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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/MoreSocialism/status/1284458422864420864Jul 20 00:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@MoreSocialism: @schestowitz It's decent, but I don't see what it gives you beyond regular Debian.Jul 20 00:47
schestowitzRe: Link redirecting to pornJul 20 00:47
schestowitz> Hey Roy,Jul 20 00:47
schestowitz>Jul 20 00:47
schestowitz> Thought I'd give you a heads up thatJul 20 00:47
schestowitz> https://idroot.us/install-atom-text-editor-centos-8/ or How To InstallJul 20 00:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-idroot.us | How To Install Atom Text Editor on CentOS 8 - idrootJul 20 00:47
schestowitz> Atom Text Editor on CentOS 8 is redirecting to a site that tries toJul 20 00:47
schestowitz> trick the user into downloading a browser extension, then redirects to aJul 20 00:47
schestowitz> porn chatroom when you try to leave using the browsers back button.Jul 20 00:47
schestowitz>Jul 20 00:47
schestowitz> You might want to check it out and remove it. I suspect that idroot.usJul 20 00:47
schestowitz> has been hacked.Jul 20 00:47
schestowitz>Jul 20 00:47
schestowitz> The link is under "Instructionals/Technical" in this page of links onJul 20 00:47
schestowitz> Techrights: http://techrights.org/2020/07/18/git-2-28-0-rc1/Jul 20 00:47
schestowitzI have just opened the link and it redirected me from the original article to some non-porn site about phone deals. I wonder if the webmaster added some dodgy ad-related crap, not knowing how dodgy it really was.Jul 20 00:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Links 19/7/2020: Debian “Stretch” 9.13, KaOS Linux 2020.07, Git 2.28.0 RC1 | TechrightsJul 20 00:47
schestowitzI don't typically open pages with JS on.Jul 20 00:47
schestowitzFrom now on I will carefully check before linking to this domain. My guess it, it wasn't cracked but associated with some rather dodgy party for little revenue.Jul 20 00:47
schestowitzidroot is not a spam site; maybe worth contacting its webmaster? Maybe unaware of all this?Jul 20 00:47
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