Files being saved as .exe

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terry_35
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Files being saved as .exe

Post by terry_35 »

I've been using Transmission successfully for a few weeks (I recently switched to Ubuntu), but some problems have developed. For one, when I attempt a download, it's save as ".exe" -- DOS/Windows executable (application/x-ms-dos-executable) -- instead of ".torrent".

Why would this be occurring? Thanks.
anomic_event
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Re: Files being saved as .exe

Post by anomic_event »

Yes. A bad web site wanting you to download a Virus!
:)
Real torrent sites do not have you download exe files as a torrent.
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