Comments on: The Other 40%? It’s How Lolcats Are Made

By: Wanderer

Wanderer — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:47:05 +0000

win32.wow has been planted by drive-by downloads (via an IE exploit, of course) from WoW-related websites, including some popular ones owned by a RMT company to remain nameless.

Don’t think that just because you’re too smart to “dupe for free!!!1!1!” you’re safe. They’ve gotten people I know who thought they were smart, too.

Use good antivirus, antispyware, and firewall programs. Update them regularly. Don’t use Internet Explorer. Don’t open unknown email attachments. And if you’re as paranoid as I am, don’t use your gaming computer for any other online activity (an old beater of a second PC and a KVM switch make this easy).

By: Theogrin

Theogrin — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:59:08 +0000

Naturally, since said trojans require quite a heavy amount of social engineering (download this to dupe for free!!11!), those poor, pitiful fools who will sell their soul for a set of epics are easy targets. I wouldn’t be surprised if the amount of keyloggers and similar trojans has a lot to do with the ‘Dark Side’ of RMT – nothing like cracking a powergamer’s account and selling all his stuff on eBay.

And who’s to say that these trojans couldn’t be used to initiate a little spam business on the side, while they’re at it?

By: Soulflame

Soulflame — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:20:52 +0000

Hating on Web 2.0? DEMERIT

By: Oz

Oz — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:39:25 +0000

The irony of a spambot taking the first post is pure gold.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:18:22 +0000

And seriously, lose the gayjax. Its absolutely terrible.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:16:41 +0000

“Personally I thought most trojans were aimed at making zombie PCs to create the 99% of my email that is spam for porn sites, but guess that’s just me.”

They are. Greylisting ftw.

By: SavageX

SavageX — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:08:59 +0000

Hi, this is Savage X of The Morlocks, I have l337 gear sitting here for you. Brain Multiplexers for multiboxing and plenty of speed so you NEVER HAVE TO SLEEP AGAIN.

But since I couldn’t find your email address I couldnt give you the gear, but when I do find your addy, ill be sure to send you the links to the torrents for BIG MAMAS 14: Slap n Surf and TRAILER PARK TRAMPS 5: The Everquest Collection.

Later!

By: Andrew Crystall

Andrew Crystall — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:29:03 +0000

There was a pretty “successful” one for Eve Online a while back. A website with a story of a spat between eve dupers, leading to one of them putting his utility up for free on his website. Cue several thousand people downloading and infecting themselves with a keylogger.

By: Rasputin

Rasputin — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:37:37 +0000

Hey there,

this is Ras from onlinegamers.

could you get back to me? I have Nigerian Princes to sell you.

…

But seriously, I’d be all about the spam if I got some small cut of what the zombie bastards were pushing out.

By: Requiel

Requiel — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:43:47 +0000

Hmm. Security industry identifies people who spend a lot of time online and use credit cards as in dire need of security products shock.