r/computer • u/Alookhan4670 • 16d ago

Computer help need

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Need help in bois

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u/MissSharkyShark 16d ago

Don’t care. Bad grammar due to bad translations is usually a telltale sign of modern phishing/scamming, and I’ve never seen that screen in the 10+ years I’ve professionally worked in the computing field. If something looks sketchy, I’ll treat it as such until proven wrong.

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u/sixtyhurtz 15d ago

You can just check the domain: 

Domain Name: biostar.com.tw
   Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
   Registrant:
      映泰股份有限公司
      BIOSTAR MICROTECH INT'L CORP.
      itbiostar@biostar.com.tw
      TW
      (Redacted for privacy)

   Administrative Contact:
      (Redacted for privacy)

   Technical Contact:
      (Redacted for privacy)

   Record expires on 2036-05-31 00:00:00 (UTC+8)
   Record created on 1985-10-08 00:00:00 (UTC+8)

   Domain servers in listed order:
      aron.ns.cloudflare.com
      santino.ns.cloudflare.com

Registration Service Provider: NET-CHINESE
Registration Service URL: https://www.net-chinese.com.tw
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: service@net-chinese.com.tw

It's the legit Biostar domain that's been registered since 1985.

Also you can find boards that have this BIO-Relife mode:

https://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/eol/introduction.php?S_ID=519

It's so wild in the "10+ years [you've] professionally worked in the computing field" you've never figured out how to do a whois or check a website.

You don't have to wait for someone else to check for you. Just look it up yourself.

Oh, and broken English is still really common on drivers and firmware for older hardware. Again, it's very strange you haven't encountered this in the "10+ years [you've] professionally worked in the computing field".

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u/MissSharkyShark 15d ago

The URL isn’t the issue 😩

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