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Offline cachalote

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spyware attack
« on: September 03, 2011, 12:27:01 »
:hmm: for the last 2 days whenever i typed playmofriends adress i got another site trying to open.
 :omg: this other intruding adress was blocked by avast and classified as a spyware.
maybe this problem has to do just with me but maybe it has to do with playmofriends - i don't know.
anyway, i thought you should know.
 :) the problem stopped today.
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Re: spyware attack
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2011, 12:54:55 »
Hm... I hadn't noticed anything particularly in connection with PF, but I did get a trojan the other day that was forced out by my anti-virus, and I was on PF at the time.
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Re: spyware attack
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2011, 13:03:17 »
Walter (walts-trains) 'phoned me last night to ask if I was having problems accessing PF.  I wasn't, but he explained that whenever he tried to get on PF, whether using a bookmark or typing in the web address, he was redirected to a site supposedly offering anti-spyware and which claimed his computer had 30 infections and that he should download software from the site to deal with this.  (Which he very wisely didn't!)
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Re: spyware attack
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2011, 13:11:45 »
Yes, my mom has made the mistake of clicking on one of those things before and it was not pretty! Actually, yesterday morning I couldn't get on, but it didn't redirect me anywhere, I just couldn't get on at all.
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Re: spyware attack
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2011, 14:58:37 »

Some idiots hacked the home page (http://www.playmofriends.com). >:(

I didn't know about it until someone told me yesterday because I only use a bookmark of the forum index page (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/) to visit the forum. So far they never managed to tamper with that one.

I uploaded a fresh version of the home page last night and it has fixed the problem... for now, anyway.
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Re: spyware attack
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2011, 15:06:30 »
Yeah I use a bookmark for the forum index too, so I guess that's why I didn't have problems.
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Re: spyware attack
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2011, 15:29:33 »
Quote from: bonniebeth on September 03, 2011, 15:06:30
Yeah I use a bookmark for the forum index too, so I guess that's why I didn't have problems.

Same here.
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Re: spyware attack
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2011, 20:11:23 »
Quote from: Sylvia on September 03, 2011, 14:58:37
Some idiots hacked the home page (http://www.playmofriends.com). >:(

I didn't know about it until someone told me yesterday because I only use a bookmark of the forum index page (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/) to visit the forum. So far they never managed to tamper with that one.

I uploaded a fresh version of the home page last night and it has fixed the problem... for now, anyway.

I also go to forum...

Did you change the ftp password? You probably should.

(these idiots should go mess with RIAA and MPAA... )
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Re: spyware attack
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2011, 22:14:48 »
Quote from: tahra on September 06, 2011, 20:11:23
Did you change the ftp password? You probably should.

I did change it quite recently to something very random, but it's a good suggestion to do so again. :)
I also ticked something called "enhanced security" at the webhost which I didn't notice was there before. :crossed:
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Re: spyware attack
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2011, 23:24:20 »
Quote from: Sylvia on September 03, 2011, 14:58:37
Some idiots hacked the home page (http://www.playmofriends.com). >:(


why do people do that?? ???
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