[fpc-devel] Dangerous download on bug report

[J. Gareth Moreton]

Hi everyone,

This is a bit of a public service announcement.  I tried to look at this 
bug:

https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=38451

The poster offered a ZIP download of their project, but it's hosted by a 
questionable site, since it requires browser add-ons (including Adobe 
Flash) and a client program (which apparently was digitally signed and 
recognised by Windows).  It installed Opera and a number of 3rd Party 
Windows Services without permission. I've managed to uninstall said 
programs, and now I'm running a full virus scan because, frankly, I 
don't trust everything to be gone.

I made a post on the bug report suggesting the author use a different 
download provider.  But long story short, DO NOT DOWNLOAD FROM THE LINK 
PROVIDED.

Gareth aka. Kit


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