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by ein
Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:47 pm
Forum: News and Rumors
Topic: MTGSalvation a haven for Malware
Replies: 93
Views: 20418

Well, I guess everyone is certainly entitled to have its own theories, as far fetched as these may be.
You strike a smile in me, your stories ring of perjury construed with self empowering theeeeeeeeeemes.

Ah, Eve6!
by ein
Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:14 pm
Forum: News and Rumors
Topic: MTGSalvation a haven for Malware
Replies: 93
Views: 20418

Hannes isn't "absent" from the site. Right now, he's going through some real-life transitions I am, quite literally, NOT at liberty to divulge other than what is going on for him takes far more precedence over a site dedicated to Magic: the Gathering. He has been working on the site in his very little spare time, but he is still around.

As for the malware issue, Chrome is currently blocking the site, and I won't be
surprised if Firefox and IE are doing the same. Truth be told, it's not a site that would be targeted under normal circumstances by a group of hackers. This has the hallmarks of a bunch of children, and possibly people who were banned during the recent sweep.
:rolleyes:

Whatever, dude. If hanes is not absent, why hasn't this cleared up yet? I think the data speaks for itself. This is EXACTLY the same thing that happened to MT, so....
So because it hasn't been cleared up immediately, it must be that he's absent!

I mean, there's no way in hell he has a social life as well. Or that he might be having dinner right now after work?
What? MTGS has had ad problems for a long time (and that have finally caught up with them). And I recall that at least one recent technician never had his powers turned on, and several Admins have had to wait a
really long time for being turned on as well. When I was on staff, there was *always* these "well, when hanes ever shows up again" comments about stuff that needed doing. These events go back a year or so, and CLEARLY suggest a pattern of absenteeism. That's one looooooong dinner.
by ein
Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:04 pm
Forum: News and Rumors
Topic: MTGSalvation a haven for Malware
Replies: 93
Views: 20418

Hannes isn't "absent" from the site. Right now, he's going through some real-life transitions I am, quite literally, NOT at liberty to divulge other than what is going on for him takes far more precedence over a site dedicated to Magic: the Gathering. He has been working on the site in his very little spare time, but he is still around.

As for the malware issue, Chrome is currently blocking the site, and I won't be surprised if Firefox and IE are doing the same. Truth be told, it's not a site that would be targeted under normal circumstances by a group of hackers. This has the hallmarks of a bunch of children, and possibly people who were banned during the recent sweep.


Whatever, dude. If hanes is not absent, why hasn't this cleared up yet? I think the data speaks for itself. This is EXACTLY the same thing that happened to MT, so....
by ein
Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:58 pm
Forum: News and Rumors
Topic: MTGSalvation a haven for Malware
Replies: 93
Views: 20418

I wonder if this was a disgruntled member or a third-party.
Most definitely a third party. MTGS has had bad ads in the past (one even passively, in that I didn't click on it, infected a computer of mine a couple years ago). It's a consequence of poor ownership and a terrible monetization scheme (using sketchy ad companies, etc).
by ein
Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:09 pm
Forum: News and Rumors
Topic: MTGSalvation a haven for Malware
Replies: 93
Views: 20418

MTGSalvation a haven for Malware

Recently, MTGSalvation was found to be a Malware distributor, according to several web browsers. This notably coincides with the apparent disappearance of its longtime owner, Hanes.

MTGSalvation is in a descent similar to the former humor site, MiseTings, wherein a group of hackers infected the main site during one of the long time periods where the owner, Mike Bregoli, was completely absent from maintaining the website. Under this MT timeline, it is likely MTGS has less than 6 months before Malware cripples the site and infects large swaths of computers of its userbase.

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