"Leery"About Uploading A .scr File

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I 'think' I Found the Scr. File Of My Favorite Screensaver But I Am Not Sure If It Is What I Should Upload Because Its Only 80.00KB And Its Very Complex And Most I Have Downloaded Are Like 400 So Should I Still Upload it and See if it works?

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Is the Screensaver from the gallery library here?  What is the name or give a link.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I 'think' I Found the Scr. File Of My Favorite Screensaver But I Am Not Sure If It Is What I Should Upload Because Its Only 80.00KB And Its Very Complex And Most I Have Downloaded Are Like 400 So Should I Still Upload it and See if it works?

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I would suggest no, unless you created it

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If you meant 'download', then see reply #1 above.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Smallest I have is 24k....the 'Matrix' screensaver [or one of the many]...so they need not be big.

Only issue is...a 'scr' is an executable...and thus could have a nasty payload...eg virus/trojan, etc.

Since it appears from what you say to not be yours there's no option for you to 'upload' it here at all.  Content is required to be your own work....;)

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If you meant upload, then why:

I 'think' I Found the Scr. File Of My Favorite Screensaver But I Am Not Sure If It Is What I Should Upload Because Its Only 80.00KB And Its Very Complex And Most I Have Downloaded Are Like 400 So Should I Still Upload it and See if it works?

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If you did not create that screensaver, then do not upload it.
If you made it, then upload it.
If you found it here, then read reply number #1 and tell us where you found it.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Only issue is...a 'scr' is an executable...and thus could have a nasty payload...eg virus/trojan, etc.
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Creating a Screen Saver using Visual Basic would be the most likely way to insert a virus, etc. although scanning the .scr or .zip package with your virus scanner should thwart any "nasty payloads". With many screen saver programs, like Axialis Professional Screen Saver Producer, I feel it would be impossible to insert a malicious code into the saver. Many of the savers made by WC screen saver authors use the Axialis program.

Virtually Identical To The Music Player Visualization. 

Above is from his uploaded screensaver description.

G-Force music visualization plug-in/screensaver
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This is a sweet setup. http://www.soundspectrum.com/uses.html?page=5 

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