Gun Researchers Beware: Resource is a Hack Site

L.C. Blackwell · Jan 24, 2010

I've just had a nasty experience with guns.world.ru, and thought I'd better pass the word along. As far as I can tell, this is the site that launched a major Trojan horse attack against my computer.

It's too bad, because they have some very nifty diagrams of a rare 1901 revolver. However, it ain't worth it.

Researchers beware. :troll

Tepelus · Jan 25, 2010

Beware of any site ending with the .ru, I almost caught a virus from a site ending in those letters. I don't remember what I was researching, something about Romania I guess, but I remember the .ru at the end.

alleycat · Jan 25, 2010

ru is the country code for Russia.

Hittman · Jan 25, 2010

I second the motion of avoiding any site with a TLD of .ru. That domain is a huge source of spam as well. Blocking .ru domains cut spam on my forums and blogs by about 80%.

HistorySleuth · Feb 4, 2010

L.C. Blackwell said:
It's too bad, because they have some very nifty diagrams of a rare 1901 revolver. However, it ain't worth it.

Go to Google Patents. So much easier to search and you can download it as a PDF. Here is a 1901 revolver for example. Maybe not the same rare one you were looking at, but you might find it there. Safer too.

L.C. Blackwell · Feb 6, 2010

No, it's not the same gun, but that looks like a fun page. Thank you!

Gun Researchers Beware: Resource is a Hack Site

L.C. Blackwell

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