infenixx Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 A user name ********* send me a message with a project file “Project.exe”Do not open it. Never open exe files. He is reported to fiverr and i hope people don’t get hacked by him. Beware!**Mod Note: Post edited.🔹Please take care to check out the forum rules and general guidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue_mcl Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I got a worse one the other day project.doc with a nasty virus embedded in it. Still annoyed at myself for falling for it, but they were super clever 😦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeus777 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I got a worse one the other day project.doc with a nasty virus embedded in it. Still annoyed at myself for falling for it, but they were super clever 😦Just curious, when you got the file, what kind of message was attached?Anything that gave away signs/hints before you opened it, or was it something veeeery normal like"Hi, I’m so and so, could you please check out the file and give me a quote?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infenixx Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Just curious, when you got the file, what kind of message was attached?Anything that gave away signs/hints before you opened it, or was it something veeeery normal like"Hi, I’m so and so, could you please check out the file and give me a quote?"No. He is a scum.Thats he said:Him: Please i need you to create a website for my school project with this content.Me: Hello! Yes my pleasure. Tell me about it.Him: Here is the project content i want exactly run it and go through it“Me after i saw the file named as Project.exe”Me: Project exe? What is this?Him: Yes open it the content will open on your cmdMe: You are reported to the police.And then i flag himAn exe file opens a console command?? Seriously you don’t want to open this file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue_mcl Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Just curious, when you got the file, what kind of message was attached?Anything that gave away signs/hints before you opened it, or was it something veeeery normal like"Hi, I’m so and so, could you please check out the file and give me a quote?"My person sent me a file and the request looked totally normal - I didn’t open the first first, as he asked for a video (with a personalised request) and I said I just do voiceovers. So he replied and said, oh I actually want a voiceover, please check the file for details (called project.doc or something similar). So I opened it and a message came up saying this file is using an old version of Microsoft Word, click enable macros to see the contentse (and I was tired and clearly a bit dumb) and I clicked! Then I immediately realised what I had done when there was nothing on the doc and I realised that the message was actually an image.I was SO cranky about it, thankfully Malwarebytes seems to have sorted it out for me… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelsinardaooo Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 The same thing happened to me a few weeks ago, I was given a link to visit their website and when I clicked the link, suddenly the Fiverr page pop out saying you must log in to continue, but the URL above was not fiverr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslavglavic Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Don’t you people have anti-virus program on your computers? There are free ones. Your AVP should of automatically kicked in when downloaded an infected .exe, .doc or whatever else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaliart Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Oh dear, sorry to hear and thanks for the heads up to be more cautious and alert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infenixx Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Don’t you people have anti-virus program on your computers? There are free ones. Your AVP should of automatically kicked in when downloaded an infected .exe, .doc or whatever else.Who said i did? I’m not stupid.exe files most of the times are made up programs by hackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infenixx Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 The same thing happened to me a few weeks ago, I was given a link to visit their website and when I clicked the link, suddenly the Fiverr page pop out saying you must log in to continue, but the URL above was not fiverr.comThis was fake fiverr page. They can steal your password if you type it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelsinardaooo Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 This was fake fiverr page. They can steal your password if you type it there.Yes, I was already aware of such tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelsinardaooo Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Oh dear, sorry to hear and thanks for the heads up to be more cautious and alert.So be aware of it dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelsinardaooo Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Don’t you people have anti-virus program on your computers? There are free ones. Your AVP should of automatically kicked in when downloaded an infected .exe, .doc or whatever else.Sometimes, we cannot trust anti-virus, since they are bots and will kick the downloaded files even if it is not infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopelozo Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Maybe the dude made a vb program and wanted to convert it to js or something, a .exe is not necessarily bad, a .rar, .pdf or any other extension could have a virus too.I use virustotal to check for virus, or my phone to open the file if I’m feeling lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dijatul Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 The same thing happened to me a few weeks ago, I was given a link to visit their website and when I clicked the link, suddenly the Fiverr page pop out saying you must log in to continue, but the URL above was not fiverr.comYes, I am agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infenixx Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Maybe the dude made a vb program and wanted to convert it to js or something, a .exe is not necessarily bad, a .rar, .pdf or any other extension could have a virus too.I use virustotal to check for virus, or my phone to open the file if I’m feeling lazy.Can you trust a guy who sends project files in exe opened by cmd? I don’t. Read the conversation i had with him.Him: “Yes open it the content will open on your cmd” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopelozo Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Can you trust a guy who sends project files in exe opened by cmd? I don’t. Read the conversation i had with him.Him: “Yes open it the content will open on your cmd”As I said, I would scan the file first. Seeing a .exe and then immediatly assume he wants to break into your bank account, use your pc as a botnet, steal your nudes and use your vga for bitcoin mining is a bit paranoic, just ask him why Its a .exe and if he can send you a png or something. Telling him you are calling the police without asking for an explanation is not very professional. Maybe he is not sending you a virus, maybe he is just really dumb (there are a lot of dumb buyers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infenixx Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 As I said, I would scan the file first. Seeing a .exe and then immediatly assume he wants to break into your bank account, use your pc as a botnet, steal your nudes and use your vga for bitcoin mining is a bit paranoic, just ask him why Its a .exe and if he can send you a png or something. Telling him you are calling the police without asking for an explanation is not very professional. Maybe he is not sending you a virus, maybe he is just really dumb (there are a lot of dumb buyers).What? omg. Ok… end of discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelsinardaooo Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 As I said, I would scan the file first. Seeing a .exe and then immediatly assume he wants to break into your bank account, use your pc as a botnet, steal your nudes and use your vga for bitcoin mining is a bit paranoic, just ask him why Its a .exe and if he can send you a png or something. Telling him you are calling the police without asking for an explanation is not very professional. Maybe he is not sending you a virus, maybe he is just really dumb (there are a lot of dumb buyers).(There are a lot of dumb buyers) This is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infenixx Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 (There are a lot of dumb buyers) This is true.A dumb buyer who send to a graphic designer exe file? So he is dump enough for me and would never work with him anyway if he is a hacker or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelsinardaooo Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 A dumb buyer who send to a graphic designer exe file? So he is dump enough for me and would never work with him anyway if he is a hacker or not.Yeah, We should not bother them, whether they be a hacker or dumb, .exe file is not relevant even dumbus should know that Fiverr is a website for designers, not coders, and if they can’t even figure the difference between coders and designers, I wonder why on earth they still exist. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeestates Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Thanks for letting us know. It helps that we have each others back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anamariaedan Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Also be careful with the password you use, and where do you log in on Fiverr.I got a notification that someone was trying to log in into my account & and that I have to change my password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslavglavic Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Also be careful with the password you use, and where do you log in on Fiverr.I got a notification that someone was trying to log in into my account & and that I have to change my password.If Fiverr is going to send you a notification to change your password, profile or whatever else Fiverr related then it should come from a @fiverr.com e-mail address.However your mouse over the “click here” link on that e-mail and it should lead to a fiverr.com link. not fiver.whatever.com or fiverr.com.whatever.com and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaki Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 NEVER OPEN A FILE FROM SENDSPACE.COMAs far as I can work out, this is always the document sharing website used (IDK why, maybe it has lax virus checks or something). On the two occasions I have had buyers send me a doc or whatever from there, I’ve requested that they link it on Fiverr and/or just quickly tell me what the project was. They insist on SS, I say “no, if you want to work with me, we’re doing it this way”, and then they piss off.Make of that what ye will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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