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Post by Emmie on Jun 4, 2009 17:09:10 GMT -5
Everyone please take note of this issue with the chat room and proceed with caution. I've notified Phil of the issue but we're all in a waiting game to see what's actually going on.
I recommend you do not go into the chat till further notice just to be on the safe side.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Jun 4, 2009 19:49:11 GMT -5
Yes, there was a person with Japanese characters as a name. It shows up like squares. I entered the chat right now and they were in there.
I sent them a IM telling them to leave. The person said "Terminate" and it opened a pop-up on my screen! Then they left. I am not sure what to do about this...
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Post by BennyTheKey on Jun 4, 2009 20:07:50 GMT -5
Can you even send a virus through the service though? I'm in there now. Everything seems ok? scary ;o
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Post by The Night Lord on Jun 5, 2009 1:01:07 GMT -5
I can't even get in. I click on chat and it just has the layout with java chat software. then a pop-up box appears, saying that the program can't run cuz it's not a recognised publisher/software? I'm confused about what to do...I'll wait to see what happens next
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Post by CowboyGuy on Jun 5, 2009 1:40:48 GMT -5
For this service to work you have to be registered on the forum, and logged in. Otherwise the 'Chat' button will not show up in the navbar.
I banned a member named 'ddddyyyy' from the forum because I had a suspicion that was the culprit. Low and behold, once they were banned the mystery spammer disappeared as well.
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Post by lucifurl on Jun 5, 2009 2:39:23 GMT -5
Bad news. I'm not too sure but i think somebody on the cbox was trying to send a virus. the person didn't have a name he/she just appeared with square boxes and then said something like virus detected 5 minutes and then Luci quickly logged out and then I logged out straight away. Maybe it was nothing but i think something dodgy is going on and this needs to be reported to cowboyguy urgently. Scared the heck out of me!
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Post by Secret Scoobie on Jun 5, 2009 2:42:11 GMT -5
Oh noes! That sounds terrible!
Stupid hacker ruining it for everyone :broody: Let's slay them.
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Post by harmindervamp on Jun 5, 2009 3:37:37 GMT -5
yeah i had a feeling that it was that dddyyyy person. I clicked on his name and i was thinking why hasn't this person posted anything and plus he/she was new. I love problem solving. But what if this person comes back with another account?
And yes Luci it scared the heck out of me as well. If you didn't log out I wouldn't have logged out either. I'm sure Bdog also logged out right after me as well.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Jun 5, 2009 4:25:57 GMT -5
Thanks for being on top of things, it really helps us out and helps us make the forum that much more secure!
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Post by harmindervamp on Jun 5, 2009 4:34:53 GMT -5
Your welcome. I like helping out. If i see anything strange happen again i'll let you lot know. I was going to send you a pm about the virus guy but i realised you wasn't online so i sent a pm message to wenxina and emmie becuase they were online at the time.
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Post by The Night Lord on Jun 5, 2009 7:34:36 GMT -5
Still can't get the chat. My computer blocks the software because it can't verify the publisher....that kinda sucks *pouts and grabs the sledgehammer to smash the computer*
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Post by CowboyGuy on Jun 5, 2009 8:31:29 GMT -5
Still can't get the chat. My computer blocks the software because it can't verify the publisher....that kinda sucks *pouts and grabs the sledgehammer to smash the computer* Don't fret. This chatroom is very temporary! And by temporary I mean that in a day or two I'll have our trusty old software back up and running. The Chat Room Board will be re-opened (it's currently invisible), and the old cBox will be back to working! Meaning avatars, smilies, etc. Just like it used to be!
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Post by Secret Scoobie on Jun 5, 2009 9:40:50 GMT -5
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay anyone wanna numfar-joy dance with me? I mean.. I haven't actually SEEN the old cbox, but everyone else seems excited and maybe it means more people will use it
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Post by iamthewalrus on Jun 5, 2009 9:52:05 GMT -5
will the box appear at the bottom of the site like it used to? or it will it be linked in the main bar like it is now?
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Post by The Night Lord on Jun 5, 2009 18:38:04 GMT -5
Still can't get the chat. My computer blocks the software because it can't verify the publisher....that kinda sucks *pouts and grabs the sledgehammer to smash the computer* Don't fret. This chatroom is very temporary! And by temporary I mean that in a day or two I'll have our trusty old software back up and running. The Chat Room Board will be re-opened (it's currently invisible), and the old cBox will be back to working! Meaning avatars, smilies, etc. Just like it used to be! Okay, not fretting. Quite calm now. Sounds good, Phil. I wanna see what the old one was like
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Post by The Night Lord on Jun 5, 2009 18:47:22 GMT -5
Well, I could stay and chat for another twenty minutes or so...
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Post by The Night Lord on Jun 5, 2009 18:54:15 GMT -5
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Post by CowboyGuy on Jun 6, 2009 1:57:09 GMT -5
Phil, someone said that it takes more money to run the OLD cbox, will you set up a donations system? HA! Actually no! If I wanted to upgrade the current chat, it would cost in the upwards of $100.00 just to get simple moderation tools. It's all because it's Java based. It's ridiculous. To answer the other questions I saw: 1) No, the 'chat' button will be removed from the navbar. 2) The new chat will be in it's own category/board which is already on the main page at the bottom. (After "The Hellmouth" board). To access it, you must be both registered, and logged in. Otherwise it is invisible and inaccessible. Translation = secure! 3) The price for this chat varies on how much time you'd like to pay for: 3 months US $6.00 6 months US $11.00 (save $1) 12 months US $20.00 (save $4) 2 years US $35.00 (best value!) So it boils down to me spending at least six dollars.
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Post by The Night Lord on Jun 6, 2009 2:10:38 GMT -5
I did. Right after I made my last post. The was for you singing Akon. You know, like the whole 'raised eyebrow' thing when people are doing weird/strange things
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Post by harmindervamp on Jun 6, 2009 8:24:52 GMT -5
Did he come back? what did he do, did he say anything, did you lot say anything to him?, were you lot scared?
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