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- on Mon 29 Mar 2010
- 05:01:25 PM UTC
World of Warcraft
Is it my imagination, or is World of Warcraft particularly targeted by spammers and scammers? Although I don't play WoW, and have no interest in doing so, I have noticed that there seems to be a lot of scams associated with the game.
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- on Tue 30 Mar 2010
- 01:54:00 AM UTC
WOW has close to 12 million
WOW has close to 12 million online players which make this a very attractive game to hack accounts and phish for real money. It is a massive earner for spammers, phishers and hackers.
There is always someone in game who will buy gold or has done in the past. Many have been hacked and scammed but there is always new players ready to replace those that learnt a lesson from this.
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- on Tue 30 Mar 2010
- 02:03:36 AM UTC
Yes. Consider that, the spam
Yes. Consider that, the spam amount is so big that, even in the in-game mail systems the developers have added a button for "Spam Report". Main spam generated for WoW is about power-leveling, gold-selling and Glinder bot software (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_%28bot%29).
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- on Tue 30 Mar 2010
- 09:02:32 AM UTC
Glider bot
The Glider bot software seems to be a copyright issue rather than a scam. Although the US Courts have repeatedly found that the Glider bot breaches WoW copyrights, the Glider bot distributors appealed to the US Supreme Court in September 2009. Does anyone know if the case has been heard yet, and if so, what was the judgement?
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- on Tue 30 Mar 2010
- 01:20:44 PM UTC
Taken from Wikipedia: "The
Taken from Wikipedia:
"The court did not hold this view and found that Glider infringed upon Blizzard's intellectual property by making an illicit copy of the World of Warcraft client in order to avoid Blizzard's anti-cheating software, Warden, and ordered MMO Glider to pay Blizzard six million dollars." (http://www.wow.com/2008/10/01/blizzard-wins-6-mill...
Following the judgment, Blizzard petitioned to enjoin MDY from distributing Glider or releasing its source code. In March 2009, MDY suspended Glider sales and operations pursuant to an injunction. As of September 2009, MDY's appeal of the judgment is pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit."I have underlined even the problem about Glider because the topic treated here could have even some "Ethical issues" if you think. Exacly, Power-Leveling and Gold-Selling are a way to obtain money doing nothing in exchange (virtual gold?).
Must be considered even the cases of Account HiJacking due to these scum-services and spreading of Glider with malware inside them.
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- on Mon 29 Mar 2010
- 08:07:54 PM UTC
@ Jazspeak
is World of Warcraft particularly targeted by spammers and scammers? -
yes, but WoW isnt the only game site targeted like this - Steam & Tibia are 2 others. -
- on Tue 30 Mar 2010
- 08:43:46 AM UTC
Two major reasons big-name
Two major reasons big-name MMOs are so heavily targeted:
1. In-game items, currency and characters can be sold for money.
2. Third party software often saves enough time that, even if the user knows there's a virus, they're more likely to ignore the threat. -
- on Sat 03 Apr 2010
- 12:19:39 AM UTC
Fake GM's ingame are trying
Fake GM's ingame are trying to get you to use this site to re-activate a suspended account. This is a blatent attempt to steal gamers login details. Please rate this site Red
account-6.com
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- on Sat 03 Apr 2010
- 12:46:50 AM UTC
For further informations
Please refer to this news: http://www.wow.com/2010/03/31/new-scam-targets-lau...
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- on Sat 03 Apr 2010
- 01:07:29 AM UTC
re: account-6.com is AION not WoW
Concerning account-6.com
It doesn't load anything for me; must need a page URL?robtex lists it with others on IP: 202.130.85.240
account-2.com
account-5.com
account-6.com
account-7.com
account33.com
secure5-ncsoft.comSome of these do load and reference NCsoft Master Account and try to emulate the NCsoft site (ncsoft.com)
These are Phishing sites...
Rated and comments link back to this topic.
