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Has FR been hacked?
Malwarebytes ^ | Aug 2, 2025 | Vanity

Posted on 08/02/2025 6:21:07 AM PDT by Westbrook

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1 posted on 08/02/2025 6:21:07 AM PDT by Westbrook
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To: Westbrook

Probably not. Probably someone’s fishing in your connection, nothing to do with FR.


2 posted on 08/02/2025 6:23:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: Westbrook

No. It’s a false report likely from some leftie messing with web reputations.


3 posted on 08/02/2025 6:23:28 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: Westbrook

yeah, it just told me my password was incorrect. turns out I changed it a while back, and had not logged in on this computer yet. still, makes me nervous.


4 posted on 08/02/2025 6:24:14 AM PDT by j_guru
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To: miliantnutcase

I have to agree. It is what they do. *spit*


5 posted on 08/02/2025 6:24:32 AM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est.)
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To: rlmorel

I work in IT and I bitch to Cisco all the time about their H1B goobers maliciously manipulating web reputations.


6 posted on 08/02/2025 6:30:01 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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In the good old days those of us who used computers were able to understand what was happening. You might say that the IQ of the average computer user was much higher than the general population. Fast forward several decades and the IQ of the average computer user is pretty much the same as the general population. The IQ of the average computer user has declined significantly.


7 posted on 08/02/2025 6:34:01 AM PDT by webheart (Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words. )
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To: Westbrook

There are public sites that create black lists (blocking lists) where you and I can post that liberal sites have malware. When enough people bump that same thing up high enough, that happens.

I even have blocklists for my home router where I have to whitelist some conservative sites. Why do I use them? Because the vast majority of blocked websites do have a problem.


8 posted on 08/02/2025 6:35:41 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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I’m having serious issues with Cloudflare, since I use a VPN. It will not allow me on TruthSocial when I use conventional browsers. Hate it.


9 posted on 08/02/2025 6:39:58 AM PDT by klgator
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I’m having serious issues with Cloudflare, since I use a VPN. It will not allow me on TruthSocial when I use conventional browsers. Hate it.


10 posted on 08/02/2025 6:40:06 AM PDT by klgator
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To: Westbrook

Malwarebytes SUCKS. It randomly decided the website for my convention is bad too. Don’t know why it’s the industry standard, everybody in IT knows it’s a POC. Uninstall it.


11 posted on 08/02/2025 6:41:13 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: miliantnutcase

Yes, they do. Pisses me off.


12 posted on 08/02/2025 6:43:35 AM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est.)
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To: miliantnutcase

On a quasi related note, any opinions on this?:

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13 posted on 08/02/2025 6:43:59 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Westbrook

It’s either a conspiracy of a rumor or a rumor of a conspiracy.


14 posted on 08/02/2025 6:58:19 AM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: Westbrook

I just ran Malwarebytes scan...no problems with FR and no virus found.


15 posted on 08/02/2025 6:58:42 AM PDT by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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No, but Malwarebytes will happily accept users' money through the link you posted. And "Wait! Before you go… Save 10% when you protect your device today."

We've not paid for ANY "protection" for decades.And, the three times my wife and one of her cousins got web-hacked, it was simple to fix. Two instances, turn off and restart, and one of "safe mode" and clear the browser various memories.

16 posted on 08/02/2025 7:04:39 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Westbrook

I just ran a MB Scan on FR; clean and clear.


17 posted on 08/02/2025 7:04:56 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: SunkenCiv

It’s the new Liberal detection software…….


18 posted on 08/02/2025 7:12:02 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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To: SunkenCiv

I got this early am, red screen of put up the money or we will expose you as a globalhomo just Maxipadmark.


19 posted on 08/02/2025 7:55:40 AM PDT by medical conservative
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To: Westbrook

Evan a hacked FR is better than no FR.


20 posted on 08/02/2025 8:00:56 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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