lucak Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 So 30 minutes ago I got a comment from someone I didn't knew on steam profile with a link to dropbox like this www.dropbox.com/s*************/screenshots.rar and saying "what do you say about this screenshots" or something like that and I clicked the link cause I thought it was something wrong I did and was about to download wen I noticed it was too suspicious and pasted the link on google. The results were many steam profiles with that link in the comments. So now I'm here to tell everyone about this because it looks a really new way of hijacking links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakgrund Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Just a retard would fall for this, an image with 3 books as an icon, don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slocumruls Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 never trust rar files from people you don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 So 30 minutes ago I got a comment from someone I didn't knew on steam profile with a link to dropbox like this www.dropbox.com/s*************/screenshots.rar and saying "what do you say about this screenshots" or something like that and I clicked the link cause I thought it was something wrong I did and was about to download wen I noticed it was too suspicious and pasted the link on google. The results were many steam profiles with that link in the comments. So now I'm here to tell everyone about this because it looks a really new way of hijacking links You seriously shouldn't ever open or download something from someone you don't know.... If a screenshot is uploaded anywhere other than: tinypic, imgur, or photobucket just tell them to re-upload it if they actually want you to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synister Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 You seriously shouldn't ever open or download something from someone you don't know.... If a screenshot is uploaded anywhere other than: tinypic, imgur, or photobucket just tell them to re-upload it if they actually want you to see it. http://prntscr.com/ is also safe as well, just a screenshot tool (super handy, I love it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibz Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 http://prntscr.com/ is also safe as well, just a screenshot tool (super handy, I love it) Yeah, i use that one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Map Painter Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 This isn't new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Prince Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 don't click link from random people..................... especialy on your profile comments or from random ads, your friends you probably can trust but random people you can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 don't click link from random people..................... especialy on your profile comments or from random ads, your friends you probably can trust but random people you can't. even your friends you shouldn't trust because they could be hijacked. Just check all links. If you don't recognize the site then either: 1) don't fucking click it, or 2) search the website on google and see if the site is legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Prince Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 even your friends you shouldn't trust because they could be hijacked. Just check all links. If you don't recognize the site then either: 1) don't fucking click it, or 2) search the website on google and see if the site is legit. Well mostly just common sense really, but this should help to. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/block-misspelled-websites/hkeedolkcnamlgiodhcaielanmffhlil chrome extension to block misspelled sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucak Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Well I was just trying to inform you, I never seen this way before and also, only a retard would fall for a steamnmcomunity.com right? thats why tons of people fall for that every day. also this is dropbox its a known website so thats why I tryed it to see what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeird Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Just a retard would fall for this Setting the bar too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Prince Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Well I was just trying to inform you, I never seen this way before and also, only a retard would fall for a steamnmcomunity.com right? thats why tons of people fall for that every day. also this is dropbox its a known website so thats why I tryed it to see what it was. If never thought about phishers actually posting links on my profile though, hope it does't become a trend if so i might disable public comments on my profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Heavy Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 You seriously shouldn't ever open or download something from someone you don't know.... If a screenshot is uploaded anywhere other than: tinypic, imgur, or photobucket just tell them to re-upload it if they actually want you to see it. gyazo is a safe one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
There Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Be careful with puu.sh: it's not just limited to pictures http://puu.sh/6tCqr.zip Make sure it doesn't end in .zip or .rar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeird Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Be careful with puu.sh: it's not just limited to pictures http://puu.sh/6tCqr.zip Make sure it doesn't end in .zip or .rar. Didn't know that, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 puush.me is safe as well. really just dont click links you dont freaking know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0night Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I've had one before where the site url looked reasonably legit, but on opening it in Chrome it asked me if it was okay to run java and i was like, noooooooooooooooope. Checked it out, apparently it was straight up malware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenAngel Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 It looks like his account has already been disabled by Valve. I personally would never download a .rar file from any random person giving me a link. This is an old school phishing tactic since most sites with whitelists won't block Dropbox as it is a legitimate site. I'll also email my contact who works for Dropbox and see if we can get this clown's box shutdown too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucak Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 People already fell for it http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tf2outpost/discussions/3/648817378263246126/?tscn=1390728351 Also. I made this thread to WARN people and you guys respond me as if I was dumb enought to click that. Aparently it cna happen to anyone so again I will leave this here so people know about this way of hijacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 People already fell for it http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tf2outpost/discussions/3/648817378263246126/?tscn=1390728351 Also. I made this thread to WARN people and you guys respond me as if I was dumb enought to click that. Aparently it cna happen to anyone so again I will leave this here so people know about this way of hijacking. Not to be mean, but if you're stupid enough to download something from someone you don't know, then you kind of deserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorisk322 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Not to be mean, but if you're stupid enough to download something from someone you don't know, then you kind of deserve it. But what if there's pictures of Emma? You won't know until you download it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooden House Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 never trust rar files from people you don't know. hey kid wanna try some rar files? Everyones doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamebro1 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I fell for this ;-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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