I’ll admit it. I routinely watch Dr. Who and Torchwood via illegal download before they reach US TVs. I’ve gone to a 3:00 showing of a movie and then the 5:30 showing of another without paying again. I’ve snagged music that a friend offered instead of paying for my own copy. Now, I’m not trying to get absolvence from the fandom for what amounts to petty theft; judge me as you will. On the other hand, I’m trying to save you from the really big screw up.
The day I lost everything in my computer: documents, photos, music…basically everything from 1990-around 2002 lost in the flash of an eye. How did I lose it you might ask? Other people mess up their computers attempting to download free porn. I fry mine on trying to get a free version of Con Te Partiro. That’s right. I fried my computer losing over a decade’s worth of material because I was too cheap to buy an Andrea Bocelli ballad. Yes, I am that big of a dork, and I learned my lesson the hard way.
What’s the point in all of this? Well, if you have designs on illegally downloading New Moon, according to USA Today and Yahoo, you might get a lot more than you ever bargained for. According to Yahoo:
“A new Twilight scam making the rounds and exposed by PC Tools, isn’t a whole lot different from the usual M.O., but here’s a primer on how it works.
It all begins with a web search: Users search for “Stephenie Meyer” (a misspelling of the name of the author of the Twilight books) on the web, and find (rather high) in the results a link to a result reading “Stephanie Meyer at 365Multimedia.com,” with the description “Stephenie Meyer interview on Twilight the movie starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.”
Sounds harmless enough, but 365Multimedia.com doesn’t actually host interviews (it’s a desktop background and screensaver website), and the link in question doesn’t actually go there either. Instead, users are directed to a malicious website that takes that age-old scareware path: A pop-up alerts users that they are infected with some sort of malware, and then directs them to a download site so they can get a phony antivirus software product to remedy the issue.
At that point, the user is asked for his credit card number, additional malware is installed on the machine, and Robert Pattinson is nowhere to be found. Now that sucks. (Bites? Pick your own favorite vampire reference…)”
i never download movies…they’ll eventually come out online..so i say why risk screwing up your computer when one can just be patient for it to go online…BUT i’m not going to lie i was having the temptation of downloading New Moon…and you just reminded me even more of why i shouldn’t…so thanks =)
“Stephenie Meyer” is not a misspelling of her name.
I know…? Thats stupid.
Thank you!
find (rather high) in the results a link to a result reading “Stephanie Meyer at 365Multimedia.com,â€
That’s what they mean by misspelled.
I love Twilight!;)
wow….so glad you put this out there! I almost did that and just got a new computer because I fried my last machine and didn’t fully understand why…now I kno free downloads cost a mint!!!
absolutely, nothing is free. i love the twilight saga and would love to have the movie before anyone else, but these computers cost a lot more than the movies would cost
AHHH omg i have like 25 hours until NEW MOON!!!!:)
wow, thats gotta suck 2 get ur comp screwed when downloading something soooo amazing!!!
Plus, we only hurt OURSELVES when we download stuff for free. If we love New Moon and want to show the producers that making Breaking Dawn is worth it, then pay for the tickets to the movie. Heck see it 5 times and pay each time. If they get ridiculous earnings at the box office, you’d better believe they’ll put the green light on BD.
Trying to get something for “free” only hurts YOU in the end. If you love something, you have to support it, or eventually it will wither away. Take responsibility and pay your little bit ($7) to ensure we all get to enjoy things like this in the future.
I’ve never donwloaded movies and I never will. I’d rather wait patiently until New Moon is out on DVD. It makes the price much better. I can’t believe that New Moon is coming out in just a few hours!
Whats the point of it?
To backup your files, and to keep on pirating.
Little question. You go and see the movie in theaters. You know you’re going to buy the DVD the day it comes out. Would it be wrong to download a cam of the movie until then?
And also, you lost a decade of files? Dude, learn to backup. D:
I Agree with Mayra. i can Wait. i dont download anything off line because one this is my Sister pc and i wouldnt do it to my pc. i know the risk and im not willing to take them. to much out the to realy mess up a pc. So im glad there is someone out there tellin ppl what could happend.. Thankx
There is no difference between downloading pirate movies online and stealing the DVD/Bluray from a store in my opinion.
I love movies as much as books and have a $15k home cinema system. I’m certainly not going to spend all that money on top gear and then watch a poor copy of the movie just save a few $.
Just to let you know, the virus you are talking about is Antipro virus. It will download onto your computer without your consent, even if you never click okay. But here’s the trick, they don’t give you the option to click cancel. You have to click okay to get out of it, and then the damage is done. Another screen will come up that looks like the ‘My Computer’ section of your computer and show a downloading bar. If you hit ALT F4 before that bar is finished loading, it will cancel the page and keep if from your computer. Better yet, get Avira AntiVir Personal. It’s free and will notify you if anything is trying to load itself onto your computer. Note…once this virus has found your computer, it knows your IP address, basically your computers phone number, and will try to load onto it every couple of days. I have had 2 computers fried because of this virus and it is not fun. It normally only pops up at sites that host or stream free movies or tv shows. Surfthechannel.com, watch-movies-links.tv, youko.com, tudo.com etc…Be careful when visiting those sites.
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well, I’ve just seen the movie and I could say that the story is better than the first one..and I also noticed that the actors and actresses improved here..can’t get enough of it so I am not losing hope that I might get a clear copy on my torrent =)
Andrea Bocelli is truly a master. He has a super great voice that sounds heavenly.*;`
Andrea Bocelli is truly a master. He has a super great voice that sounds heavenly.’;~
andrea bocelli is really a gifted man and he has the best sounding voice ever .
Andrea is really very talented because he had such beautiful voice,:”