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sam martin
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i downloaded portable software [from another site] and there is virus

in cuteftp portable there is virus

and paltalk portable there is file might be virus

can i remove virus from cuteftp portable and use it

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Double-Check, Delete

I'd suggest double-checking them with virustotal.com to ensure it is a virus and not a false positive. If others show it as positive, delete them and scan you PC and drive fully (along with any computers you may have used).

Keep in mind that neither CuteFTP nor Paltalk portable are made here, so we can't attest to their safety. While we scan all our software with multiple antivirus engines, add self CRC checks to ensure they aren't altered and digitally sign our software, other portable software sites do not.

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Why are you posting links?!

If these really have viruses, then why would you post links?

MORE Importantly -
These are NOT supported here, we do not make them or distribute them, and nobody here can do anything about them.

If you have an issue with the apps, contact the people that made them. Of course, these are mediafire links, so maybe you don't know who made them.
Downloading these anonymous apps is kinda like finding a half-eaten hotdog on the floor of a baseball stadium, and picking it up and eating it. Maybe you catch something, maybe you don't, but don't go walking into a Nathan's and start complaining if you do!

We have perfectly good, reliable, and clean FTP and IM apps here, so ditch those mystery apps and use ours.

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i put it so you can scan

i put it so you can scan them

but this is not the full app

its the virus file

ok
is there a way to use paltalk without storing the username and the settings on pc

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Are You a Spammer Gone Wrong?

Again, the developers here are not responsible for the PalTalk application you have. You'd have to ask the developers from where you got that application.

Nobody here wants to download potentially virus infected software, so you might as well forget that idea and move on.

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no i am not a Spammer Gone

no i am not a Spammer Gone Wrong

i am not a spammer

so dont attack

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and solanus i put them so

and solanus i put them so people here can scan them

and see if they are virus
and tell me

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Infected, Removed Links

The files are infected with malware. I've removed the links. You should delete the software and not use it. Wherever you got it from, I'd suggest not getting software from them again. Additionally, the software is illegally repackaged, so you can't post those links here either. Unlike other sites, we only deal with legal software here.

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ok how can i use paltalk

ok

how can i use paltalk without storing the username in the computer

i use portable application for this

how can i do this

sam martin
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i dont intend to put virus

i dont intend to put virus here

i just ask

sam martin
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no i am a Spammer Gone

no i am not a Spammer Gone Wrong

i am not a spammer

so dont attack

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and solanus i put them so

and solanus i put them so people here can scan them

and see if they are virus
and tell me

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Sam

John has now informed you that they are infected, and illegal.

I know you want assistance, so here it is:
Delete the apps.
Rescan your computer.
Find better, legally packaged apps.

On this site, we don't support the use of illegal software, so nobody can help you with these. If you still want to use these apps, you will not get any help here.

Maybe that sounds cruel, but that's how it is.

We try very very hard here to have only legal apps, and have a reputation for integrity that we will not risk to help you with these apps.

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Paltalk Portable?

There is no such thing, as a volunteer and technical support person for that program I can say that such a program does not exist, so in reality it is a hack.

Your question about Paltalk is best answered at www.paltalk.com or log inot the program and go to one of their staff help lobbies.

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oh i dont know how to use

oh i dont know how to use this forum

i want to reply to that person

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solanus and Darkbee dont

solanus and Darkbee

dont attack

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We cannot help you

We're not attacking, we're just saying (politely) that nobody can help you here. If we could help you, we would, but we cannot.

Sorry. Good luck.

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you are attacking you say

you are attacking

you say that i bring this programs

to put virus on you

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I'm sorry you feel like you are being attacked.

I did not mean for you to feel like this.
You asked for help, but we can't help you use apps that we don't make.

You should try Filezilla Portable, which is an FTP client here, it is as easy as CuteFTP. Our Filezilla Portable is fully supported by us.

Also, you got a response from vf2nsr, who is a support person for the original PalTalk, and he said that your Portable version is a hack (meaning, it is created illegally and not supported).

We'd like you to consider using our applications here, and if so, people will be happy to help you with the ones we provide. But we can't support your Paltalk Portable.

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ok if you dont attack

ok
if you dont attack

sam martin
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but why you are fighting

but why you are fighting me

and say i want to put virus for people

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but you said If these really

but you said
If these really have viruses, then why would you post links?

isnt that meaning that i want to put virus on people

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Dude, relax!

I reacted a little strongly to your links.
I never thought you put them up to intentionally infect people.
It was clear to everyone that you did not realize it was wrong to post links to files that may be infected.
It's happened here before a few times, and the links are removed quickly.

I've worked in tech support, and seen how destructive viruses can be, and how innocent links can lead to network-wide infections.
That's the worst part about viruses, that they can be spread accidentally by good people who don't know better.

So again, please relax about this. We don't think you are trying to put virus on people. But you need to understand that viruses make people very very nervous, so in the future, please try to understand that it is always a bad idea to link to infected files.

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