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- on Sat 03 Apr 2010
- 01:54:13 AM UTC
The url that was spammed on
The url that was spammed on in-game whispers at time of posting here was: hxxp://www.account-6.com/wow.html. I sent the details to hpHosts for inclusion on the database. Will add to Phishtank now too. Please verify at: http://phishtank.com/phish_detail.php?phish_id=955...
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- on Sun 04 Apr 2010
- 03:02:43 AM UTC
New scam: juast whispered
New scam: just whispered ingame:
Dear World of Warcraft players,Blizzard system scan to your account insecurity,please log the saftey net , or else Blizzard will stop using your account's rights in one hour. Certification of Warcraft account information site hxxp://account-wow.mobiPlease rate Red and verify on Phishtank at: http://phishtank.com/phish_detail.php?phish_id=955...
account-wow.mobi
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- on Mon 05 Apr 2010
- 03:38:36 PM UTC
Latest Phish spam today to
Latest Phish spam today to steal account info.
wow-account.in
Please validate at PT: http://phishtank.com/phish_detail.php?phish_id=956...
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- on Fri 04 Feb 2011
- 01:18:32 AM UTC
re: wow-account.in
Also:
List of domains/hosts:
account-wow.org
accountwow-bill-review.net
audit-login-supportblizzard.com
battxe.net
blizzard-account.biz
blizzard-bill-support.com
blizzardaccount-billreview.com
blizzardaccount-management.com
securityerse-worldofwarcraft.com
us.battxe.net
verification-worldofwarcraft.com
warcraft-password.info
wor1dofwarcraft-account.com
worldlofwarcraft.com
worldlofwercraft.com
worldofwarcaraft-login.com
worldofwarcraft-account-censor.com
worldofwarcraft-accounts-adminlogins.com
worldofwarcraft-adminlogins-account.com
worldofwarcraft-blizzard-battle.com
worldofwarcraft-blizzard-loginmanagement.com
worldofwarcraft-blizzard-warcraft.com
worldofwarcraft-customer-login.com
worldofwarcraft-feedback.com
worldofwarcramft-login.com
worldofwarcravft-login.com
worldofworcraft-manage.com
wow-account-supportblizzard.com
wow-accountlogin.com
wow-audit-supportblizzard.com
wow-management-supportblizzard.com
wow-review-supportblizzard.com
wowaccount-blizzard-management.com
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- on Mon 05 Apr 2010
- 10:37:15 PM UTC
Thanks g7w Rated and
Thanks g7w Rated and commented.
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- on Mon 05 Apr 2010
- 11:20:58 PM UTC
Rated and Commented
I've rated and commented on all the sites. Thanks g7w.
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- on Tue 06 Apr 2010
- 01:51:58 PM UTC
Hi Blizzard is about to
Hi Blizzard is about to launch a rare mounts. Free Trail. For more information. Please log in hxxp://www.rare-mounts.net
rare-mounts.net
Verify at http://phishtank.com/phish_detail.php?phish_id=957...
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- on Tue 06 Apr 2010
- 02:36:22 PM UTC
Verified!
