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virus ".PFORD extension added to a lot of files. Has anyone encountered this before?
The .pford extension showed up on a lot of files on a server.
What is this and what does it do.
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Re: virus ".PFORD extension added to a lot of files. Has anyone encountered this before?
Posted: 14-Jan-2022 | 5:32PM · Permalink
imagine you've seen
http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~sedwards/classes/2004/w4115-fall/reports/PFord.pdf
Re: virus ".PFORD extension added to a lot of files. Has anyone encountered this before?
Posted: 18-Jan-2022 | 3:21AM · Permalink
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Re: virus ".PFORD extension added to a lot of files. Has anyone encountered this before?
Posted: 18-Jan-2022 | 6:18AM · Edited: 18-Jan-2022 | 6:57AM · Permalink
Guillaume1024:hello @bjm_,
Impossible on my side to download the resource you are referring to.
Error message: "The requested URL was not found on this web server".
Guillaume1024
resource is a pdf file. My browser opens pdf files. I've downloaded, saved, uploaded pdf for you.
File Attachment:
Re: virus ".PFORD extension added to a lot of files. Has anyone encountered this before?
Posted: 18-Jan-2022 | 8:44AM · Permalink
Thanks a lot for the solution and for the pdf !
Maybe a security system for connections with a non-US IP ?
Re: virus ".PFORD extension added to a lot of files. Has anyone encountered this before?
Posted: 18-Jan-2022 | 8:53AM · Edited: 18-Jan-2022 | 8:57AM · Permalink
Guillaume1024:Thanks a lot for the solution and for the pdf !
Maybe a security system for connections with a non-US IP ?
I see https: in your address bar.
Please try http: not https:
http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~sedwards/classes/2004/w4115-fall/reports/PFord.pdf
I also get File Not Found with https:
Re: virus ".PFORD extension added to a lot of files. Has anyone encountered this before?
Posted: 18-Jan-2022 | 2:40PM · Permalink
Ok Thanks.
I was copying and pasting the link you gave as is with HTTP in Firefox which automatically converts to HTTPS. (I discovered it today thanks to you!)
I just tried under chrome and under Edge, it works well on the other hand ! 
On Chrome and Edge HTTP remains HTTP !
Perfect and thank you.
Re: virus ".PFORD extension added to a lot of files. Has anyone encountered this before?
Posted: 18-Jan-2022 | 2:54PM · Edited: 18-Jan-2022 | 2:56PM · Permalink
Yeah, I found the article thru Google search. No idea if/how it applies to OP.
I posted the pdf at the time because no one had replied to OP.
And no idea why Topic remains with Community Feedback?
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