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    donho
    last edited by donho Dec 28, 2022, 12:57 PM Dec 28, 2022, 12:42 PM

    A lot of people complain to me that they’ve got malware from a Notepad++ fake site:
    https://notldoy.xyz

    Please take 5 seconds to help us for reporting such site by using the following link:
    https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/guidelines/report-spam

    Thank you.

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      datatraveller1 @donho
      last edited by Dec 28, 2022, 3:55 PM

      @donho Please obfuscate links to untrusted websites:
      https colon slash slash notldoy dot xyz
      That’s what @Peterjones advised us.

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        Alan Kilborn @datatraveller1
        last edited by Dec 28, 2022, 4:23 PM

        @datatraveller1 said in Notepad++ fake site:

        Please obfuscate links to untrusted websites

        That makes it harder to “report spam” as user has to actually think, not just copy and paste.

        No good answers, I’m afraid

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          datatraveller1 @Alan Kilborn
          last edited by datatraveller1 Dec 28, 2022, 4:36 PM Dec 28, 2022, 4:32 PM

          @Alan-Kilborn I don’t understand what you mean.
          Anyway, I like Peter’s suggestion to obfuscate links to untrusted websites.

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            Lycan Thrope @donho
            last edited by Dec 28, 2022, 6:15 PM

            @donho said in Notepad++ fake site:

            https://notldoy.xyz

            Reported.

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              Lycan Thrope @datatraveller1
              last edited by Dec 28, 2022, 6:20 PM

              @datatraveller1 ,

              Common sense in this case, would dictate that you let this line of reason go, in this context. Being obtuse, if that’s your intent, isn’t helpful. The gentlemen basically owns the site that is being is being victimized, and in that regard, he’s asking you to report the offending site, to kill it, in this instance. If that’s not clear, well…then go ahead and click and download from it. :)

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                datatraveller1 @Lycan Thrope
                last edited by Dec 28, 2022, 8:39 PM

                @Lycan-Thrope Sorry, I didn’t mean to upset anyone. I was just taking Peter’s advice seriously, but no problem, let’s forget the whole thing.

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                  datatraveller1 @datatraveller1
                  last edited by datatraveller1 Dec 28, 2022, 9:48 PM Dec 28, 2022, 9:41 PM

                  @ Moderator: Since this is a pinned topic and the little discussion about obfuscating isn’t important anymore, you can delete all answers except the “Reported.” answer, no problem for me.

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                    zeta orionis
                    last edited by Dec 29, 2022, 12:03 AM

                    My mom got like 6 viruses in her computer because she downloaded Notepad++ from a fake website

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                      Ilya Ginzburg @donho
                      last edited by Dec 29, 2022, 5:29 AM

                      @donho Done

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                        donho
                        last edited by Dec 30, 2022, 10:43 PM

                        Hope Google can do somethings about it:
                        https://twitter.com/Notepad_plus/status/1608955142602387457

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                          donho @donho
                          last edited by Jan 13, 2023, 2:48 PM

                          Please help us for testing:
                          https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/24001/when-google-is-possessed-by-profit

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