Free 1GB Xmas drive while supplies last

Better scan that flash drive when you get it, it might be loaded with malware. Would make a nice scheme from a spammer's point of view - get an e-mail address and a postal address to spam, and load up some poor guy's computer with more spamming s/w.

I won't be getting this, just thought I'd toss a word of caution in here...

That's why there are several computers in my household and one is explicitly mine (touch it at your peril), hand-crafted with my own blood, sweat and tears (and more importantly, my own money)

Unlike your other half though, I find other ways of wasting my time online. Like posting to forums about portable software and such.

Mine hasn't arrived yet either, wouldn't be surprised if I get it after Christmas (or never).

I ordered both from the links here.
There have been no deliveries or additional emails.

yes, that's the kind of thing I'm talking about.

If I understand the scam correctly, the internal controller has been modified to report a high size - say, 2 GB or 4 GB - to the host PC. However, the flash drive only contains 1 GB or sometimes even less - one poor guy ended up with a "2 GB" drive that barely crossed 400 MB.
The intent isn't to corrupt data, IIUC, but to scam people. And, according to those articles, it's working pretty nicely.

There's no need to destroy the drive, just run that H2Testw app. It'll format the flash drive (destroying any malware, or anything else, along the way) and see what its actual size is, regardless of what size the drive claims to be.

This could be a legit offer, but I don't believe in taking chances... still, once you run H2Testw, then format the drive again (just in case), it should be a nice free bargain.

It's my belief that it comes with software on it to utilize the FlyingShare website. Which, from what I can tell is some kind of file-uploading service. They're obviously hoping to get you ridiculously entrenched in using their service that you'll feel you can't live without it and shell out some hard earned cash for the "pro" features or something like that.

I personally couldn't give a flying flip about it, and I'll readily use it as a Christmas tree ornament if all else fails. That's if I ever get one, for which I'm still doubtful.

Still, we've got some pretty good mileage out of this thread though.

I'm also a bit leery of this offer, which is part of the reason I haven't signed up for it. Still, with proper precautions, you can get something for nothing... (probably, like Darkbee said, they're hoping to hook you into buying a pro membership on a file-sharing site - fat chance)

huh, I could have sworn luntrus (aka polonus) was an Avast! dev. Perhaps just a super-active, really knowledgeable forum member? Anyway, his posts are excellent & informative. I always get a lot out of them...

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