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Deleting System32\curl.exe

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Re: Deleting System32\curl.exe

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People who delete system binaries due to whacky CVEs deserve a broken system. I don't even know who else to blame for this.

There are people responsible for the security of Windows systems in some organisations that do not understand their job. They look into their AV solution and it says vulnerable file detected on $x systems and they instruct their IT department to remove the file.

Re: Deleting System32\curl.exe

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post #2

People who delete system binaries due to whacky CVEs deserve a broken system. I don't even know who else to blame for this.

I'm guessing a common sequence is someone knowing what curl is, but not knowing that Windows ships with it. So, thinking that System32\curl.exe must have been put there by malware, or put there by someone installing optional software.

Re: Deleting System32\curl.exe

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post #2

People who delete system binaries due to whacky CVEs deserve a broken system. I don't even know who else to blame for this.

There are people responsible for the security of Windows systems in some organisations that do not understand their job. They look into their AV solution and it says vulnerable file detected on $x systems and they instruct their IT department to remove the file.

Indeed. Whole companies such as Crowdstrike exist just to sit in between automated tools and heavy-handed action based on tool output.

Re: Deleting System32\curl.exe

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Vodaphone blocks this site for being “18+ content”, I guess because of “hacking” or something? There’s no explanation or option to report a false positive and they want you to put in credit card details to confirm your age to unlock it

(I don’t need tips to get around this or anything, I can just connect to another network or use a VPN)

Re: Deleting System32\curl.exe

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post #4
post #2

People who delete system binaries due to whacky CVEs deserve a broken system. I don't even know who else to blame for this.

I'm guessing a common sequence is someone knowing what curl is, but not knowing that Windows ships with it. So, thinking that System32\curl.exe must have been put there by malware, or put there by someone installing optional software.

Microsoft should have renamed it to WINDLHLP.COM or something Windowsy like that, and none of these people would have dared touch it.

Re: Deleting System32\curl.exe

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Vodaphone blocks this site for being “18+ content”, I guess because of “hacking” or something? There’s no explanation or option to report a false positive and they want you to put in credit card details to confirm your age to unlock it (I don’t need tips to get around this or anything, I can just connect to another network or use a VPN)

Vodafone... https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/05/02/considered-18/

Re: Deleting System32\curl.exe

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Vodaphone blocks this site for being “18+ content”, I guess because of “hacking” or something? There’s no explanation or option to report a false positive and they want you to put in credit card details to confirm your age to unlock it (I don’t need tips to get around this or anything, I can just connect to another network or use a VPN)

Two xx's. That's almost as bad as three, and surely heuristically naughty.

Re: Deleting System32\curl.exe

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Vodaphone blocks this site for being “18+ content”, I guess because of “hacking” or something? There’s no explanation or option to report a false positive and they want you to put in credit card details to confirm your age to unlock it (I don’t need tips to get around this or anything, I can just connect to another network or use a VPN)

>(I don’t need tips to get around this or anything, I can just connect to another network or use a VPN)

A better solution would be to tell Vodafone to switch off the censorship on your service.

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