 Social Hack Warning on Dump Shock (Real Life), Infecting your PC/Moderator's Attention Needed |
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  Jan 26 2010, 01:41 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 12-April 05 Member No.: 7,325  |
I got this as a PM from a new user here (MannInBlackk) which leads to a mal-ware site (or at least one that has been black-holed by my company's fire wall).
Don't follow the link, here's the DumpShock PM I got: Hello, friend. There are viruses' activities from your computer in last few days. Strongly recommend you to check your computer. You can find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it here: http:// www . check-pc . net / detected / YuriPup Thank you. Forum member. Could the mods look at this user too? |
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Jan 26 2010, 01:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 663 Joined: 30-June 06 From: Memphis, TN Member No.: 8,811 |
QUOTE (YuriPup @ Jan 26 2010, 08:41 AM)  I got this as a PM from a new user here (MannInBlackk) which leads to a mal-ware site (or at least one that has been black-holed by my company's fire wall). Don't follow the link, here's the DumpShock PM I got: Hello, friend. There are viruses' activities from your computer in last few days. Strongly recommend you to check your computer. You can find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it here: http:// www . check-pc . net / detected / YuriPup Thank you. Forum member. Could the mods look at this user too? I got one too. As a game related note: Botnets in Unwired are still broken. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) |
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Jan 26 2010, 01:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 21-July 08 Member No.: 16,154 |
I was just about to make a thread about this, as I got one as well.
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Jan 26 2010, 02:30 PM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
Hmmm, I got one too. Whatever the link was, it was reported as broken by my computer.
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Jan 26 2010, 03:03 PM
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The Dragon Never Sleeps Group: Admin Posts: 6,924 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,667 |
This has been reported in the appropriate section to the admins already.
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Jan 26 2010, 03:08 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 12-April 05 Member No.: 7,325 |
QUOTE (DireRadiant @ Jan 26 2010, 10:03 AM) This has been reported in the appropriate section to the admins already. Where should this be reported, next time? |
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Jan 26 2010, 03:10 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 583 Joined: 6-November 09 From: MTL Member No.: 17,849 |
Here http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showforum=6 i believe
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Jan 26 2010, 03:17 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 12-April 05 Member No.: 7,325 |
QUOTE (Dr.Rockso @ Jan 26 2010, 10:10 AM) Here http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showforum=6 i believe Didn't even occur to me to check there. I figure the news forum was locked and for news only. |
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Jan 26 2010, 04:09 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 9-November 08 Member No.: 16,575 |
I love how random people can tell you that your computer(s) have viruses when they couldn't have possibly scanned it. I have to say that they must have spammed only the people active in the last couple of weeks/months, I read but typically don't log in.
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Jan 26 2010, 04:43 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Jekolmy @ Jan 26 2010, 11:09 AM) I have to say that they must have spammed only the people active in the last couple of weeks/months, I read but typically don't log in. I didn't get one. On the other half of your post: assuming a computer has viruses on it is actually a pretty decent bet. 89% odds that the user is running windows. Which if we assume isn't a virus itself does have better than even odds that it has some form of virus/adware/malware/spyware installed that the user is not aware of (a firewall/virus scanner is like a condom: not 100% effective, but better than nothing*). *Possibly debatable, as I run eCondom free** and have never had any real issues, because I'm not stupid and install software I've never heard of. Browse using FireFox, avoid scam-sites, and don't use LimeWire.*** Every year or so I run a scan just to clean off the hundreds of tracking cookies and a half dozen or so minor viruses/malware that do acumulate. **My desktop actually does have AVG running right now, but my main issue with virus scanners is that I don't want them running while I'm using the machine as they're sucking up valuable system resources (often more so than any unwanted programs are) and when I'm not using the machine it's turned off. ***Funny story: a friend of mine decided to murder a dell desktop that had an 80 GB hard drive. Fresh install of windows, installed LimeWire, told it to search for "porn" and Download All. Shoved it under the bed for a week. Pulled it out and stopped all downloads and ran a virus scan. 800 GB of data later the scan was complete. Same friend also had a Macbook that had gotten infested with a series of viruses (causing all kinds of problems), but when the wireless node in the Commuter's lounge went down he still had a connection to the campus network. Each virus was piggy-backing on another forcing a signal boost to pick up the wireless signal from a block away in another building. |
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Jan 26 2010, 05:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 20-October 09 Member No.: 17,773 |
Annoying but highly amusing, I've seen processes fly as two different malwares actively fought eachother. One had infiltrated the networking stack while the other conned itself as a standard error handler dll. Neither could die as they both linked themselves to stuff the other wanted to run, so they ran, killed eachother, then ran eachother again.
I can only imagine what they looked like in VR. |
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Jan 26 2010, 05:02 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Neowulf @ Jan 26 2010, 12:00 PM) I can only imagine what they looked like in VR. Ever seen a dragon eating its own tail? Imagine that, but instead of one dragon, you have two. Each trying to consume the other, endlessly. |
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Jan 26 2010, 05:07 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,479 Joined: 6-May 05 From: Idaho Member No.: 7,377 |
I got it too, pretty standard spam.
