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Akita T
Caldari Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2009.09.02 23:56:00 -
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Just wondering, HOW MANY people fell for the keylogger "smut spam" so far ?
Judging by the frequency of "OMG how long will my IHaveBeenHaxx0red petition take?" threads even since that particular kind of spam began, you'd think EVE is populated by a larger amount of idiots as it would be healthy, but then again the forums aren't quite a representative slice of the piechart. Oh, and I'm wondering how many of those "I got hacked" threads are fakes...
I wonder, would CCP be willing to release completely anonymous statistics as to the number of active players vs "hacked" petitions filed vs petitions resolved as actually being keylogged accounts ?
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Lance Fighter
Amarr
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:06:00 -
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Confirming fake tbh.
I went to the site of the keyloggers, and its incredibly obvious. first of all, their site is basically a ripoff of tube8.com, but doesnt work properly.. Didnt bother to stay longer, because it frankly looks like some 13 year old with basic html skills did it. Anyway, it tells you (multiple times) that your flash player is out of date.. but it links to a flash player on the same domain. If that doesnt throw a red flag, I dunno what does (Ohwait. maybe the fail-**** links?)
but really.. anyone who actually got hacked is an epic failure, and deserves to be named and shamed.
So CCP - Release the info akita wants.. but not anonymously :D
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Nadarius Chrome
Celestial Horizon Corp.
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:06:00 -
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Welcome to Earth. I'll give you a shocking statistic. Approximately half the people you'll ever meet are of below average IQ. |
Akita T
Caldari Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:17:00 -
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Originally by: Nadarius Chrome Welcome to Earth. I'll give you a shocking statistic. Approximately half the people you'll ever meet are of below average IQ.
You'd think the ability to NOT ragequit EVE after several minutes of gameplay would be a pretty good "weed out the really dumb ones" test... and you'd have to be pretty dumb to fall for that keylogger site (well, that, or be completely clueless about computers, but then again... well, you get the idea).
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Pyrhus Taavi
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:23:00 -
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Originally by: Akita T
Originally by: Nadarius Chrome Welcome to Earth. I'll give you a shocking statistic. Approximately half the people you'll ever meet are of below average IQ.
You'd think the ability to NOT ragequit EVE after several minutes of gameplay would be a pretty good "weed out the really dumb ones" test... and you'd have to be pretty dumb to fall for that keylogger site (well, that, or be completely clueless about computers, but then again... well, you get the idea).
Or really horny. There are a lot of lonely EVE players hoping for at least one real "Wii sex toy".
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Discrodia
Gallente SCUM. ACADEMY SCUM.
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:26:00 -
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Originally by: Pyrhus Taavi
Originally by: Akita T
Originally by: Nadarius Chrome Welcome to Earth. I'll give you a shocking statistic. Approximately half the people you'll ever meet are of below average IQ.
You'd think the ability to NOT ragequit EVE after several minutes of gameplay would be a pretty good "weed out the really dumb ones" test... and you'd have to be pretty dumb to fall for that keylogger site (well, that, or be completely clueless about computers, but then again... well, you get the idea).
Or really horny. There are a lot of lonely EVE players hoping for at least one real "Wii sex toy".
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Lance Fighter
Amarr
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:27:00 -
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Originally by: Discrodia
Originally by: Pyrhus Taavi
Originally by: Akita T
Originally by: Nadarius Chrome Welcome to Earth. I'll give you a shocking statistic. Approximately half the people you'll ever meet are of below average IQ.
You'd think the ability to NOT ragequit EVE after several minutes of gameplay would be a pretty good "weed out the really dumb ones" test... and you'd have to be pretty dumb to fall for that keylogger site (well, that, or be completely clueless about computers, but then again... well, you get the idea).
Or really horny. There are a lot of lonely EVE players hoping for at least one real "Wii sex toy".
Most lonely EVE players stick Wiimotes up their rumps?
If i were a lonely eve player, that wouldnt even cross my mine tbh.
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Akita T
Caldari Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:28:00 -
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Originally by: Pyrhus Taavi Or really horny. There are a lot of lonely EVE players hoping for at least one real "Wii sex toy".
Like there's not enough places to get free (and virus//kelogger free) horny-be-gone material...
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Banana Torres
The Green Banana Corporation
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:37:00 -
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Just to see what happens, I clicked on one of those links. This made Mr. Firefox say it was an attack site, so I put on my 0.0 Alliance Peon hat and clicked on the go anyway button. Sure enough the site said I needed to update my flash player. So I clicked on the download button. Bam, Mr. Kapersky said that it detected a trogan, nah says I, I wants my free **** (I still had my Alliance Peon hat on) so I said allow it. Then Mr. Kapersky got very annoyed and said the program was doing bad things and had prevented them from happening. It took yet another click to finally show it I was the boss.
