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[+] [S] 75 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I know this is a helpful community, but it looks like the biggest scam site of all time lol

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The url also sets off so many alarm bells for me. Lol

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Yeah lol the URL doesn't match the page title which doesn't match whatever wosonhj.com is. According to their DNS, some Chinese organization.

    It links to a fake version of libgen populated with ads

    (And sadly instead of re-hosting all 550+ TB of libgen for downloads they force the downloads through libgen's servers while throwing ads on top of their fake UI)

    It links to a fake version of sci hub populated with ads

    (Most of these all flowing into mobang.top, another throwaway url with Chinese DNS)

    I'm sure it's a helpful site, but I'd recommend people accessing it:

    1. Don't use your actual personal email
    2. Don't reuse a password you've used elsewhere
    3. Access it through a VPN so your IP isn't exposed
    4. Ensure you are running malware protection (the built in malware protection on windows or mac is likely fine) (and otherwise yes, I know you use arch, and if you use nix you're too busy modifying one of your .nix files to even read this)
    5. Anything you download, upload to https://www.virustotal.com just to be safe

    Realistically you should follow steps 1-5 for most online services, but here we are

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  • [+] [S] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)