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Is there someone hacking WGT?

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Tue, Feb 8 2011 6:08 AM

  On numerous ocations (only when i play WGT). I get disconnected, and after i get re-connected, i get a box asking me to type in my router's i.d and and ip address.  When i press the x to make it dissapear, it keeps re-appearing all the time.  This box has nothing to do with my router, its never been there before, and only appears after getting disconnected from this game.  When i do access my router from time to time, it has its own branded box, the actuall routers make and my broadband provider aswell.  The box i get when i'm disconected from here is like a box someone has programmed themselves on visual basic or some other program.

  This only occurs when i get disconnected from my game on WGT, and have never seen it previously, and never occurs if i get disconnected from internet on any other occasion.

  Its like someone is trying to hack p.c via WGT's site.

  Does anyone know what this could be?

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Tue, Feb 8 2011 6:34 AM

  Try and take a screen-shot next time it occurs. I'm sure WGT is interested in seeing this box.

• MioKontic 4,654 Posts

  Tue, Feb 8 2011 6:43 AM

  I'd say you've got a virus of some sort.  I think it's unlikely it has anything to do with WGT (although security may be an issue), but as RIchard says, take a screenshot and let WGT have a look at it.

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Tue, Feb 8 2011 7:23 AM

  I will next time it occurs, but it only happens after i've been disconected from a round here, never ever happens any other time, or have i seen it before it occured here.

• WGTadmin2 1,152 Posts

  Tue, Feb 8 2011 10:12 AM

  WGT will never ask for your router information.  You should get your computer checked for spyware and viruses

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Wed, Feb 9 2011 5:45 AM

  My cpu is fine (unless Norton is having a day off), its like someone can cut me off my game from here, (happened 4 times in total), and asks for my router no. to reconnect to here, i'll send screen shot if it happens again, i deffinately know WGT wouldn't ask for this info, thats why i completely blank the thing, but as soon as i close firefox and start again, its gone!

  Its like someone is using this site and disconecting round to fool people to hand over router no. to be able to hack into cpu..

• CharlemagneRH 1,054 Posts

  Wed, Feb 9 2011 9:48 AM

  Norton's scan is good, but their preventative measures (i.e. real-time virus detection) are not the best out there.  If you are not scanning with Norton, you're still vulnerable.

  Gimmicks like this are common to adware/malware, but my guess would be it's your operating system or some other benign piece of software.  Adware/malware can easily identify your IP, so there'd be no point in asking the user for it.