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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: T0J0 on August 04, 2005, 03:44:09 PM
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The wacky aussies! Got to love there sense of humor!
TJ
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Not gonna install any dang special software to look at their ad, what kind of people answer 'Yes' to that stuff anymore? I thought their kind all died off in the great smartening of 2004....
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That's one of the most awesome ads I've ever seen......
lighten up chairboy, it's a beer commercial.
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WTF is up with that site????
said NO, like chair said im not putting something on my PC, then i had to hard boot system. :mad: :mad:
after clicking "NO" you can't close the window, can't "end task" can't anything
WTF?!:mad: :mad:
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lol
The codec is from this place: http://www.vividas.com
sorta like flash.
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There is something wrong with that site and how it is doing what it is doing. I removed the link as it is using a very strange redirection method, which could cause some problems.
Looks like it is trying to place a hidden popup, which will not activate for some period of time after it is installed.
If you have already hit that site, you may be in for a surprise in a couple of weeks or so.
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But Skuzzy, Seraphim told me to lighten up because it's just a beer commercial!
:D
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thats funny, its seems to work just fine for me....
guess ill let ya know in a couple weeks =)
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The Big ad has over one million views and growing world wide..If the Big ad had been a problem we would have heard about it by now on the security forums chatter I would think... I would consider that to spend what Carlton Draught spent on that ad knowing full well it was an internet only ad it most likely was a tracking cookie so they could at least track hits to justify the huge cost for production.... After watching it I have scanned with several packages with no bad results.
Chair your just paranoid probably for the right reasons but if you can physically show how answering yes to the certificate from "Vividas Europe Limited" causes harm you'd be saving millions of user world wide from this perceived disaster...
Tj
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Thanx Skuzz!!!! :aok
I always look the the "Skuzzy Seal of Approval"
For those that D/L'd it Nanner Nanner Boo Booo.....
:D
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Tojo, your enthusiasm for opening your system up to exploitation is certainly energetic, if a bit strange.
I'm guessing you don't realize what the security implications are of adding a signing authority. Every time you add a certificate, you're telling your computer to implicitly trust anything that is signed by that authority. With the default certificates we have in our browsers, the physical security of the files needed for it are established and documented. Here, you're giving away security to some hole-in-the-wall organization that might sell signing rights to anyone, including malware authors, or if they go under, whoever buys their drives at garage sales or ebay will have complete control over your system if you visit a site of theirs in the future that has an aggressive installer.
Next, you're installing the player software on your computer. Why? Why would you do this? You're basically holding your breath crossing your fingers, and jumping in assuming that if there was a problem or security hole, SOMEONE would have found it, even though the only people clicking 'Yes' have already demonstrated that they lack the basic security survival skills to function on the internet these days. With respect, installing a one-off player for a beer ad is craziness, as there's no established need anywhere for it. You have other sites that use this player in mind? If not, then WHY?
Finally, there's no reason to use their software.
http://www.plazafilms.com.au/clips/pm_cub_bigad.mov
Tojo, your post might be understandable 7 years ago, after all, what harm can people actually DO? 4 years ago, a bunch of us might look at you a little funny, but accept that sure, you might be right, after all, there have only been a couple of big vulnerabilities, right? Making the statements you have and calling me 'paranoid' TODAY after all of the crap that's gone down, and the millions of computers that have, through their disablement, proven beyond a doubt that not only do security holes exist, but there are people WILLING TO USE THEM.... I have to ask for your internet license to be suspended until as time you complete a basic refresher course on the basic rules to web browsing safety. The gentlemen in back will give you a ride back to your house in a safe browser session, where they will unplug your DSL until you have passed the small test that follows the course.
Or better yet, just click and run this AWESOME PROGRAM I found where these rockin' camouflaged elves are BOWLING in the jungle! http://scumsoft.co.cz.nigeria/~sirhacksalot/spywareH^H^Hfungame.exe
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I have to go with Chairboy on this one. He is right on the money on this one.
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Chair
Your enthusiasm for busting my balls is certainly energetic if a bit strange.
TJ
Originally posted by Chairboy
Tojo, your enthusiasm for opening your system up to exploitation is certainly energetic, if a bit strange.
I'm guessing you don't realize what the security implications are of adding a signing authority. Every time you add a certificate, you're telling your computer to implicitly trust anything that is signed by that authority. With the default certificates we have in our browsers, the physical security of the files needed for it are established and documented. Here, you're giving away security to some hole-in-the-wall organization that might sell signing rights to anyone, including malware authors, or if they go under, whoever buys their drives at garage sales or ebay will have complete control over your system if you visit a site of theirs in the future that has an aggressive installer.
Next, you're installing the player software on your computer. Why? Why would you do this? You're basically holding your breath crossing your fingers, and jumping in assuming that if there was a problem or security hole, SOMEONE would have found it, even though the only people clicking 'Yes' have already demonstrated that they lack the basic security survival skills to function on the internet these days. With respect, installing a one-off player for a beer ad is craziness, as there's no established need anywhere for it. You have other sites that use this player in mind? If not, then WHY?
Finally, there's no reason to use their software.
http://www.plazafilms.com.au/clips/pm_cub_bigad.mov
Tojo, your post might be understandable 7 years ago, after all, what harm can people actually DO? 4 years ago, a bunch of us might look at you a little funny, but accept that sure, you might be right, after all, there have only been a couple of big vulnerabilities, right? Making the statements you have and calling me 'paranoid' TODAY after all of the crap that's gone down, and the millions of computers that have, through their disablement, proven beyond a doubt that not only do security holes exist, but there are people WILLING TO USE THEM.... I have to ask for your internet license to be suspended until as time you complete a basic refresher course on the basic rules to web browsing safety. The gentlemen in back will give you a ride back to your house in a safe browser session, where they will unplug your DSL until you have passed the small test that follows the course.
Or better yet, just click and run this AWESOME PROGRAM I found where these rockin' camouflaged elves are BOWLING in the jungle! http://scumsoft.co.cz.nigeria/~sirhacksalot/spywareH^H^Hfungame.exe