Me too.
But it doesn’t matter, the expectation of it was enough to get it running on repeat on my brain for the rest of the day.
Acorr
2 hours ago
I distinctly remember QR codes being used to lead to websites abusing a vulnerability infecting phones with malware. I think this got patched real quick but I wonder if his phone is now compromised
Navigating to any website is already opening up your device to attack. QR itself doesn’t need to have the vulnerability. Anything can be downloaded from a site that can target a vulnerability on your device.
Simply put, never trust QR. It is worse than clicking on an unknown link, as you can at least see the address of a link.
Many qr code readers these days don’t just open url immediately, but show it on screen as text with a button to go there. So it’s not really any different from opening other links.
Are there really QR codes scanner that don’t show you the address and don’t require a manual validation before opening the link?
I feel that it is safer than clicking a link on a touch screen.
On a device with a mouse pointer, you can hover to see the content of the link, but on touchscreen, you can’t see the address hidden in the text.
There’s no vulnerability to fix with QR codes, it just needs public awareness of the potential dangers. Scanning a random QR code and going to the link without exercising any caution is the same thing as blindly clicking a link in a random email (including spams and scams) or clicking a random link on a webpage (including the obvious fake download buttons and all kind of trash). Scanning a code will not install malware by itself, you first need to open the link it contains. Once you open the malicious website, there are 3 possible outcome. If it’s a very… Read more »
Ghostforge
2 hours ago
Here’s how i expect this will play out. First, Ethan’s new girlfriend is The Troll, and she’s acting like she is to both screw with him and set up her “killing joke” equivalent scenario. Said scenario is to have a showdown happen with those two other villains that busted out, and attempt to have Ethan no-show to appease his girlfriend. If he no-shows, the plan is to overwhelm Lucas, inflict grievous injury or worse, and torment Ethan with the knowledge that he could’ve possibly averted it, and then spring the knowledge that it was the Troll the whole time. If… Read more »
I recall that on the occasion/s(?) they’ve met with The Troll physically that they were a completely different body type and size from Ethans current partner, that’s a much more difficult thing to change.
You did just remind me of that, and that does indeed shift my perspective on my theory’s likeliness- that said, depending on the exact height of both personas, someone like ethan’s girlfriend could very easily slouch and wear baggy clothing to heavily obscure their exact size and body type, And someone untrained in what to look for, and/or not knowing they need *to* look for that is generally pretty easy to fool with that trick. Still, it’s significantly more unlikely with that reminder. Thanks for the input!
The Troll was 90lbs soaking wet, Ethan’s girlfriend is a 6ft something Amazon woman who can probably bench press twice that.
Now it IS possible that she’s a fan of the troll, which would instantly end the relationship if revealed.
What is up with so many people here thinking Nicole is actually the Troll? There’s no resemblance whatsoever, it’s visually obvious they’ve two opposite sexual genders, and Nicole has a much different physical build, towering well above the Troll’s height. And even if you still somehow think they’re one and the same, keep in mind that Ethan saw Nicole in fairly revealing clothing multiple times early on, and just saw and felt her in the nude when they slept together at the start of this issue; That completely rules out any ridiculous ideas of a body suit or other implausibly… Read more »
In my case it’s bad memory combined with it being a *while* since the last troll appearance in irl time- plus her face is *just* similar enough that if you squint, someone might think it was her with face paint on if they couldn’t recall those details you mentioned.
The Troll was in jail the moment Ethan met Nicole.
We can go on about speech patterns and that it wouldn’t make sense story wise.
Glurglenuts
2 hours ago
Thank god we live in age where people can’t just spew poisonous rhetoric on to the internet completely unchallenged and face no repercussions for doing so.
24
Raise your hand if you’re “some of you”!
One of us!
Raises hand 😀
Rise hand, but expected a rickroll
Me too.
But it doesn’t matter, the expectation of it was enough to get it running on repeat on my brain for the rest of the day.
I distinctly remember QR codes being used to lead to websites abusing a vulnerability infecting phones with malware. I think this got patched real quick but I wonder if his phone is now compromised
Navigating to any website is already opening up your device to attack. QR itself doesn’t need to have the vulnerability. Anything can be downloaded from a site that can target a vulnerability on your device.
Simply put, never trust QR. It is worse than clicking on an unknown link, as you can at least see the address of a link.
Many qr code readers these days don’t just open url immediately, but show it on screen as text with a button to go there. So it’s not really any different from opening other links.
Are there really QR codes scanner that don’t show you the address and don’t require a manual validation before opening the link?
I feel that it is safer than clicking a link on a touch screen.
On a device with a mouse pointer, you can hover to see the content of the link, but on touchscreen, you can’t see the address hidden in the text.
There’s no vulnerability to fix with QR codes, it just needs public awareness of the potential dangers. Scanning a random QR code and going to the link without exercising any caution is the same thing as blindly clicking a link in a random email (including spams and scams) or clicking a random link on a webpage (including the obvious fake download buttons and all kind of trash). Scanning a code will not install malware by itself, you first need to open the link it contains. Once you open the malicious website, there are 3 possible outcome. If it’s a very… Read more »
Here’s how i expect this will play out. First, Ethan’s new girlfriend is The Troll, and she’s acting like she is to both screw with him and set up her “killing joke” equivalent scenario. Said scenario is to have a showdown happen with those two other villains that busted out, and attempt to have Ethan no-show to appease his girlfriend. If he no-shows, the plan is to overwhelm Lucas, inflict grievous injury or worse, and torment Ethan with the knowledge that he could’ve possibly averted it, and then spring the knowledge that it was the Troll the whole time. If… Read more »
I recall that on the occasion/s(?) they’ve met with The Troll physically that they were a completely different body type and size from Ethans current partner, that’s a much more difficult thing to change.
You did just remind me of that, and that does indeed shift my perspective on my theory’s likeliness- that said, depending on the exact height of both personas, someone like ethan’s girlfriend could very easily slouch and wear baggy clothing to heavily obscure their exact size and body type, And someone untrained in what to look for, and/or not knowing they need *to* look for that is generally pretty easy to fool with that trick. Still, it’s significantly more unlikely with that reminder. Thanks for the input!
I think she is in on it. I mean, the worse thing for a superhero to do, is not be there when he is needed…
The Troll was 90lbs soaking wet, Ethan’s girlfriend is a 6ft something Amazon woman who can probably bench press twice that.
Now it IS possible that she’s a fan of the troll, which would instantly end the relationship if revealed.
Okay yeah no I’m totally wrong then.
What is up with so many people here thinking Nicole is actually the Troll? There’s no resemblance whatsoever, it’s visually obvious they’ve two opposite sexual genders, and Nicole has a much different physical build, towering well above the Troll’s height. And even if you still somehow think they’re one and the same, keep in mind that Ethan saw Nicole in fairly revealing clothing multiple times early on, and just saw and felt her in the nude when they slept together at the start of this issue; That completely rules out any ridiculous ideas of a body suit or other implausibly… Read more »
In my case it’s bad memory combined with it being a *while* since the last troll appearance in irl time- plus her face is *just* similar enough that if you squint, someone might think it was her with face paint on if they couldn’t recall those details you mentioned.
Well here’s another nail to the theory.
The Troll was in jail the moment Ethan met Nicole.
We can go on about speech patterns and that it wouldn’t make sense story wise.
Thank god we live in age where people can’t just spew poisonous rhetoric on to the internet completely unchallenged and face no repercussions for doing so.
Oh wait, I was thinking of the other timeline.