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teddyFBI
10-19-2005, 04:10 PM
Flame me if you wish, but I'm downloading a pirated version of Photoshop from Limewire...but I guess you never know what you're getting with those files...will a quick pass through my antivirus program catch it if someone has tinkered with it and embedded some malware...or would the mischievous code not be detected because presumably it has been designed to evade detection from typical AVS's?
Sightless
10-19-2005, 04:11 PM
If it's a virus your antivirus should detect it.. dont worry..
10-19-2005, 04:33 PM
No prob, dude. You know, "Honor among thieves."

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meleader2
10-19-2005, 04:35 PM
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If it's a virus your antivirus should detect it.. dont worry..

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not true. only if it is in the virus list. if the virus is a new strain/a simple "delete your hard drive" type program (not photoshop itself but the CD Key generator) then you're screwed, unless you back up your drive.
StevieG
10-19-2005, 04:42 PM
Why didn't you just use the GIMP (http://www.gimp.org)?
jaydub
10-19-2005, 04:44 PM
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If it's a virus your antivirus should detect it.. dont worry..

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not true. only if it is in the virus list. if the virus is a new strain/a simple "delete your hard drive" type program (not photoshop itself but the CD Key generator) then you're screwed, unless you back up your drive.

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True dat. Plus the most common are backdoors for botnets that are much harder to detect.
jaydub
10-19-2005, 04:45 PM
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Why didn't you just use the GIMP (http://www.gimp.org)?

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Because photoshop is better?
IndieMatty
10-19-2005, 04:48 PM
flame flame flame. Isn't this like $50 bucks?
jaydub
10-19-2005, 04:51 PM
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flame flame flame. Isn't this like $50 bucks?

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No, just a tad higher.
IndieMatty
10-19-2005, 05:15 PM
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flame flame flame. Isn't this like $50 bucks?

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No, just a tad higher.

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Even if its $500...still wrong.
StevieG
10-19-2005, 06:51 PM
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Why didn't you just use the GIMP (http://www.gimp.org)?

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Because photoshop is better?

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OK, but if he's too cheap to pay for it, then use the GIMP rather than take a chance of skank warez.
stabn
10-19-2005, 07:05 PM
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