[Gimp-user] gimpx? possible malicious software using Gimp name

2013-05-26 Thread Michael Strout
Hi all, I just received a text message on google voice with something which was made to look like a failed image embed that led to this page http://imgsend.com/?photo=792MBQ which talked about requiring a gimp photo viewer for a .JPG.GMP file. Links lead to a gimpx.org domain which thing

Re: [Gimp-user] gimpx? possible malicious software using Gimp name

2013-05-26 Thread scl
On 25.05.13 at 7:22 PM Michael Strout wrote: http://imgsend.com/?photo=792MBQ which talked about requiring a gimp photo viewer for a .JPG.GMP file. Links lead to a gimpx.org domain which thing That is obviously an attempt to abuse GIMPs name for something different, if not malicious

Re: [Gimp-user] gimpx? possible malicious software using Gimp name

2013-05-26 Thread Michael Schumacher
On 25.05.2013 19:22, Michael Strout wrote: Hi all, I just received a text message on google voice with something which was made to look like a failed image embed that led to this page http://imgsend.com/?photo=792MBQ which talked about requiring a gimp photo viewer for a .JPG.GMP file.

Re: [Gimp-user] gimpx? possible malicious software using Gimp name

2013-05-26 Thread Michael Schumacher
On 26.05.2013 21:07, Steve Kinney wrote: At present, the link to the Windows port on the Downloads page at gimp.org is hidden behind a show other downloads link buried in the middle of the page. You're not using a Windows platform, are you? -- Regards, Michael

Re: [Gimp-user] gimpx? possible malicious software using Gimp name

2013-05-26 Thread Jernej Simončič
On Sun, 26 May 2013 15:07:06 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: The owner of the domain name gimpx.org is hiding behind a pseudo-anonymous registrar. That in itself is enough to rule out installing anything offered on the site. My own domains all have privacy protection enabled - and one of them is

Re: [Gimp-user] gimpx? possible malicious software using Gimp name

2013-05-26 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/26/2013 03:43 PM, Michael Schumacher wrote: On 26.05.2013 21:07, Steve Kinney wrote: At present, the link to the Windows port on the Downloads page at gimp.org is hidden behind a show other downloads link buried in the middle of the page. You're not using a Windows platform, are

Re: [Gimp-user] gimpx? possible malicious software using Gimp name

2013-05-26 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/26/2013 04:35 PM, Jernej Simončič wrote: On Sun, 26 May 2013 15:07:06 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: The owner of the domain name gimpx.org is hiding behind a pseudo-anonymous registrar. That in itself is enough to rule out installing anything offered on the site. My own domains all

Re: [Gimp-user] gimpx? possible malicious software using Gimp name

2013-05-26 Thread Øyvind Kolås
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 12:17 AM, Steve Kinney ad...@pilobilus.net wrote: On 05/26/2013 03:43 PM, Michael Schumacher wrote: On 26.05.2013 21:07, Steve Kinney wrote: At present, the link to the Windows port on the Downloads page at gimp.org is hidden behind a show other downloads link

Re: [Gimp-user] gimpx? possible malicious software using Gimp name

2013-05-26 Thread Steve Kinney
On 05/26/2013 06:56 PM, Øyvind Kolås wrote: On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 12:17 AM, Steve Kinney ad...@pilobilus.net mailto:ad...@pilobilus.net wrote: [ ... ] The reason for the question was that show other downloads is supposed to be for other platforms than the one you are browsing with ;) Well