FOSS gamedev and creative worlds

by **Dan Duncombe** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 23:34

When words such as these appear, they sometimes become a link to an ad? Me, or the forums? Does anyone else get this?

install
games
computer

by **Menche** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 23:42

Spambots make posts with links to ads in random words, yes. The forum doesn't do that. Just report posts like that and a moderator will delete them and ban the spambot.

by **Dan Duncombe** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 23:45

Ahhh... Almost every post I see has some kind of ad in it :0

by **VanessaE** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 01:02

Can you give us a screenshot? It could be anything from people posting ads to your internet provider inserting them into the web pages you view (yeah, some ISPs do that).

by **Jordach** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 06:43

Dan Duncombe wrote:When words such as these appear, they sometimes become a link to an ad? Me, or the forums? Does anyone else get this?

install
games
computer

Sounds like youv'e got malware mate.

by **Dan Duncombe** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 22:20

Dangit! just found out... got Discount Buddy malware... shit.

Jordach wrote:
Dan Duncombe wrote:When words such as these appear, they sometimes become a link to an ad? Me, or the forums? Does anyone else get this?

install
games
computer
Sounds like youv'e got malware mate.

by **Jordach** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 00:19

Dan Duncombe wrote:Dangit! just found out... got Discount Buddy malware... shit.
Jordach wrote:
Dan Duncombe wrote:When words such as these appear, they sometimes become a link to an ad? Me, or the forums? Does anyone else get this?

install
games
computer
Sounds like youv'e got malware mate.

Glad I helped. I've been through that bastard called Delta Search. What. A. Cunt. To remove.

by **Dan Duncombe** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 16:49

I had delta search too! And dealply, and a bunch of other crap :o

Jordach wrote:
Dan Duncombe wrote:Dangit! just found out... got Discount Buddy malware... shit.
Jordach wrote:Sounds like youv'e got malware mate.
Glad I helped. I've been through that bastard called Delta Search. What. A. Cunt. To remove.

by **Jordach** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 17:13

Dan Duncombe wrote:I had delta search too! And dealply, and a bunch of other crap :o
Jordach wrote:
Dan Duncombe wrote:Dangit! just found out... got Discount Buddy malware... shit.
Glad I helped. I've been through that bastard called Delta Search. What. A. Cunt. To remove.

My suggestion is remove stuff you want to keep and NUKE WINDOWS AND RE-INSTALL.

by **darkskyabove** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 17:50

Dan Duncombe wrote:I had delta search too! And dealply, and a bunch of other crap :o

FYI: I've been running Linux (Fedora) now for over 6 months (on-line daily with 12 Mbps) with no anti-malware software, just a firewall. Zero, repeat, zero issues with malware.

by **sfan5** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 05:40

darkskyabove wrote:
Dan Duncombe wrote:I had delta search too! And dealply, and a bunch of other crap :o

FYI: I've been running Linux (Fedora) now for over 6 months (on-line daily with 12 Mbps) with no anti-malware software, just a firewall. Zero, repeat, zero issues with malware.

^ Same (except that it was Debian)

by **Dan Duncombe** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 06:25

I have dual boot windows/Linux, but whenever I run Linux (12.10 Ubuntu) I just get a message saying that there has been a severe software problem, then it runs really slowly.

by **Jordach** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 06:46

Dan Duncombe wrote:I have dual boot windows/Linux, but whenever I run Linux (12.10 Ubuntu) I just get a message saying that there has been a severe software problem, then it runs really slowly.

Final suggestion: freeware apps such as uTorrent like to hide things like that in their installers. Avoid iLivid and other "free" file downloaders. If the installer says, do you want to install this 'malware', kill the installer.

by **Dan Duncombe** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 15:02

I have never gone near iLivid, I don't trust it, and never will. When I download a file I now always run a Norton scan on it to make sure it is less likely to be bad, and I always go for the custom install with installers, to try and make sure that there is no malware being installed.

by **sfan5** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 15:27

I'm just going to leave this here..

by **Dan Duncombe** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 15:30

Lol... Complete fail! Bet they did it on purpose. I have seen a lot of comments like these recently...

by **sfan5** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 15:37

Dan Duncombe wrote:Lol... Complete fail! Bet they did it on purpose. I have seen a lot of comments like these recently...

Thats not a comment, that a report.
Its the text that gets sent to the moderators inbox when you click "Report"

by **Jordach** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 15:38

Dan Duncombe wrote:I have never gone near iLivid, I don't trust it, and never will. When I download a file I now always run a Norton scan on it to make sure it is less likely to be bad, and I always go for the custom install with installers, to try and make sure that there is no malware being installed.

Even if you click: 'I don't want it.' some continue anyway without giving a damn.

by **nomohakon** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 21:57

darkskyabove wrote:
Dan Duncombe wrote:I had delta search too! And dealply, and a bunch of other crap :o

FYI: I've been running Linux (Fedora) now for over 6 months (on-line daily with 12 Mbps) with no anti-malware software, just a firewall. Zero, repeat, zero issues with malware.

My Win xp are malware-proof. I modelled them by my image (they are ugly)

by **sfan5** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 05:22

nomohakon wrote:
darkskyabove wrote:
Dan Duncombe wrote:I had delta search too! And dealply, and a bunch of other crap :o

FYI: I've been running Linux (Fedora) now for over 6 months (on-line daily with 12 Mbps) with no anti-malware software, just a firewall. Zero, repeat, zero issues with malware.

My Win xp are malware-proof. I modelled them by my image (they are ugly)

*coughs loudly* You want to tell me Windows XP is malware-proof?

by **Jordach** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 15:04

property management bat wrote:-snip-

OMFG.

by **Dan Duncombe** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 18:03

Yep. Second random spam on this forum thread :|

Jordach wrote:
property management bat wrote:-snip-
OMFG.

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