IMPORTANT UPDATE

When the site was last hacked, the download torrent file for UnZixWin was tampered with. It seems that a few extra trackers were inserted in the end of the chain.
As a result, downloading anything from this torrent file may have resulted in the user receiving a compromised download. I cannot verify this, since my bittorrent client at present doesn’t work properly.

Therefore, I have for the time being removed this torrent file from the site and from the download page. But for some users, the damage may have already been done.

IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THIS TORRENT FILE
sometime between November 30th, 2009 and January 10th, 2010, you should treat the download as suspicious.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:

Check your download(s) against these MD5 checksums:

7de05d876779271bda36acf4301f4994 *unzixwin_010_setup.zip
9dd4f6d9e8a60117daecec1a94bd5f72 *UnZixWin_0_0_9.zip
4012fb99b87b642a6ca4e4c90e476373 *unzixwin_0_1_0_exe.zip

If the MD5 checksum for any file you’ve downloaded matches, then the file is as I presented it on the site. Otherwise, it may have been compromised.

HOW TO CHECK MD5 CHECKSUMS:

Several tools are available for download from the Internet. I recommend hkSFV from http://www.big-o-software.com

Install the tool, run it on a specific file or a whole folder from the right-click context menu (select hkSFV -> Create MD5), and then open the resulting md5 file and compare the sums.

WHAT DO I DO IF MY FILES MAY BE COMPROMISED?

* Stop seeding the file immediately! How to do this depends on your bitTorrent client of choice.
* Delete the downloaded file from your system.
* Run a full system scan with your Antivirus / Antispyware package of choice.

My sincere apologies for any inconvenience.

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  1. I’m sorry the blog died, it was fun to read it. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for probably saving my computer (and founds some good porn with your utility, even if it wasn’t what i originally wanted :D) I hope that you found a place where you can work in these kind of problems. It would be intresting if you would reopen the blog.
    Anyway, Thanks again!