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Dec 13Th Incident - Official Response


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#281 KingCobra

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Posted 18 December 2012 - 09:11 AM

Then why is my enter key not working and my search functions destroyed when in logged in?[#10146] You do not have permission to use the search system. Please fix the forums.

Edited by KingCobra, 18 December 2012 - 09:11 AM.


#282 Attalward

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Posted 18 December 2012 - 11:12 AM

At this time the site is still flagged as dangerous using firefox from Spain

#283 Stainless Steel

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Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:18 PM

View PostDark Severance, on 17 December 2012 - 06:50 AM, said:

You do realize that using any email with the name of anything is right up there with dictionary@domain emails. If you use any email that is easily identified by a game, character, etc you will get SPAM. I'm surprised you haven't gotten SPAM earlier honestly.


I've had this domain for 12 years, and used it on Usenet. The amount of spam I get would choke a camel - I think I peaked at abut 5000 spam messages a *day*. I don't care about that.

The concern I have is that the statement about
"At no time were any databases containing personal information compromised. This includes e-mails and passwords."
is demonstrably false, as I got spam to a one-off email address that was only ever registered in the PGI system, and never was logged in or used in the forums.

#284 GODzillaGSPB

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Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:43 AM

Seriously? Will this stay for good? -.-

#285 Lerzpftz

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Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:40 PM

Just wanted to mention, there are other people, like me, who didn't get those emails to their mailaccounts. Mine is at yahoo and i checked it a moment ago (including spam folder).

#286 Wolfways

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Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:52 PM

View PostLerzpftz, on 19 December 2012 - 01:40 PM, said:

Just wanted to mention, there are other people, like me, who didn't get those emails to their mailaccounts. Mine is at yahoo and i checked it a moment ago (including spam folder).

Mine is Yahoo, and i did get the email on the 13th.

#287 Lerzpftz

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Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:59 PM

View PostWolfways, on 19 December 2012 - 01:52 PM, said:

Mine is Yahoo, and i did get the email on the 13th.


Which makes me wonder, why someone stealing a load of emails from a forum sends his spam only to certain accounts, not even certain providers but only some accounts at the same provider. Maybe he had limited time or something ... don't know. :)

Edit: Are you using the .com yahoo or something different? I think my mail account is registered with yahoo.de ...

Edited by Lerzpftz, 19 December 2012 - 02:00 PM.


#288 Wolfways

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Posted 19 December 2012 - 03:42 PM

Yeah it's .com.

#289 KovarD

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Posted 20 December 2012 - 03:49 AM

Hawken site have the same problem now

#290 Orkimedes

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Posted 20 December 2012 - 12:25 PM

View PostAttalward, on 17 December 2012 - 10:23 AM, said:

At this time the mwomercs.com/forums site is still flagged as dangerous using firefox from Spain.

same here, only not from Spain, but from the Netherlands. (both of which are EU, in case you have the misfortune of not knowing this through some rough topography)

#291 Vassago Rain

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Posted 21 December 2012 - 02:06 AM

I have this again.

What are you doing, guys?

#292 Tirick Fire

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Posted 21 December 2012 - 02:26 AM

It has been a constant irritant for the last week. It pops up randomly, often once logging into the forums, but sometimes not until I've viewed a few messages.

#293 Oderint dum Metuant

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Posted 22 December 2012 - 02:03 AM

Still not seeing this, in Chrome, Firefox or IE.

Still can't figure out why it's only occurring for some (ie im still thinking it's local based).

An option to test, would be to save your personal stuff, passwords and the like, uninstall your browser.
Ensure you use a registry cleaner.
And remove the browser data in the apps data (hidden folder).

Reinstall and see if it still occurs.

#294 Gray Death2

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Posted 22 December 2012 - 04:14 AM

The Mechwarrior franchise has always drawn people who are intelligent and mostly computer literate. That means that almost everyone here, myself included, is smart enough to know how all the various types of malicious software work. That being said there are a few things that I always do whenever my machine starts acting up.

Step 1: Reboot the machine and go into "Safe Mode" to load only essential drivers and OS Software.
Step 2: Run a full scan of all the HDDs, SSDs, and Flash Drives that are ever connected to the computer with Microsoft Security Essentials or Avast antivirus.
Step 3: After the AV Scan is complete run a full scan of all drives with Malwarebytes. Make sure to remove all the threats it uncovers. Quarantine folders are only semi-effective.
Step 4: Run Pyriform's CCleaner to remove all the debris and garbage that most Malicious software loves to leave behind in all the folders you never look in.
Step 5: Defrag and Fully Optimize all HDDs with Iobit's Smart Defrag 2. This will take a while. But it's a LOT better than the standard MS Defrag.
Step 6: Reboot normally and check for signs of any malicious software.

With ALL of the above steps, make sure that one process is complete before you start the next. Trying to run full scans in more than one application at a time can cause some major freezing and crashing issues when the apps start fighting over HDD access, RAM, and CPU time.

Hope it helps!

#295 Livewyr

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Posted 22 December 2012 - 08:57 AM

Cleared Cache and such, still getting warnings every time I come to the site...

#296 DragonsFire

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Posted 22 December 2012 - 08:58 AM

I still get the warning on my desktop using Firefox (haven't installed Chrome yet) but my laptop using Firefox, Chrome or IE does not produce the warning so I'm inclined to agree with McKenna that it's localized.

#297 Oderint dum Metuant

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Posted 22 December 2012 - 09:24 AM

View PostLivewyr, on 22 December 2012 - 08:57 AM, said:

Cleared Cache and such, still getting warnings every time I come to the site...


With what browser? Browsers like FIrefox do not store malware warnings in their cache, its in a separate file.

#298 PoLaR

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Posted 22 December 2012 - 09:33 AM

Yeah, It's pretty annoying to check the forums everyday and be greeted with this message. (Using FF).

C'mon, It's been going on long enough has It not?

#299 Jman5

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Posted 22 December 2012 - 01:28 PM

I'm still getting this warning. PGI, come on. Fix this ASAP or you're going to lose a lot of potential players who come here and get scared away.

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Posted 22 December 2012 - 08:00 PM

View PostJman5, on 22 December 2012 - 01:28 PM, said:

I'm still getting this warning. PGI, come on. Fix this ASAP or you're going to lose a lot of potential players who come here and get scared away.


I agree with this...
I am still getting the warning in Firefox.





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