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DO NOT INSTALL PASTEBIN DESKTOP! - ShawnReynolds - 11-15-2014
I installed Pastebin desktop on my laptop, and it put a virus/malware on my hard drive. The malware it put on my hard drive is mrtstub, this might not be a malicious software, but after some research on it, it seems that it is. So I strongly suggest that you do not install pastebin's desktop client. I had never used pastebin before, and I was curious, so I downloaded and installed it, and I saw this file on my hard drive. I searched it up, found out what it is. I did not know what put it there at first, but when I uninstalled pastebin, the file was completely removed.
RE: DO NOT INSTALL PASTBIN DESKTOP! - roger_smith - 11-15-2014
(11-15-2014, 03:18 AM)ShawnReynolds Wrote: I installed Pastebin desktop on my laptop, and it put a virus/malware on my hard drive. The malware it put on my hard drive is mrtstub, this might not be a malicious software, but after some research on it, it seems that it is. So I strongly suggest that you do not install pastebin's desktop client. I had never used pastebin before, and I was curious, so I downloaded and installed it, and I saw this file on my hard drive. I searched it up, found out what it is. I did not know what put it there at first, but when I uninstalled pastebin, the file was completely removed.
EDIT: Because people seem to be having trouble reading the entire thread:
THIS IS A FALSE POSITIVE. THERE WAS NOTHING MALICIOUS. IF YOU POST ANYTHING ABOUT "THX FOR LETTING ME KNOW, GLAD I DIDN'T DOWNLOAD, DER DER" YOU'RE A COMPLETE SKID WHO SHOULD BE KICKED SQUARE IN THE NUTZ.
Original Post:
You probably didn't install a legitimate piece of software. Do you still have the installer you ran?
RE: DO NOT INSTALL PASTBIN DESKTOP! - ShawnReynolds - 11-15-2014
(11-15-2014, 03:43 AM)roger_smith Wrote: You probably didn't install a legitimate piece of software. Do you still have the installer you ran?
Yeah, I was about to delete it, why?
RE: DO NOT INSTALL PASTEBIN DESKTOP! - roger_smith - 11-15-2014
save it, go download fciv.exe and do a file checksum on it
EDIT: fciv download http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841290
RE: DO NOT INSTALL PASTBIN DESKTOP! - Senka - 11-15-2014
(11-15-2014, 03:18 AM)ShawnReynolds Wrote: I installed Pastebin desktop on my laptop, and it put a virus/malware on my hard drive. The malware it put on my hard drive is mrtstub, this might not be a malicious software, but after some research on it, it seems that it is. So I strongly suggest that you do not install pastebin's desktop client. I had never used pastebin before, and I was curious, so I downloaded and installed it, and I saw this file on my hard drive. I searched it up, found out what it is. I did not know what put it there at first, but when I uninstalled pastebin, the file was completely removed.
So a site that's been up since 2000 has been distributing malware to over 100,000 people over 14ish years? Ok.
RE: DO NOT INSTALL PASTEBIN DESKTOP! - ShawnReynolds - 11-15-2014
(11-15-2014, 03:46 AM)roger_smith Wrote: save it, go download fciv.exe and do a file checksum on it
EDIT: fciv download http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841290
I just downloaded and extracted it, how do I use it though? I have never used command line tools before.
(11-15-2014, 03:47 AM)Senka Wrote: So a site that's been up since 2000 has been distributing malware to over 100,000 people over 14ish years? Ok.
Hey, Google is older that that, and they have almost always sold users information.
RE: DO NOT INSTALL PASTEBIN DESKTOP! - roger_smith - 11-15-2014
(11-15-2014, 03:49 AM)ShawnReynolds Wrote: I just downloaded and extracted it, how do I use it though? I have never used command line tools before.
Hey, Google is older that that, and they have almost always sold users information.
you need to open a cmd window, go to the directory fciv.exe is in, and do:
.\fciv.exe \path\to\installer\file (IE C:\Users\Boner Shawn\Downloads\stoopidfile.exe)
RE: DO NOT INSTALL PASTEBIN DESKTOP! - Senka - 11-15-2014
(11-15-2014, 03:49 AM)ShawnReynolds Wrote: Hey, Google is older that that, and they have almost always sold users information.
What the fuck are you on about? Also, how does this relate to your topic?
RE: DO NOT INSTALL PASTEBIN DESKTOP! - ShawnReynolds - 11-15-2014
(11-15-2014, 03:53 AM)roger_smith Wrote: you need to open a cmd window, go to the directory fciv.exe is in, and do:
.\fciv.exe \path\to\installer\file (IE C:\Users\Boner Shawn\Downloads\stoopidfile.exe)
It says the system cannot find the file specified.
RE: DO NOT INSTALL PASTEBIN DESKTOP! - roger_smith - 11-15-2014
(11-15-2014, 04:00 AM)ShawnReynolds Wrote: It says the system cannot find the file specified.
well then you did it wrong.
Where is the file on your computer?