DeviantArt Users Beware (Virus) (Screenie of said links included)

Lancer232 · Feb 09, 2009 1:29 AM

Just read a journal of someone I have watched and if you get any links that say Click Here or anything relating to an IQ Test, DO NOT CLICK! If you do so, change your password IMMEDIATELY.

Read more here.

http://shalonesk.deviantart.com/journal/23086686/

Lanara · Feb 09, 2009 5:00 AM

Thanks for the heads-up. ^w^

Spyro Master · Feb 09, 2009 9:22 AM

is everything infected recently O.o first it was msn now devianart wots nxt spyro forum ? (plz not happen)

Paranoia · Feb 09, 2009 9:43 PM

Thank for the heads up. I don't visit DA that often, but I'll keep it in mind.

Spyro Master · Feb 09, 2009 10:19 PM

so is if u hav an account on devianart or if u go on devianart just look around do u get the virus?

Lancer232 · Feb 09, 2009 10:32 PM

No, some users are posting links that say Click Me or anything relating to an IQ Test, the site itself is safe, but those links are what to watch out for.

Spyro Master · Feb 09, 2009 10:34 PM

oh gotcha dang i was thinking of starting a devianart account soon as well i will wait a bit i think

Lancer232 · Feb 09, 2009 10:37 PM

Ok, just took an example screenie from Razz's page (she's getting the spambots too, thankfully, I'm not well enough known to attract attention).

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Spyro Master · Feb 09, 2009 10:44 PM

oh i see so its spreading then but lancer i bet in time you will b as well known as razz i think as it must of taken a while 4 them to get to where they are now

Cynder794 · Feb 09, 2009 10:53 PM

I was hacked by this. If it happens to you, just change your password. And yes Lancer, I do have a DA account.

Lancer232 · Feb 09, 2009 10:55 PM

I know lol, I've seen you on there.

Spyro Master · Feb 09, 2009 11:03 PM

i hav 2 bt no offence that massive smily is disturbing o.O

Lancer232 · Feb 09, 2009 11:07 PM

Yea, kinda shocked me too when I saw it flip from Santa Cyril to a giant smiley

Back on Topic

I got VERY lucky, I just read her journal about it and I happened to have clicked one about "Someone wrote about you on a blog," AVG gave me a website saying "This site has been hacked! Please press back!"

And I just learned what the virus does, it hijacks your DA account so it can spread to the people you have watched.

Spyro Master · Feb 09, 2009 11:13 PM

lol ur lucky then mate bt i cant see anything people can gain from hacking an art website its not like they are going to make any money from it are they

Paranoia · Feb 10, 2009 12:22 AM

I don't think they really gain anything out I it. They probably just like to watch everyone's reactions and think to themselves, "That was me!". Seems stupid, but some people just don't have anything better to do, sadly.

Spyro Master · Feb 10, 2009 12:25 AM

Yeh they are either not that nice, or they are extremely bored. Im not going to be afffected yet because Deviantart wont let me create an account its starting to annoy me it is cause i got my spyro pics to post up sad

Stormy · Feb 10, 2009 12:28 AM

Oh, I've heard of this; thanks for the heads up. Here's something that I heard about from a friend's journal; if you have a dA account, you might want to read this.

http://news.deviantart.com/article/69057/

As it says, do not click the links posted as they will cause your account to send them to other people.

Spyro Master · Feb 10, 2009 12:31 AM

ok that might be why it didnt let me create an account, so mabye it might work now to create one, but i can't now as its 12:30am in the UK so im going to bed bye all!!

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