JimInCollie Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Recently I responded to a pop-up inviting me to install Discord so I could chat to my Cooper's community forums friends in a Facebook-y way. Thinking it was a recommendation from you guys, I installed it. Now it has taken over my computer, popping up and running itself at inappropriate times, and it has nothing to do with brewing. Have any of you had a similar experience? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminal2k Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 get a computer guy to look at your computer. installing things from pop-ups is generally a virus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Do your best to uninstall the program and clear out your junk files If your not up for this, take it to your computer Guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 3 hours ago, JimInCollie said: Recently I responded to a pop-up inviting me to install Discord so I could chat to my Cooper's community forums friends in a Facebook-y way. Thinking it was a recommendation from you guys, I installed it. Now it has taken over my computer, popping up and running itself at inappropriate times, and it has nothing to do with brewing. Have any of you had a similar experience? Mate just uninstall it, it will be fine, I had it to & it's all clear now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coopers DIY Beer Team Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 3 hours ago, terminal2k said: get a computer guy to look at your computer. installing things from pop-ups is generally a virus Yep, that sounds malicious. Uninstall it at the very least. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 12 minutes ago, Coopers DIY Beer Team said: Yep, that sounds malicious. Uninstall it at the very least. It is like a chatroom/communication app - Discord is a VoIP and instant messaging social platform. Users have the ability to communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities… Discord.app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 1:32 PM, Classic Brewing Co said: Mate just uninstall it, it will be fine, I had it to & it's all clear now. Agree, it's just crap software. But not malicious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeB7 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Most of us couldn't hold an intelligible conversation whilst supping homebrews in the first place @JimInCollie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimInCollie Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) David, Terminal, Classic, Admin, Old Bloke, Joe, and Members - thanks for your replies, and also the assurance that Discord is nothing to do with brewing or the Coopers family. As soon as I could see it was a nuisance of no interest to me I decided to delete it, but thought it might be worth checking with you first. Thanks again, JimInCollie Edited October 24, 2022 by JimInCollie add signature 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Actually Discord is a very good and powerful method of communication, it is used extensively worldwide and I do not agree that it is crappy software. Maybe it will not suit some here, but do not write it off as something useless, it may not suit some individuals here, but that does not detract from its utility. Edited October 24, 2022 by kmar92 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, kmar92 said: Actually Discord is a very good and powerful method of communication, it is used extensively worldwide and I do not agree that it is crappy software. Maybe it will not suit some here, but do not write it off as something useless, it may not suit some individuals here, but that does not detract from its utility. If you have a use for it, well & good, I knew it wasn't a threat, but I don't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 The only 2 brewing groups i know on discord are Brewfather and the The Homebrew network discord itself is safe but if you install it from a foreign source that you are not aware off then treat it as malicious and uninstall it I use discord quite a bit but always download from their website and also beaware Telegram is a similar app and both are designed for Gamers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 10 hours ago, ozdevil said: The only 2 brewing groups i know on discord are Brewfather and the The Homebrew network discord itself is safe but if you install it from a foreign source that you are not aware off then treat it as malicious and uninstall it I use discord quite a bit but always download from their website and also beaware Telegram is a similar app and both are designed for Gamers I first discovered it on Keg Land's website when I joined the Brew Father Facebook group & it installed itself, I couldn't get much sense out of it so I un-installed it. In fact, I can't get much sense out of any that either & don't use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 12 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I first discovered it on Keg Land's website when I joined the Brew Father Facebook group & it installed itself, I couldn't get much sense out of it so I un-installed it. In fact, I can't get much sense out of any that either & don't use it. i use it quite a fair bit as its part of a sidekick to a hobby of mine its a useful tool once a person understands it and has a need for it its like a forum, a chat, and video conferencing in 1 application however i wouldn't use it, if i had no need for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeB7 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 6:58 PM, kmar92 said: Actually Discord is a very good and powerful method of communication, it is used extensively worldwide and I do not agree that it is crappy software. Maybe it will not suit some here, but do not write it off as something useless, it may not suit some individuals here, but that does not detract from its utility. Sure mate..... just seems to me we have all gotten along without it so far (not being a luddite either) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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