You will not do this

[Der Alta]

Directly from the Acceptable Use Policy:

You will not use these forums to violate any laws nor to discuss illegal activities.

and

You will not use these Forums for the purposes of sharing or distributing viruses, licenses, registration information, software keys, pirated commercial multimedia files (such as ripped DVD's, CD's, etc.), "cracks", or other information designed to do harm to or allow unlawful access to any computer hardware, software, networks, or any other systems.

Blatantly obvious attempts will get you immediately banned.

Der Alta

 

[Swift]

I assume this thread is due to some members swapping illegal info?

 

[BigJamesGTI]

either that or Der has had a bad day and wants to stress his authority on us meager minionites !!!

 

[vinkento]

No... I believe it's in response to a member possibly attempting to spread a virus in "disguise" of pictures of his new car.

 

[Swift]

No... I believe it's in response to a member possibly attempting to spread a virus in "disguise" of pictures of his new car.

Thanks Vink.

 

[RX-7_FC_DrIfteR]

ohh...

 

[vinkento]

Thanks Vink.

I'm here to help

 

[JW31]

better watch out these day! >.<

 

[Der Alta]

No... I believe it's in response to a member possibly attempting to spread a virus in "disguise" of pictures of his new car.

Yep.

I figure he's going to get bent and return, in which case we ban him as soon as he's recognized.

AO

 

[sUn]

I read about this news on some news network. Der Alta, care to explain what happened, I'm mis informed.

 

[Sage]

Uninformed?

 

[WhIteDrAgOn]

I dont think you should let users post fake images as a virus, unless they have over 10k of post

 

[Omnis]

yeah was that the dude who put a jpeg.exe filename!?!

I KNEW HE WAS BAD!!!


edit: oh, and DA, you rule.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Oh, ****. I almost clicked on that jpeg.exe file.

 

[battle_stage]

Why would anyone click on an .exe file? It's so obvious.

 

[Gen.]

Their are computer illiterate people who are on GTP..

 

[Der Alta]

I read about this news on some news network. Der Alta, care to explain what happened, I'm mis informed.

A member posted up a thread about "Got my car!! Here's pictures!" and it was a direct link to a virus.

He was banned because of it. No warnings, no PM notes about, simply done.

I felt the need to post this thread simplay as a warning, becase I know somebody is going to ask about it, or he was going to try and return.

AO

 

[Cosmic]

Thank god I didn't see that thread ,
I'm sure I would click on that link if I saw it.

 

[Ryen49]

Its sad what people try these days.

 

[BigJamesGTI]

Their are computer illiterate people who are on GTP..

One right here !! I would have clicked even if it was a .exe file. What is .exe anyway ??

You need to check your spelling too !!

 

[TwinTurboJay]

I would have done the same, thanks to all of the hardworking moderators, I still have a job....( would have been fired for sure, getting a virus from a forum )

 

[DQuaN]

One right here !! I would have clicked even if it was a .exe file. What is .exe anyway ??

It is an executable, something that will run a program. All files have postfixes to describe them i.e. .bmp is a bitmap, .mpeg is a movie something or other. Exe files can run anything from Microsoft Word to a malicious script. Always beware of .exe files on the internet unless they are from a trusted source.

 

[core_drifter]

ahhh no0o0o0 i clicked on that link!!! does this mean i got infected? ban himmmmmm!!!


haha nvm he's already been banned my bad