Is this just a clever way to install spyware? - GoFuckYourself.com

SteveLightspeed · 10-17-2006, 09:33 PM

http://todaysfreevideo.com/movies/hardcore/movie1.php

If so, thats pretty clever. I didn't click the "download codec" link -- anyone know what it does?

And to guys at Webair, since this seems to be hosted from your servers, if it turns out to be something malicious, would you kill it?

What should be the "best practice" regarding pages like this?

Steve Lightspeed

GTS Mark · 10-17-2006, 09:34 PM

Yep this has been going on for a while.

Very deceptive, I almost downloaded it the first time ;)

DH

CaptainHowdy · 10-17-2006, 09:35 PM

That's a REALLY old trick...

MaddCaz · 10-17-2006, 09:36 PM

sacTOWN!!!!!!!

Mutt · 10-17-2006, 09:38 PM

cockholsters

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION: Components bundled with our software may report to Licensor and/or its affiliates the installation status of certain marketing offers, such as toolbars, and also generalized installation information, such as language preference and operating system version, to assist Licensor in its product development. No personal information will be communicated to VIDEOCOMPRESSIONCODEC or its affiliates during this process. Licensor may offer additional components through our version checking/update system. These components include:
(a) "Internet Explorer Security Plugin 2006": Internet Explorer toolbar that protects your computer while you browse by setting high level of security for suspicious hosts.
[B](b) "Public Messenger ver 2.03": Popup advertising module that opens Internet Explorer ad windows when you are connected to internet.[/B](c) "Internet Security Add-On": your Internet Explorer homepage will be changed.
(d) Security software: antivirus/antispyware application.

Brujah · 10-17-2006, 09:42 PM

Eventually this thread will become "Who cares.. what does it pay?"

SteveLightspeed · 10-17-2006, 09:45 PM

Ok, so the user agrees to a bunch of technical bullshit that he doesn't even understand, and the supplier of the toolbar says "See? He agreed to it all right here!"

Very clever, but why don't they just have him sign over the deed to his house and title to his car in there, too?

Quentin · 10-17-2006, 09:50 PM

You know... this reminds me of a time that I had this really, really bad cold, and I kept coughing like:

Cough Cough Cough Char Cough Cough Cough Lo Cough Cough Cough!

Except, with that particular cold, the EULA was less straightforward.

- Q.

Brujah · 10-17-2006, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveLightspeed

Ok, so the user agrees to a bunch of technical bullshit that he doesn't even understand, and the supplier of the toolbar says "See? He agreed to it all right here!"

Very clever, but why don't they just have him sign over the deed to his house and title to his car in there, too?

They hadn't thought about it yet?

You might have just tipped them off.

seeric · 10-17-2006, 09:51 PM

goddamn its malware week. fuck thsi net is getting like a sleazy strip club iwth dirty nasty class c strippers.

hahahahahaha.

squishypimp · 10-17-2006, 09:53 PM

yup thats spyware alright.

SteveLightspeed · 10-17-2006, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brujah

Eventually this thread will become "Who cares.. what does it pay?"

What if there was a new "watchdog" type program, with an affiliate program paying everyone to distribute it, maybe even offering incentives for surfers to execute it, whose sole purpose was to detect and publicly expose whoever is profiting from malicious installs?

What would it take to build a "watchdog" type program that follows the MONEY? It seems like the only way to kill spyware is to publicly expose the money trail.

Opinions?

Tempest · 10-17-2006, 10:23 PM

Looks similar to the gallery spamming redirecting fucktards and their v-codec site. In the case of the v-codec guys what you think are the movies that you would click on to watch, it's a popup to download their "codec".

I personally believe they're email spammers infecting computers so they have a network to spam from.

webair · 10-20-2006, 11:27 AM

Thanks for the info steve the account has been terminated for TOS violations.

Apologies for the delay guys but if you hit me/us directly these type of issues will be expideted.

woj · 10-20-2006, 11:53 AM

pretty smooth

sandman! · 10-20-2006, 12:48 PM

thats nothing new plenty of sites doing stuff like that.

RawAlex · 10-20-2006, 12:57 PM

It's what I call "asterix-ware". You want to download X (like a special codec to see a video) and they asterix in spyware, scumware, and even a patch to make it so that anti-vrius and anti-spyware programs can't easily remove it.

TOTAL FUCKING PIECES OF SHIT.

If anyone wonders why programs are still doing great and affiliates are bitching about sales, well... you don't have to look any further than this shit.

BVF · 10-20-2006, 01:02 PM

Thanks to zonealarm, all I get is a white page with this at the top:

Fatal error: Cannot break/continue 1 level in /home/vids/todaysfreevideo.com/movies/hardcore/movie1.php on line 16

Big Red Machine · 10-20-2006, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webair

Thanks for the info steve the account has been terminated for TOS violations.

Apologies for the delay guys but if you hit me/us directly these type of issues will be expideted.

madawgz · 10-20-2006, 01:51 PM

it seems that the page is broken now...

10-17-2006, 09:33 PM	#1
SteveLightspeed Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lightspeedworld Posts: 7,940	Is this just a clever way to install spyware? http://todaysfreevideo.com/movies/hardcore/movie1.php If so, thats pretty clever. I didn't click the "download codec" link -- anyone know what it does? And to guys at Webair, since this seems to be hosted from your servers, if it turns out to be something malicious, would you kill it? What should be the "best practice" regarding pages like this? Steve Lightspeed __________________ Abra-cadabra!

