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I'm trying to solve a problem I have with annoying hackers, can you please try the link below and confirm that a file called Broker32.exe is downloaded?
https://www.zabkat.com/test.php

It should be 61504 bytes, signed by me (nikolaos bozinis). No need to RUN it! You can delete the file if it downloads, if not please let me know which browser you are using?
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Firefox & Maxthon download O.K. 61,504 bytes, signed by Nikolaos Bozinis, 24 October 2021 12:23:20.
Vivaldi: "This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep Broker32.exe anyway?"
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File got downloaded with no fuss through Opera Browser, Firefox, Google Chrome, CCleaner Browser, and Brave Browser. Vivaldi thought the file could harm my computer, but the download was OK.
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Downloads okay on Chrome. Digital signature looks good. Size is 60.0 KB (61,504 bytes).
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Download fine here, Firefox 90.3 Win 10 Pro.
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thanks guys
I'm preparing a surprise for the idiots that won't leave me alone 2 years now
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Cache-Control: must-revalidate
Why?
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I don't know, I just copy/pasted it from PHP manual
does it work with download managers? It won't allow parallel downloads for sure
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It does, but it makes no sense.
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I don't know what they are doing, they never approached me about "ransom", and the IP addresses they use are reported as abusive, so I cannot be their only victim
it could be general tomfoolery, although you'd expect in this day and age everything to have a $-motive behind it
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They are perverted, and get a kick out of causing other people trouble. A friend of mine, whose job is Cyber security, says most of them are loners and have nothing better to do.
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it could be that simple. But who pays for their bandwidth downloading non-stop?

anyway, I blocked all direct downloads and we'll see where this takes them.
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I did not have "ransom" in mind. I meant people in the security business offering paid "protection services" against DDoS Attacks.
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