Deleting System32\curl.exe

Re:Deleting System32\curl.exe by Freak_NL on Monday April 24, 2023 @06:58AM (#35685982)

Two xx's. That's almost as bad as three, and surely heuristically naughty.

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Re:Deleting System32\curl.exe by mysterydip on Monday April 24, 2023 @07:09AM (#35686071)

"heuristically naughty" may be my new favorite phrase.

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Re:Deleting System32\curl.exe by saalweachter on Monday April 24, 2023 @08:00AM (#35686531)

I once (early 2000's, comparison shopping) used a heuristic that any video with a volume # greater than 7 was probably porn.

Doesn't work as well today, but there were surprisingly few false positives at the time.

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Re:Deleting System32\curl.exe by circuit10 on Monday April 24, 2023 @07:08AM (#35686061)

It could also be to do with the word “hack” because https://hackmii.com/ is blocked too

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Re:Deleting System32\curl.exe by version_five on Monday April 24, 2023 @07:32AM (#35686290)

Good thing there is no shake shack in the UK.

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Re:Deleting System32\curl.exe by daveoc64 on Monday April 24, 2023 @07:57AM (#35686496)

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Re:Deleting System32\curl.exe by janstice on Monday April 24, 2023 @08:43AM (#35686940)

And yet there is a town called Scunthorpe - I wonder if the inhabitants have trouble getting things delivered?

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Re:Deleting System32\curl.exe by vidarh on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:52AM (#35687653)

Indeed:

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Re:Deleting System32\curl.exe by denton-scratch on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:56AM (#35687706)

At one time, a lot of email spam filters would barf on that town's name.

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