10-17-2006, 09:34 PM	#2
GTS Mark Formerly known as DH! :) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,911	Yep this has been going on for a while. Very deceptive, I almost downloaded it the first time ;) DH __________________ Looking For Gay, Dating, Mobile, Banner, Hardlinks, IM Ads Or Popunder Traffic? ICQ 5191566 / E-mail: [email protected] Follow Us On Twitter. Also Sign Up For Our Newsletter For Updated Weekly Traffic Inventory

10-17-2006, 09:35 PM	#3
CaptainHowdy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Happy in the dark. Posts: 93,061	That's a REALLY old trick... __________________ FLASH SALE INSANITY! deal with a 100% Trusted Seller Buy Traffic Spots on a High-Quality Network 1 Year or Lifetime — That’s Right, Until the Internet Explodes!

10-17-2006, 09:36 PM	#4
MaddCaz Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 9,483	sacTOWN!!!!!!! __________________ BigCocks.com - MatureWomen.com - Tranny.com - DrunkGirls.com - TeenGirls.com - MonsterCock.com and many more... Click here to see them all!

10-17-2006, 09:38 PM	#5
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	cockholsters SOFTWARE INSTALLATION: Components bundled with our software may report to Licensor and/or its affiliates the installation status of certain marketing offers, such as toolbars, and also generalized installation information, such as language preference and operating system version, to assist Licensor in its product development. No personal information will be communicated to VIDEOCOMPRESSIONCODEC or its affiliates during this process. Licensor may offer additional components through our version checking/update system. These components include: (a) "Internet Explorer Security Plugin 2006": Internet Explorer toolbar that protects your computer while you browse by setting high level of security for suspicious hosts. [B](b) "Public Messenger ver 2.03": Popup advertising module that opens Internet Explorer ad windows when you are connected to internet.[/B](c) "Internet Security Add-On": your Internet Explorer homepage will be changed. (d) Security software: antivirus/antispyware application. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

10-17-2006, 09:42 PM	#6
Brujah Beer Money Baron Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: brujah / gmail Posts: 22,157	Eventually this thread will become "Who cares.. what does it pay?" __________________ Free Premium Domain Lists and Tools at Clickmojo.com For Sale: Obscenity.com

10-17-2006, 09:45 PM	#7
SteveLightspeed Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lightspeedworld Posts: 7,940	Ok, so the user agrees to a bunch of technical bullshit that he doesn't even understand, and the supplier of the toolbar says "See? He agreed to it all right here!" Very clever, but why don't they just have him sign over the deed to his house and title to his car in there, too? __________________ Abra-cadabra!

10-17-2006, 09:50 PM	#8
Quentin Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,280	You know... this reminds me of a time that I had this really, really bad cold, and I kept coughing like: Cough Cough Cough Char Cough Cough Cough Lo Cough Cough Cough! Except, with that particular cold, the EULA was less straightforward. - Q. __________________ Q. Boyer

10-17-2006, 09:51 PM	#10
seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	goddamn its malware week. fuck thsi net is getting like a sleazy strip club iwth dirty nasty class c strippers. hahahahahaha.

10-17-2006, 09:53 PM	#11
squishypimp PostMaster General Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 10,781	yup thats spyware alright. __________________ Signature For Sale

10-17-2006, 10:23 PM	#13
Tempest Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Location: West Coast, Canada. Posts: 10,217	Looks similar to the gallery spamming redirecting fucktards and their v-codec site. In the case of the v-codec guys what you think are the movies that you would click on to watch, it's a popup to download their "codec". I personally believe they're email spammers infecting computers so they have a network to spam from.

10-20-2006, 11:27 AM	#14
webair Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NYC, NY Posts: 8,531	Thanks for the info steve the account has been terminated for TOS violations. Apologies for the delay guys but if you hit me/us directly these type of issues will be expideted. __________________ ~ Webair Dedicated Cloud Servers™ ~ WEBAIR VSYS™ Virtual Hosting Platform ~ Superior CDN Network ~ ~ Managed Dedicated hosting Specialists ~ DISCOUNT DOMAIN NAMES! ~ WEBAIR FUSION IO MANAGED CLOUD SERVERS! ~ *ICQ:* 243116321 - *TWITTER* - @WEBAIRINC - E-Mail: [email protected]

10-20-2006, 11:53 AM	#15
woj <&(©¿©)&> Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 47,882	pretty smooth __________________ Custom Software Development, email: woj#at#wojfun#.#com to discuss details or skype: wojl2000 or gchat: wojfun or telegram: wojl2000 Affiliate program tools: Hosted Galleries Manager Banner Manager Video Manager Wordpress Affiliate Plugin Pic/Movie of the Day Fansign Generator Zip Manager

10-20-2006, 12:48 PM	#16
sandman! Icq: 14420613 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: chicago Posts: 15,432	thats nothing new plenty of sites doing stuff like that. __________________ Need WebHosting ? Email me for some great deals [email protected]

10-20-2006, 12:57 PM	#17
RawAlex So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 9,465	It's what I call "asterix-ware". You want to download X (like a special codec to see a video) and they asterix in spyware, scumware, and even a patch to make it so that anti-vrius and anti-spyware programs can't easily remove it. TOTAL FUCKING PIECES OF SHIT. If anyone wonders why programs are still doing great and affiliates are bitching about sales, well... you don't have to look any further than this shit.

10-20-2006, 01:02 PM	#18
BVF Black Vagina Finder Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Midwest Posts: 13,975	Thanks to zonealarm, all I get is a white page with this at the top: Fatal error: Cannot break/continue 1 level in /home/vids/todaysfreevideo.com/movies/hardcore/movie1.php on line 16 __________________ Black Pussy Click On Mr Cosby..CCbill, 60/40, 136 FHG's....The Cos Loves Black Ghetto Pussy!!

10-20-2006, 01:51 PM	#20
madawgz 8.8.8.8 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noordermarkt Posts: 30,509	it seems that the page is broken now... __________________ TAEMDLRMSKRJIXMRLSMRJ.