Megadownloads.com

[BoB]

Noticed this msg in another NG today.
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I wanted the latest version of Winzip and Googled accordingly.
Received a list of sites and went for the "Free Downloads".
Got to a site called 1000downloads.co.uk
Clicked on 'download Winzip9'.

My internet connection to my ISP was immediately terminated and was
reconnected to a new one with the premium number of 09097927979.
There was even a new entry in my Dial Up Networking folder and a
shortcut on my desktop.

There was no indication of their call charges but at say, £1 per
minute, a thirty minute "free download" could be quite expensive.
I feel that an inexperienced user could be seriously conned.
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Someone mentioned megadownloads.com was a place to stay away from
and that they do show at the top of the site that they are a pay
site, 1.5 euros per minute, dialer - but in small letters.

Neither megadownloads nor 1000downloads are presently listed in
either my 126k or 581k HOSTS file. Neither are listed in IE-SpyAd
for the IE restricted sites list. Shouldn't they be or is this just
"surfer beware"?

BoB
For the duration of Swen, my address is inoperative.

[Howard Phillips]

> My internet connection to my ISP was immediately terminated and was
> reconnected to a new one with the premium number of 09097927979.
> There was even a new entry in my Dial Up Networking folder and a
> shortcut on my desktop.
>
> There was no indication of their call charges but at say, £1 per
> minute, a thirty minute "free download" could be quite expensive.
> I feel that an inexperienced user could be seriously conned.
> end quote
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All of this is against the Computer Abuse Act 1990