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This article will briefly explain how you can download an .exe file to your PC if it is banned in your office.
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Make sure your "Tech guy/girl" isn't very good at tracking e-mails or computer logs, this is highly unlikely considering they would not have the position if they were not good at it. -
Make sure you can hide the program you wish to download in your computer without it being discovered or uncovered after you leave the workplace.Advertisement -
Connect to an instant messaging system or have a cell phone ready to text a friend information. -
Ask your friend to download the file -
Tell your friend to virus scan his or her computer and also the file to ensure computer safety. -
Tell your friend to change the extension to ".txt" or anything besides ".exe" -
Tell him or her to virus scan the file after the change. -
Then tell him to send it to you via some e-mail service -
Download the file -
Change extension from ".txt" to ".exe" -
make sure to virus scan the file before and after the change once more to ensure computer safety. -
You now have downloaded an .exe file secretly!
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- If Tor isn't banned, use that.Thanks
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Warnings
- Be sure to either have major experience getting around firewalls and internet blocking software or have a co-worker/friend (that won't sell you out) who can.Thanks
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Things You'll Need
- Computer
- Friend
- E-mail Program
- Showing extensions enabled (For XP users. Go to my computer and go to folder options in the top bar. There you can change the setting to show file extensions.)
- Virus scanning program(Norton Anti-virus recommended for through scanning but it is horribly difficult to take off a machine)
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