for the movies I want to see? I greatly appreciate any help and advice. |
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Post by Catman on Jul 24, 2019 20:49:27 GMT
Everything Catman has heard about this suggests that Flash SD is a malware scam.
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Post by mslo79 on Jul 25, 2019 0:21:44 GMT
It appears suspect at best from a quick search online in regard to that 'Flash SD' thing. personally I would avoid it. unless you can directly download the movie files in known video formats (i.e. .mkv/.mp4/.avi etc) I would would not trust it. if it makes you install a program (i.e. .exe etc) to view the video I would avoid it unless your sure it's legit. even in cases with .mkv etc... one can potentially get a virus although the chances are minimal if your video playback software is up to date as general video playback of formats like .mkv etc are pretty safe as it's not like a .exe file etc which the chances of a virus are fairly high if your on a suspect website. if your using VLC for video playback software on your computer, make sure your running at least v3.0.7... thehackernews.com/2019/06/vlc-media-player-hacking.html ; personally I never cared for VLC but it's a popular video playback program. p.s. as a general rule... don't install stuff on your computer unless you trust it (or don't give out any sensitive information online unless you personally were trying to find a site to log into as if you stumble into a random thing asking for more sensitive info, just assume it's a scam). following that general rule will help keep junk off of your computer. if you have some potential junk on your computer I would consider running a scan for malware etc with reputable companies like malwarebytes etc. basically unless your sure your computer is clean of viruses and the like I would not do any sensitive stuff on that computer otherwise that info can be potentially stolen. that's one reason I feel if someone has at least a couple of computers in their house, especially if they got some slightly older ones laying around, I suggest installing Linux Mint (it's a free OS (operating system) that replaces Windows on your computer. basically you delete everything on the drive and install that) on it as it's quite unlikely you will get a virus using that simply because the vast majority of shady people target Windows since it's got about 87% of the market share where as Linux only has about 2%. |
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Post by mikef6 on Jul 25, 2019 4:10:15 GMT
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Post by mslo79 on Jul 26, 2019 7:31:37 GMT
mikef6 just for kicks... I went to that site the OP listed and clicked on some random movies... it appears to be .mkv files, so as long as those are all your downloading you should be reasonably safe. but does appear to be limited on the free stuff to 1024MB (or 1GB) and even when you find some stuff smaller than that, it seems free users are locked out etc. NOTE: I don't see any downloads for that 'Flash SD' stuff mentioned. I am using Firefox with uBlock Origin (which should be a default install on Firefox or Chrome). either way, I doubt that site is legit (assuming legit as in Netflix and the like) if that's your primary concern. p.s. but come to think of it... if you don't have to give out any sensitive info, you could always try messing with sites you don't trust in a virtual machine as this way even if you do get hit with some shady software (malware etc) it won't really matter since it will be contained in the virtual machine and won't touch your actual machine. www.virtualbox.org/ ; it's free software. when I say virtual machine I basically mean it's like running a computer (from within Windows etc) on your computer. I use that on Linux from time-to-time so I can use Windows10 on the temporary occasion I need it for something. but if I want to play a game, ill just reboot the computer and boot into the real Win10 etc.
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