• TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      I think you were the exception not the rule. Or maybe I’m just old. Back in my day you would try to open that linkin_park.mp3 that you downloaded off of limewire, and who knows what you were actually gonna get. Normally some heinous porn or gore video, but I’m sure there was an executable or three in those, too.

      I think nowadays this is harder to do, but I could still see some kid getting fooled on some shady tracker site or something.

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        1 year ago

        For me learning about file extensions was definitely heavily influenced by early Kazaa / Limewire / DC++ days :) Fool me once etc…

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        1 year ago

        I definitely got my share of stuff that didn’t match the title from Limewire, but the only .exe I ever downloaded from it was Limewire Pro. It took zero effort to check the file name for the extension.