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Post by .•´¯`•þasђγ•._.•´ on Apr 21, 2004 22:33:58 GMT -5
just cruising all the forums i frequent and i noticed a warning regarding downloading fonts from dafont.com
apparently there is some spyware in some fonts.
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Post by Freak on Apr 21, 2004 23:10:04 GMT -5
correct me if im wrong but theres seems to be a few problems with the notion of spyware inside fonts. one the extra bytes would send a corrupted message when the font was used. two fonts are not executable files so how does the spyware get from the font to its destination?. three any real spyware is going to add a noticeable size to the font and most educated people know that fonts are not usually that big
rather see some proof inside the warning not a "i heard from another forum where the users may be total morons"
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Post by .•´¯`•þasђγ•._.•´ on Apr 21, 2004 23:41:05 GMT -5
well you know i wouldnt know the insides of that sorta stuff freak. but a warning is a warning and no one rebutted it on this forum, so i thought i would post anyway (just in case) [/i][/color]
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Post by breaker on Apr 22, 2004 4:55:05 GMT -5
thanks for the warning pash but i agree with freak, there would be serveral "tell-tale" signs if spyware had been included in some fonts.
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