So, either the stupid people are clicking lots of warning buttons, or they are doing unsafe surfing without taking proper precations, which is also stupid.
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Lance Fighter
Amarr
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:41:00 -
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Originally by: Banana Torres Just to see what happens, I clicked on one of those links. This made Mr. Firefox say it was an attack site, so I put on my 0.0 Alliance Peon hat and clicked on the go anyway button. Sure enough the site said I needed to update my flash player. So I clicked on the download button. Bam, Mr. Kapersky said that it detected a trogan, nah says I, I wants my free **** (I still had my Alliance Peon hat on) so I said allow it. Then Mr. Kapersky got very annoyed and said the program was doing bad things and had prevented them from happening. It took yet another click to finally show it I was the boss.
So, either the stupid people are clicking lots of warning buttons, or they are doing unsafe surfing without taking proper precations, which is also stupid.
windows 7 didnt warn you about installing something on your computer?
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hired goon
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:44:00 -
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And another thing, to those who are tempted, they normally advertise stuff that DOES exist, so just thank them in their thread and do a google search to get it safely. The news anchor that was taped nude is a letdown though :| -omg-
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Leaving Eve
Boo Hoo Federation
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:44:00 -
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hey how come i clicked a link and then could not log into eve
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Herzog Wolfhammer
Gallente Aliastra
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:48:00 -
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It's quite amusing.
Yes those killmail addicted Jan Bradys of EVE who just have to screw people "for the lulz" are not too bright when the real world comes calling.
Evidently clicking on those smut links is how they play the game: clicking on buttons without thinking of consequences.
It's good to see bad karma revisited on people who deserve it.
And the world is yet to be done with them.
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EmpressShiva
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:57:00 -
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They're as stupid as normal people. Which is probably as stupid as your question. EVE players arent a massive cut above any other MMO I believe. |
gfldex
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:57:00 -
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Getting horny can completely change your view of the world. As anybody who got married had to learn.
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Pyrhus Taavi
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Posted - 2009.09.03 00:59:00 -
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Originally by: Herzog Wolfhammer It's quite amusing.
Yes those killmail addicted Jan Bradys of EVE who just have to screw people "for the lulz" are not too bright when the real world comes calling.
Evidently clicking on those smut links is how they play the game: clicking on buttons without thinking of consequences.
It's good to see bad karma revisited on people who deserve it.
And the world is yet to be done with them.
u mad?
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Monkey Saturday
Asteroid Protectorate
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Posted - 2009.09.03 01:11:00 -
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Originally by: gfldex Getting horny can completely change your view of the world. As anybody who got married had to learn.
I got 2 words for any married man here. DI-VORCE
BOOYAH!
Well, that's really 1 word what with the hyphen and all... --------
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Zartanic
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Posted - 2009.09.03 01:13:00 -
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Edited by: Zartanic on 03/09/2009 01:17:03 When I played WOW it was not always the idiots who got hacked, even smart players did. The problem with windows, many programmes and the internet in general is its right in your face and you spend too much time saying 'Yes' to pop ups that simply should not be there. So you have the boy crying wolf effect where its just one more warning to ignore and click as fast as possible.
On Windows XP closing down a computer seemed to be such a major event with my old computer I used to switch it off at the wall as it drove me nuts with its constant 'are you sures?'
EDIT: One statistic I would like to know is how many non native English speakers get caught out. The hacking posts and phishing attempts contain very bad English and spelling but many may not be able to spot that.
The internet and computer programmes treat us like idiots and so we have to behave like idiots.
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Taedrin
Gallente The Space Bar South The Compass
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Posted - 2009.09.03 01:22:00 -
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Originally by: Zartanic Edited by: Zartanic on 03/09/2009 01:19:53
When I played WOW it was not always the idiots who got hacked, even smart players did. The problem with windows, many programmes and the internet in general is its right in your face and you spend too much time saying 'Yes' to pop ups that simply should not be there. So you have the boy crying wolf effect where its just one more warning to ignore and click as fast as possible.
On Windows XP closing down a computer seemed to be such a major event with my old computer I used to switch it off at the wall as it drove me nuts with its constant 'are you sures?'
The internet and computer programmes treat us like idiots and so we behave like idiots.
EDIT: One statistic I would like to know is how many non native English speakers get caught out. The hacking posts and phishing attempts contain very bad English and spelling but many may not be able to spot that.
The main issue with the smart players getting hacked was because lots of hackers tried to implant "drive by" malware inside advertisements on thottbot. I'm pretty certain that's how my brother got hacked, at least. Of course that's presuming that he's telling the truth when he swore that he never did any RMT or did any hacking programs.
