Quote from: DannyHamilton on May 21, 2015, 03:58:29 PM

Quote from: fdylstyx on May 21, 2015, 02:38:52 PM

I've not been here a year yet, so maybe I have no place to complain but I'm just wondering if other members are more than a little hesitant about clicking on links provided by other members.

I've seen posts warning about the possibilities of infecting your computer with all sorts of malicious code simply by clicking on a link in a post or signature. I know myself that I'm getting increasingly paranoid about the situation to the point of phobia. I've read that you shouldn't even trust links in Hero and Legendary Member posts because that account may have been sold to someone who would use that inherent trust against the unsuspecting curious.

Bitcointalk.org is the go to online community for all things bitcoin related. Is there any way that links can be vetted? I know that any post can be flagged, for any reason, but I don't know that anything is really done about malicious links. It's my understanding that links that were once valid and useful can and have been changed and still appear the same. What's a newb to do?

I know it's ridiculous to think that every link in the history of this forum be vetted for the safety of all members old and new. Let alone what malice intent awaits any one of us who clicks on a link that takes us away from this forum.

The internet is a scary and potentially dangerous place and even here, where techies rein supreme, there be monsters.

fdyl

It may be a very small risk, but it's a risk I'm not willing to take.

I do not click unrecognized links in ANYBODY's posts, no matter how "trusted" they are or what their history is here at bitcoin talk. There is nothing I'm going to gain from clicking on an unrecognized link that is worth the risk of encountering an unexpected exploit.

You pays your money, and you takes your chances.

This is pretty much where I'm at right now but I just don't like it. So I'm going to take some of the advice offered here and try to be less paranoid. Even though a few links posted here in this thread make me extremely nervous but I was expecting that.

And I've been here long enough ~~not~~ to not even take notice of obvious a-holes in the mix...but I'll make an exception this time. I think we all know which poster that is. Angry

Thanks for the useful feedback folks, much appreciated.

fdyl