Comments on: Internet Explorer Users: Urgent Security Issue

By: i_couldn't_get_on_and_i_though_i_was_doomed

i_couldn't_get_on_and_i_though_i_was_doomed — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:38:00 +0000

I don’t have Firefox…

Opps.

I though the guys who were posting the website were feeling like hacking everyone got on (thankfully, my AVG security thing found it and erased it). Apparently, the hacker had stuff being downloaded into your computer just being on the first page (Temporary Internet Files).

By: _i_dont_get_it

_i_dont_get_it — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:10:24 +0000

…Oooh.
But I think I have Firefox.
…Okay, I do.
Yep.
It didn’t say it blocked anything though, so I’ll run a test.
0.0

By: Bluesparks

Bluesparks — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:26:44 +0000

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. i think i infected the library’s entire computer system…. I noticed the main Fanfiction page thing was messed up, it wouldn’t let me log in….

By: darvit

darvit — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:18:40 +0000

Hey TC, thanks for the sympathy! The root cause of it all is Coppermine Photo Gallery. All the biggest Coppermine galleries have been hacked these past few days by some spammers. Speculators are guessing that they’re the RBN [a bunch of Russian spammers], and they’re riding on these galleries’ popularity in order to reach out to more potential computer zombies. I just notified Matt over MSN just a while ago. You guys should update your Coppermine as well, just in case the spammers trace your fan art gallery. I mean, our gallery was very much up-to-date at the time of hacking [ver. 1.4.16]; I believe yours right now is 1.4.12. Do update yours when you can!

By: TrojanCentaur

TrojanCentaur — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:39:51 +0000

Youch. Don’t you just wish you could get your hands on the little scumbags that did that? Here’s hoping the exploit was fixed. *makes note to get AFC’s team of code monkeys to take a quick look through the custom PHP code again*Always the offer though, if you ever need a hand in looking over what happened, I’m keen to lend ya a hand.TCP.S. Just a note for all new members, TrojanCentaur is not a virus writer, dispite the rather unfortunate name. He’s the administrator over at the Artemis Fowl Confidential, and not out to hack your computers to bits.

By: darvit

darvit — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:56:17 +0000

@Minerva: Thanks for letting us know. We’ll have to wait until MichaelM gets back to check the server logs for March 20th. However, I don’t think that’s a virus. The site may have been experiencing some difficulties at that time [that happens because we get hit by thousands of visitors daily].

Anyway, thanks again! And keep your computers virus-free! We’ll update you guys when we get more information!

By: Minerva Granger

Minerva Granger — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:49:37 +0000

I think that this gave my computer a virus. I was reading fan fictions then the internet messed up, saying there was a problem with the server, and could be solved by reseting the DNS, but then it didn’t work. I don’t know, but I was reading a fanfiction when it started. It was on March 20th.

By: Mentos not mental

Mentos not mental — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:11:53 +0000

AHHHHH!!! I’m using internet explorer! oh wait.. the article said not to panic.. Okay, I’m not going to panic.. just maybe freak out a bit. hmm… so that’s why i had a notice that an attack to my computer was blocked and it was from this website. Well… thats good that Darvit found out about it. I hope this gets resolved soon!

By: LEP

LEP — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:29:34 +0000

oh yes, the fanart page are really mess these days.
though it’s not a good new, but still , i am happy to see things updating here, at lease not gone.