This left the topic a long time ago, but I don't understand what you guys are afraid of, the link goes straight to a png, not an executable, its very simple to verify that with virtually any browser; are you guys claiming the= y are trying to exploit some kind of weakness in the png display plugin of some browser or what? On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Tamas Rudnai wrote= : > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:30 PM, V G wrote: > > > That link is perfectly fine. It's my webhost. What's the difference > between > > that link and an attachment (if I were to have attached it)? > > > > You can trust it as much as you can trust the attachments here from > anyone. > > > > It is not about the link if the DNS resolves the address or not or the we= bs > server transfers the file or not. It is about net hygiene. > > First of all not all clicks on all type of links whatever is posted for > various security reasons. Secondly not all web hosting > services providing sufficient protection against getting compromised -- s= o > even if we know you have set up that site and we trust you, we cannot be > sure if your web site is still intact or compromised. Maybe yes maybe not > -- > and that is the principle, does not matter which one. We trust more on a > big > names that are less likely to taken over control by a hacker... > > Now the serious side: > This bytehost7.com was created on Feb 2011, fairly new. The whois databas= e > does not show correct owner information, and I have checked with our > ThreatSeeker Network and it shows that the IP address shares with many > malicious web sites (over 4k sites I am talking about!), and the IP is > blocked! I would delete my account from this hosting service straight awa= y > and buy one from a trusted company instead... > > Tamas > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > > > > -- > int main() { char *a,*s,*q; printf(s=3D"int main() { char *a,*s,*q; > printf(s=3D%s%s%s, q=3D%s%s%s%s,s,q,q,a=3D%s%s%s%s,q,q,q,a,a,q); }", > q=3D"\"",s,q,q,a=3D"\\",q,q,q,a,a,q); } > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 Tobias Gogolin Tel. Movistar (646) 124 32 82 Tel. Telcel (646) 160 58 99 skype: moontogo messenger: usertogo@hotmail.com Blog: http://zeitgeistensenada.blogspot.com/ You develop Sustainable Ranch Technology at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SURA-TECH an Open Source Electric Motor/Alternator at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Performance_Axial_Flux and an Open Source Motor Controller at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GoBox --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .