Proven safe to download discussion thread

[ZeldaClassicEXPERT]

I Fira777 on YouTube have seen some videos which prove that some downloads are safe to click on, double click on, download, use etc.



Are there any completely legal and safe (such as from http://www.sounds-resource.com/) .mp3 music files
that I can use in games? If yes I highly recommend doing a YouTube video or videos proving such downloads are safe
and then posting such videos or video.






To do a http://www.youtube.com/ video proof that something is completely safe do the following 16


#1: Download a recorder such as Hypercam 2.0





#2: Install a recorder such as Hypercam 2.0





#3: If you have Hypercam 2.0 have the following statuses
Screen Area
Start X 0 Start Y 0
Width 1096 Height 1020
Leave Capture layered/transparent windows (May slow down performance)
unchecked others are okay to have marked next to if you wish


AVI File
Add sequential number to the file name
can be checked or unchecked your choice

Rate in Frames per Second, Record: 5 Playback: 5

Cursor/Full frame capture ratio 1 (1 to capture every frame)

Key frame every 100 frames

Video Compressor -- Auto Select - Strongly Recommended!

Frame compression quality 100 %

Limit screen capture to max. 24 bits per pixel (may be slower)
has the box to the left unchecked


rest you choose.





#4: Know that http://www.virustotal.com/
is completely safe and legal to visit and use
including scanning one or more files.





#5: Know that if you put a harmless .exe file
in a .zip folder such a harmless .exe file
will not be accused of being harmful especially if such
a harmless .exe file is an installer made by
Install Creator 2





#6: Open up something such as Notepad





#7: Type up every website you will visit
to go to every download you will download in the video
and then scan to prove safe.





#8: Open up recorder such as Hypercam 2.0





#9: Set up needed settings





#10: Go to Notepad that you have open that have stuff you typed on it





#11: Start recording.





#12: Download the one file or download the more than one file.





#13: Scan the downloaded file (you can skip and installer but scan whatever the installer does install) or scan the downloaded files or both.





#14: When finished stop recording.





#15: Upload the video footage somewhere such as http://www.youtube.com/upload





#16: Post the ^ video or the ^ videos or both here in this thread.

[Kosheh]

this thread is so good and so pure that i think i might die

[SKELTON S. SKELETON]

zeldaclassicexpert i'm so glad you're still here / audio i'm so glad you still have an alt

[Hiynastrike]

*HIYNA AWAKENS FROM DEATH TO REPLY* "Hey look! A free download game for a Mario, Sonic, Goku, Halo, and Shrek Crossover game! One time safe download!!??? WHAT CAN POSSIBLY GO WRONG!?

*dies from sudden porn popups everywhere*

[Gors]

amazing

[PatientZero]

Look, I've been around these webpages for nearly two decades, I've done my share of downloading (and uploading one time, but then I had to buy a new computer)
It's no exaggeration to say that I've downloaded at least 10 internet files, so I know what I'm talking about here.

You might see a link on a website like Google.com, and you think "that looks like a cool internet file" so you use your mouse to click on it and download it to your Internet Explorer (we used to call in an Internet EXPLODER because 90's kids were cooler), but no, you should never do that even when your parents say you can.
When you download a webfile your computer opens your modem ports (this is a technical term that is very complicated) to let the file save to your CPU (this is another technical term)
But when your modem ports are open hacker viruses can download THEMSELVES to your Internet Explorer, I have seen this happen, usually they are disguised as funny pictures of cats. You should definitely NEVER download a cat .jpg (that is hacker talk for "picture")
(pictures of dogs are safe because hackers are scared of dogs)

I have had several very expensive Microsoft Apple computers that have gotten sick with viruses because I downloaded on them. Because I am a computer expert I was able to properly clean the motherboard (that's where all your files are kept inside the computer), but that can be very dangerous because viruses can escape when you open the case and infect your phone, TV, webcam, etc.

If you absolutely have to download something (maybe because your teacher says so or because it's a photograph of a real ghost), always download it to a floppy disk. Because most computers don't use them anymore the virus was probably made on a laptop without a floppy disk drive, so it will get confused and go back to the internet.
Important note: this doesn't always work, because computer hackers are illegal they don't have jobs so they might not be able to buy a new computer without a disk drive. You are usually already safe in this case because modern computers are so advanced the virus will think it's on a spaceship and get scared and run away. (viruses don't work in space because NASA invented the internet)