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Nice idea with a major problem: If they did this, the absence of such a message could suggest that you were not affected, when in fact you could be (changed IP,
by jmiserez 10y ago
Nice idea with a major problem: If they did this, the absence of such a message could suggest that you were not affected, when in fact you could be (changed IP, cleared browser, etc).
False negatives are pretty bad in this case, better for users to check themselves.
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- wepple 10y agoplus everyone behind a single NAT IP will get the message and freak out.
- huhtenberg 10y agoNo, you are missing the point. It will all remain exactly as it is now, except for the case when they recognize a visitor that is likely to have downloaded the malware. In this case they should throw an extra warning.
- jmiserez 10y agoYou would be right if nobody besides the affected people would ever know that they are doing this. But as soon as other people know or hear of it, they will go check the website to "see if they are affected". Even if the website has a huge disclaimer telling people that they could still be affected, the absence of the warning would still suggest that they are not affected, even when they could be.