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Image Alt Text: "After downloading a 2.5GB movie

Me: Presses play Movie unsupported file" A person is shown with eyes on her laptop punching the wall beside her, causing it to crack.

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 10 months ago (4 children)

The file extension is exe, am I doing something wrong?

[–] VaultBoyNewVegas 58 points 10 months ago

Have you tried installing it as system admin? Make sure to check all boxes and click next as well.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Boss? Is that you?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It’s a scam don’t follow the instructions.

If you can’t find a different release there aren’t any legnimate releases of that title.

[–] sternail 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nice of you for being concerned and telling. But it‘s a joke.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Cinner 7 points 10 months ago

And at this point it's not a scam it's a virus that they've already opened hence the fake error message.

[–] FlyingSquid 7 points 10 months ago

Yes. That's terribly unsafe of you. Use a Mac and only open up video files with a .app file extension, silly!