You may want to look at this one - displaying fake McAfee Secure Seal yet Site
Advisor states: McAfee TrustedSource web reputation analysis indicates
that overall this site poses minimal security risks
17mins.com
Some more - maybe suspended / under construction
worldofwarcraft-blizzard-checksearch.com
worldofwarcraft-blizzard-wowlogin.com
battle-accountadmin-support.com
worldofwarcraft-securitiones.com
wowaccount-blizzard-bill.com
battle-accountadmin.biz
worldofwarcrarft-login.com
account-craft-support.com
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- on Tue 06 Apr 2010
- 03:40:24 PM UTC
re: 17mins.com
- 17mins.com - whois
- Name Lin Yuke
Address: Luohuquhualedasa
City: Shenzhen
Province/State: Guangdong
Country: cn - Registrar: XIN NET TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Whois Server: whois.paycenter.com.cn
Referral URL: http://www.xinnet.com - Name Servers:
- ns.xinnet.cn
ns.xinnetdns.com - IP: 75.125.246.92
- Location: Houston, United States
Server Type: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
They list a phone number: 1-845-915-4402
So I searched it with Google
845 area code = NewYork - reverse searchThese other domains reference that number:
mmoitem.com
realfastgold.com
half4free.com
stock4wow.com
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- on Wed 07 Apr 2010
- 11:02:33 AM UTC
Thanks for the info g7w and
Thanks for the info g7w and Shazza, Rated and commented
I doubt we are even hitting the surface with these sites as there is probably thousands of them in the wild. Have added the above to my ever growing list :D
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- on Fri 09 Apr 2010
- 02:50:08 PM UTC
Another being spammed today
Another being spammed today to steal account info:
worldofwarcraft-noreply-warcraftcheck.com
brothergame.com http://phishtank.com/phish_detail.php?phish_id=958...www.issviews.com for views and news of the starte of digital security. Add your comments/.feedback on your existing security software to help others choose what's right for them and what isn't. Read up on the latest rogue software and threats too.
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- on Sat 02 Apr 2011
- 01:20:56 AM UTC
RE: Another being spammed today
brothergame.com still spamming WoW ..
brothergame.com/World-of-Warcraft-US.Gold
Also this one:
2joygame.com
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- on Fri 09 Apr 2010
- 04:01:50 PM UTC
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wowmanagement-worldofcraft.com
worldofwarcraft-blizzard-wowsearch.com
worldofwarcraft-official-inquiry.com
worldofwarrraft-account.com
worldofwarcraft-blizzard-battlecheck.com
Also name servers need investigating if anyone has time please
dns15.hichina.com
dns16.hichina.com -
- on Wed 14 Apr 2010
- 11:02:35 AM UTC
wow-tankmounts.net and
wow-tankmounts.net and verify at: http://phishtank.com/phish_detail.php?phish_id=961...
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- on Thu 15 Apr 2010
- 11:26:43 PM UTC
Hi all; I just want to ask
Hi all;
I just want to ask about these scam sites, are they safe to visit, i.e. load the front page, or are they likely to contain browser exploits, in addition to their obvious scams?
I ask because I try to visit sites I'm about to rate before applying, though I don't always. I remember some time ago I (or a forum I frequent, or both) got spammer by some slimeballs offering "Wow Powerlevelling" services. No clue what that is, but I figured it was some kind of scam.
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- on Fri 16 Apr 2010
- 02:22:10 AM UTC
re: HI all ...
Many are safe in the sense of being free of malewar, though some have know to be simple lures to attempt to inject a Trojan.
The best thing to do when investigating phish/malware/spam domains is use good security. For example, I keep an updated OS, use an AV that is current with it's definition files, also intrusion detection, and browse via a sandboxed environment. So far, I have remained "clean."
A quick method would be check the scorecard first.
If some form of malware is present, you'll notice comments stating so.
Gold and powerlevelling services - Phish/Scams
I have been compiling a list of sites which have spammed World of Warcraft players (ingame) as well as other prominent forums to use their services. These sites run very high risks of accounts being hacked or scamming your. These services breech Blizzard TOS and anyone found to be using these services run a high risk of having their game accounts banned. Please rated these Red.
List of domains/hosts:
mail.guy4game.com
wowyg.com
wowgamelife.com
mmo4store.com
botsmall.com
zyy.com
k4gold.com
wow-europe.cn
storeingame.com
hellogamegold.com
gold4guild.com
upowerleveling.com
I will add more as I find them.
Blogged at: http://issviews.com/blog/?p=373
These sites are detremental to MMO games and players. They also break many TOS and lead to inflated markets, game instability, hacked accounts, ID fraud and so on. Blizzard explain more here: http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/faq/antigoldsell...
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