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Zartanic
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Posted - 2009.09.03 01:36:00 -
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Edited by: Zartanic on 03/09/2009 01:40:49
Yes that's true, WOW does have a lot of extensive websites. I used several myself for mod updates and blue responses etc. At least 5+ sites were a must for a raider and you did not even need to click on anything to get a logger. I think the level of Windows security was a lot lower then and far fewer people used Firefox with NoScript.
So yes its a good question by the Op, in a game where attention to detail, patience and not being stupid is important, how do so many appear to get caught by a hacking trick that's been going on for many years and a 5 year old can spot?
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Khemul Zula
Amarr Keisen Trade League
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Posted - 2009.09.03 02:24:00 -
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Originally by: gfldex Getting horny can completely change your view of the world. As anybody who got married had to learn.
This.
The ***** is the only part of the body with full veto power over the brain. Even the subconscious doesn't get this type of power, and it works in secret most the time. Somewhere along the lines evolution said "this will be a good survival trait!" (evolution was probably rather horny at the time).
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Lance Fighter
Amarr
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Posted - 2009.09.03 02:47:00 -
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Originally by: Khemul Zula
Originally by: gfldex (evolution was probably rather horny at the time).
make me lol
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F'nog
Amarr Celestial Horizon Corp. Slightly Inappropriate.
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Posted - 2009.09.03 02:54:00 -
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Originally by: Khemul Zula
The ***** is the only part of the body with full veto power over the brain. Even the subconscious doesn't get this type of power, and it works in secret most the time. Somewhere along the lines evolution said "this will be a good survival trait!" (evolution was probably rather horny at the time).
That's brilliant.
Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari
F'nog for Amarr Emperor. Nuff said
Originally by: Chribba Go F'nog! You're a hero! Not a Zero! /me bows
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Zartanic
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Posted - 2009.09.03 02:55:00 -
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Originally by: Khemul Zula
Originally by: gfldex Getting horny can completely change your view of the world. As anybody who got married had to learn.
This.
The ***** is the only part of the body with full veto power over the brain. Even the subconscious doesn't get this type of power, and it works in secret most the time. Somewhere along the lines evolution said "this will be a good survival trait!" (evolution was probably rather horny at the time).
I think you got the perfect and correct answer
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Janice Jankowski
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Posted - 2009.09.03 03:21:00 -
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Wii Sex toy is actually a plausible product.
There is actually a Rez vibrator (Rez is a game).
It's still a stupid act to get hacked by the links though
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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.09.03 03:34:00 -
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This is just another attempt to remove idiots from Eve. While it was used to try to destroy WoW.
Unfortunately for WoW, it spawns more idiots than that of could-be hacked. ________________________________________________
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Florio
Miniature Giant Space Hamsters
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Posted - 2009.09.03 03:53:00 -
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News just in, some people enjoy gaming without knowing anything even remotely technical about computers. You can laugh and point at them if you want, or alternatively help them avoid being hacked. If they started laughing at your lack of skills in other areas I bet they might be laughing far longer than you ;)
These forums have actually taught me a lot about internet security and computer maintenance etc so good on you lot for teaching as well as taking the p1s5:)
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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.09.03 03:59:00 -
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Originally by: Florio News just in, some people enjoy gaming without knowing anything even remotely technical about computers. You can laugh and point at them if you want, or alternatively help them avoid being hacked. If they started laughing at your lack of skills in other areas I bet they might be laughing far longer than you ;)
These forums have actually taught me a lot about internet security and computer maintenance etc so good on you lot for teaching as well as taking the p1s5:)
Accept this is a game that encourages out of game involvement, and makes use of it. And in this day and age I suspect anyone willing to put time in an MMO should know basics of internet and computer safety. ________________________________________________
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something somethingdark
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Posted - 2009.09.03 04:20:00 -
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Edited by: something somethingdark on 03/09/2009 04:23:12 tbfh im getting sick and tired of all the "stupid people get what they deserve" remarks
not everybody has multiple years of computer using experience not everybody actualy has nor wants indempth knowledge the wii sex toy and other links arent the only methods to get your computer infested etc blablabla ... i dont have to list every single way since obviously everybody commenting like above is a computer guru and knows everything
and honestly ... wich self respecting nerd could blame people for wanting a wii sex toy ... i mean COMON
oh and i completly forgot judging from most posts about hacked accounts and some people reporting it elsewhere ccp seems realy damned slow in resolving these cases wich technicaly wouldnt be such a bad thing but they do not respont to further inqueries be it email or telephone AT ALL so good luck in getting any statistics
besides if such statistics where released they would probably be as usefull as the bugreporting one ....
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Pyrhus Taavi
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Posted - 2009.09.03 04:27:00 -
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Originally by: something somethingdark HURRRRRR i got hacked
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