What I found funny was the persons title "PM Spammer". Heh. |
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Jan 26 2010, 05:13 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 602 Joined: 2-December 07 From: The corner of Detonation Boulevard and Fascination Street Member No.: 14,464 |
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jan 26 2010, 11:43 AM) I didn't get one. snippet ***Funny story: a friend of mine decided to murder a dell desktop that had an 80 GB hard drive. Fresh install of windows, installed LimeWire, told it to search for "porn" and Download All. Shoved it under the bed for a week. Pulled it out and stopped all downloads and ran a virus scan. 800 GB of data later the scan was complete. Same friend also had a Macbook that had gotten infested with a series of viruses (causing all kinds of problems), but when the wireless node in the Commuter's lounge went down he still had a connection to the campus network. Each virus was piggy-backing on another forcing a signal boost to pick up the wireless signal from a block away in another building. had that happen with the kid's comp. They were complaining about slow connection. when I checked it it was connecting through the neighbors open connection a block away. couldn't connect through ours so it went looking...scary thing. We run avast and run cccleaner and malwarebytes weekly. Youngest son is running Ubuntu OS and has a lot less problems..( And the infected hard drive ended up being used for target practice cause we couldn't get all the bugs out.) |
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Jan 26 2010, 05:16 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (kanislatrans @ Jan 26 2010, 12:13 PM) when I checked it it was connecting through the neighbors open connection a block away. couldn't connect through ours so it went looking...scary thing. Really scary. Its like, "if a virus can do it, why can't the usual software do it?" Of course, probably because it's over-juicing the card. |
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Jan 26 2010, 10:23 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 492 Joined: 28-July 09 Member No.: 17,440 |
Dollars to doughnuts the malware didn't get more then one or 2 hits from dumpshock, considering how much we study the avoidance of pretend in game malware I doubt too many of us would fall for that old trick.
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Jan 26 2010, 10:53 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,849 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 872 |
This is spam and that link probably contains malware. DO NOT VISIT IT.
Do not visit links from some numb knuckle you do not know. - J. |
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Jan 26 2010, 11:23 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 15-January 10 Member No.: 18,041 |
I got it also. It made me disappointed because it means my first PM message on DumpShock was spam. *Sigh* Way of the world I suppose. At least in SR the AR spam would be bright, flashing and colourful. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) |
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Jan 27 2010, 12:28 AM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
QUOTE (The Jake @ Jan 27 2010, 06:53 AM) This is spam and that link probably contains malware. DO NOT VISIT IT. Do not visit links from some numb knuckle you do not know. - J. I critically failed my roll. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) |
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 Jan 27 2010, 12:39 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 2-March 09 From: 67211 Member No.: 16,927 |
QUOTE (toturi @ Jan 26 2010, 06:28 PM) I critically failed my roll. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) <.<Wow. Just wow. |
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Jan 27 2010, 12:51 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Darn, he didn't PM me. And I was so hoping that I could have a long and interesting conversation about his credit card number and animal porn.
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Jan 27 2010, 04:00 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,089 Joined: 4-October 05 Member No.: 7,813 |
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jan 26 2010, 11:43 AM) ***Funny story: a friend of mine decided to murder a dell desktop that had an 80 GB hard drive. Fresh install of windows, installed LimeWire, told it to search for "porn" and Download All. Shoved it under the bed for a week. Pulled it out and stopped all downloads and ran a virus scan. 800 GB of data later the scan was complete. Same friend also had a Macbook that had gotten infested with a series of viruses (causing all kinds of problems), but when the wireless node in the Commuter's lounge went down he still had a connection to the campus network. Each virus was piggy-backing on another forcing a signal boost to pick up the wireless signal from a block away in another building. QUOTE (Neowulf @ Jan 26 2010, 12:00 PM) Annoying but highly amusing, I've seen processes fly as two different malwares actively fought eachother. One had infiltrated the networking stack while the other conned itself as a standard error handler dll. Neither could die as they both linked themselves to stuff the other wanted to run, so they ran, killed eachother, then ran eachother again. I can only imagine what they looked like in VR. This seems appropriate to the situation (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Jan 27 2010, 04:37 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Jaid @ Jan 26 2010, 11:00 PM) This seems appropriate to the situation (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) Yeah, but my friend did it first. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Jan 27 2010, 08:03 AM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jan 27 2010, 12:43 AM) ***Funny story: a friend of mine decided to murder a dell desktop that had an 80 GB hard drive. Fresh install of windows, installed LimeWire, told it to search for "porn" and Download All. Shoved it under the bed for a week. Pulled it out and stopped all downloads and ran a virus scan. 800 GB of data later the scan was complete. Same friend also had a Macbook that had gotten infested with a series of viruses (causing all kinds of problems), but when the wireless node in the Commuter's lounge went down he still had a connection to the campus network. Each virus was piggy-backing on another forcing a signal boost to pick up the wireless signal from a block away in another building. How... do you get 800 GB of data on an 80 GB hard drive? |
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Jan 27 2010, 09:03 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 325 Joined: 9-December 06 From: the Maaatlock-Expressway! Member No.: 10,326 |
Mad zipping skillz?
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