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Chris Titus Tech's Windows Utility - Install Programs, Tweaks, Fixes, and Updates
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Jargon on the MinWin page - What is ScratchDir? #2632

Open billytwotone opened 2 months ago

billytwotone commented 2 months ago

Jargon on the MinWin page - What is ScratchDir?

CodingWonders commented 2 months ago

Think of a ScratchDir as a temporary directory for management tasks. It's basically where temporary stuff for drivers, packages, and more is stored

CodingWonders commented 2 months ago

@billytwotone, don't download that. It's an infostealer. @ChrisTitusTech, are we starting to see an influx of these messages or what?

billytwotone commented 2 months ago

What are you asking me not to download? What is an infostealer?.

CodingWonders commented 2 months ago

What are you asking me not to download? What is an infostealer?.

You don't have to worry about that. Basically, some account (perhaps a scam or a hacked account) was promoting a "fix" which involved downloading something from MediaFire. I've seen that yesterday as well, and it was a Google Chrome infostealer. Thankfully it was taken down, but expect more trouble regarding these comments.

If you want to know more about infostealers, check out this Wikipedia article

SHR1SHAK commented 2 months ago

This ghost guy is spamming it in #2635.

billytwotone commented 2 months ago

I am worried about some of the comments. Is MinWin safe to use?

CodingWonders commented 2 months ago

@billytwotone, yes, it's safe to use. You start with a base Microsoft image and then use it to debloat it. It doesn't introduce malware - it only debloats the image.

There's no need to worry. The comment with the "fix" was completely unrelated to MicroWin

billytwotone commented 2 months ago

I pleased the spammers have gone away. Nevertheless, it would have been better if they were not here in the first place. They tend to spoils things. Is this a dangerous place? What if they return?

CodingWonders commented 2 months ago

@billytwotone, don't worry about any of that. You can't stop spammers from coming back. What you need to do is to stay vigilant and skeptical of any link