A Revolution is the Solution
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Excellent sleuthing, Holmes. But how exactly are these script-kiddies making cash? And what does immigration support have to do with this? And how can adware companies still claim their software is a "consumer friendly innovation" if now script kiddies are using them for purely malicious purposes?
Once again, great job. 
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08.12.05 - 11:01 pm | #
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Oh and something's wrong with the article. A part of it sticks out far to the right.
3DJelly |
08.12.05 - 11:34 pm | #
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That immigration site popped open for no apparent reason in one of the other installers. Its still being looked into as to why that site springs up.
But the fact that it "amazingly" just happens to be in an apparently unrelated install (and its the only time i have *ever* seen this site in any kind of rogue bundle), along with the comcast coincidences and we have ourselves a winner. Its now a case of delving into the rest of the material and seeing what we can find.
Paperghost |
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08.12.05 - 11:35 pm | #
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oh, and which part? curse this things crazy formatting! it works on my PC and a few others i just tried out :\
Paperghost |
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08.12.05 - 11:50 pm | #
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You sir, are a god.
btw works on my pc fine.
Sub-Seven |
08.12.05 - 11:53 pm | #
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I'm no god. Just a man - you know, like in the Flash Gordon song.
Paperghost |
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08.13.05 - 12:06 am | #
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'So come with me, as I raise the bar then gun it down, the group responsible for the IM installers caught red-handed and trailing in my wake. Angry words, incriminating screenshots and punks nailed to the floor is the order of the day'
that bit, sticks out too far to the right on mine as well lol
Caz |
08.13.05 - 12:50 am | #
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I'll fiddle with it in a bit and see if that works. Matron.
/ EDIT - fiddled. Did it work?
Paperghost |
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08.13.05 - 1:18 am | #
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it as messed up in IE but now looks normal, if it helps. oh and you rule etc etc and all that other stuff 
Stevo |
08.13.05 - 1:52 am | #
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They are probably being given money for the number of PC's that they install this craptacular software on, most likely by the very adware people that keep on saying "rogue affiliates!"
That isn't going to work anymore, Mr. Adware Man. Either you only give your installer to certain very trusted people, or you make is so that when it is f(*&*( with, it doesn't work.
Christopher |
08.13.05 - 3:13 am | #
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The Adware men paying script-kiddies to do their dirty work? If that's true, they've reached a new low in my book.
3DJelly |
08.13.05 - 3:51 am | #
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I think the adware guys are absolutely steaming over this, which is pretty nuts - all these big companies given the run-around by a bunch of teenage script kiddies. Doh!
Paperghost |
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08.13.05 - 6:33 pm | #
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The line discussed above that was too long was showing that way for me also in FF. But it's fixed now, of course, as well as the missing l at the end of the movie url. Love the dramatic music 
Absolutely fantastic investigative work, ghosty!
Deb |
08.13.05 - 8:09 pm | #
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The Adware men paying script-kiddies to do their dirty work, but we have to ask Who benefits who Gets da Moola/money,
no matter how much the Adware jerks shout they still benefit :-(
milligansghost |
08.13.05 - 9:10 pm | #
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Great nabb PaperGhost. I daw man!
Alex Morganis |
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08.14.05 - 1:15 am | #
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Cheers 
There's more to come, too 
Paperghost |
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08.14.05 - 10:54 am | #
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Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
It's this kind of thing that would make
for a great made for tv-movie but tarted
up significantly for the non-computer
using public.
Can't wait to see what happens next.
pod |
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08.15.05 - 10:40 pm | #
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Why aren't you informing the services and IP's that host these files that they are on their servers? If they knew that these things were on their servers, it would be in their best interest to take them off or delete them.
Inform the people at the IP's, please. It will save us a lot of time and grief later.
Christopher |
08.17.05 - 7:47 am | #
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Hi Christopher - Jay Loden has done all this and then some, but so far the wheels are turning slowly.
Paperghost |
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08.17.05 - 6:26 pm | #
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