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Thread: Leeching the scammers?
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07-25-2004, 05:30 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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Leeching the scammers?
I came across this link on another forum:
http://aa419.org/ladvampire.html
from the description:
The Lad Vampire is attacking criminal fake bank web sites - 24 hours / 7 days a week!
The whole time this page is running on your machine you are stealing bandwidth from these web sites.
Once an offending web site shows an error 509 (Bandwidth Limit Exceeded), this tool will be updated ...
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07-25-2004, 05:47 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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http://www.creditlyonnaissa.com/ 509 Looks like they already killed 1 .. lol
I don't think I would run that page though unless I knew for sure that these places were illegit.. Could just be a competitor or pissed off person trying to just shut down their sites for laughs..Let Google know when your dead | Read More >>
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07-25-2004, 07:54 PM #3Newbie
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It looks like this person is in the 419 baiting 'scene' and doing a good job for us all by trying to close down these fake african banks.
I doubt there is even one real bank among the listed sites.
FC
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07-25-2004, 08:16 PM #4MAOMPSMITCUT (rmbr this? lol)
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Lol, this is interesting way of getting back at them... But wonder how effective it is with those unmetered lines...
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07-25-2004, 08:49 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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I've started and i'll think i'll run it all night long.
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07-25-2004, 08:54 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Heh this looks great
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07-25-2004, 08:55 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Its been a few minutes and i've already consumed 58 MB bandwidth!
Kerry Jones
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07-25-2004, 09:46 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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i'll leave it up when i'm not doing anything
btw, the bandwidth report only works in IE.
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07-26-2004, 05:50 AM #9The Elder One
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Sign me up, I'm eager to see those fake banks pulled off the web
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07-26-2004, 07:22 AM #10Hmmm....
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I have it running to, downloaded 5mb in about 30 seconds, and still running.
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07-26-2004, 10:24 AM #11Web Hosting Evangelist
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I am running it now at work, hopefully this works and isn't messing up these computers.
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07-26-2004, 10:50 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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got it and forgot it i'll run it from home too
<erno> hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
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07-26-2004, 11:41 AM #13WHT Addict
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And this will teach them there lesson Im running it.
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07-26-2004, 02:39 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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I downloaded 1 gigabyte before shutting it off. I plan to do more later.
Kerry Jones
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07-26-2004, 03:58 PM #15Web Hosting Evangelist
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Running it . I'm glad there is a way to fight back against scammers...although I have my doubts about this method...
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07-26-2004, 04:25 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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Everyone seems to think its a good idea, until this "technology" is eventually used against you or your clients. It's bound to happen sooner or later.
I don't see how this is too much diff. than a DDOS attack. It's roughly the same thing. Constant connections to their websites, constant flow of bandwidth.
Im not saying that the scammers don't deserve something like this. But look at it. How is it much different? Is it different because your computer isnt a hijacked zombie machine?Happily hosting @ Dathorn.com (Since 3/2003), Ispeeds.net (Since 2004), & Quadspeedi.net (Since 7/2005)!
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