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Re:Microsoft takes down No-IP.com domains by ZachPruckowski on Monday June 30, 2014 @09:17PM (#7968688)
Yeah but what fraction of home users are going to consider that prompt as opposed to just clicking on the OK button? I've noticed a lot of software will include that in its install steps.
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Re:Microsoft takes down No-IP.com domains by zevyoura on Monday June 30, 2014 @09:25PM (#7968717)
You now actually need to specifically open the application with a right click to even have the option to open it, simply double clicking just says it's unsafe and closes. I think that safeguard probably has saved significant numbers of people from unsavory malware.
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Re:Microsoft takes down No-IP.com domains by EdwardDiego on Monday June 30, 2014 @11:42PM (#7969081)
That's the very first option everyone turns off because it gets in the way.
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Re:Microsoft takes down No-IP.com domains by semanticist on Tuesday July 01, 2014 @09:31AM (#7970490)
It's the first option everyone you know turns off, but don't mistake anyone who even knows that Hacker News exists with a typical computer user.
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Re:Microsoft takes down No-IP.com domains by EdwardDiego on Tuesday July 01, 2014 @09:23PM (#7974568)
Good point.
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