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Ack! Verant Spying?!
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2002 6:31 pm
by theafkxper
umm, found a file called trace.txt in my trilogy folder,
Contents:
Code: Select all
Passed from .exe:
# devices =
window =
Login =
EQ Passwd = , Password =
return_code =
Server =
Last Zone =
EXE =
a few of the fields had info in them b ut i removed it fo rthe purpose o fposting here cause i figured maybe it was possible to track me, esp considerign the name of the file
Th elien that worries me the most is Window, think it could be something to sniff out EQw?
-afk
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2002 7:06 pm
by Calen013
I just looked for it and don't have it...I also have PoP installed. Wierd.
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2002 7:25 pm
by fwiggles
i wouldn't believe that...if they wanted to trace you, i'm sure they could use more discreat(sp?) ways of doing it. Just a thought
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 7:30 am
by Casper
It's common practice to spit out log files from your application, game, or utility.
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 7:45 am
by gingertips
Ive not seen this file - considering the data its catching, I would be concerned about this if it was on my harddrive, especially when others dont have it - it might not be a Verant file...
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 7:49 am
by macrolover
i have the same file without pop
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 9:22 am
by eqaddict
I also have the file, my timestamp on it is 7/19/01. So I figure they have known about me for a while or the file is not for spying).
--EqAddict
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 1:56 pm
by eq_freak
Or you've been hit by some kind of EQ trojan.
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 2:19 pm
by NexusScion
Hmmm do you people who found that file use EQW?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 2:25 pm
by S_B_R
Do you or have you ever used Xylobot? Take a look at
this scroll down to March 8, 2002...
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 2:48 pm
by Calen013
I use EQW and don't have it...looks like a trojan to me (with the station name and Pword part of it)
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 2:59 pm
by NexusScion
Calen013 wrote:I use EQW and don't have it...looks like a trojan to me (with the station name and Pword part of it)
The reason why i ask is:
There are a lot of rumors of .. let's say "a vulnerability" within EQW. Others might call it a backdoor. Probably has nothing to do with that trace.txt file, but in the last couple of weeks some accounts have been hacked in my guild and we're kinda .. looking for a clue how.
Something like EQW = the EQtrojan? Dunno, i don't hope so.
Sorry for discussing that off-topic stuff on this board, but it did fit so well
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 3:26 pm
by S_B_R
S_B_R wrote:Do you or have you ever used Xylobot? Take a look at
this scroll down to March 8, 2002...
The Reason I ask about Xylobot is becuase of this statement in the changelog (linked above)
- Auto trimming of trace.txt file if > 1 MB
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 4:29 pm
by theafkxper
i use EQw, but not xylo
when i checked its properties it showed a few days ago as the created date, which also happens to be when i reformatted my hard drive, so that dosent really help.
Would be interesting to find out what it is from though...
-afk
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 3:03 pm
by ExTiz
I use EQW too, Dont have any kind of file like that in my EQ dir or anywhere else..