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Qual · May 11, 2007, 05:11 PM // 17:11

They should give you your account back !

Rand \,,/ · May 11, 2007, 06:35 PM // 18:35

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Originally Posted by Qual

They should give you your account back !

Thank you for your kindness =D

and btw everyone: the main reason i started this thread was to warn everyone about the dangers of spyware/adware/hijackers. so could you please stop flaming me because i already know i'm not getting my account back! thank you

thelegendozelda · May 11, 2007, 07:43 PM // 19:43

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Originally Posted by Rand \,,/

Thank you for your kindness =D

and btw everyone: the main reason i started this thread was to warn everyone about the dangers of spyware/adware/hijackers. so could you please stop flaming me because i already know i'm not getting my account back! thank you

yea........and at the same time hoping anet see's your heroic efforts to save us all from internet pop ups.........

leading (in your mind) to them throwing themselves to your feet asking for forgivness ......

and at the same time.....

reassuring you know you wont get your account back...(with in your mind) making anet think "well he knows he wont get it back, and he does seem innocent, ah hell lets suprize him and give it back"

so yea

Loviatar · May 11, 2007, 10:03 PM // 22:03

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Originally Posted by Rand \,,/

Thank you for your kindness =D

and btw everyone: the main reason i started this thread was to warn everyone about the dangers of spyware/adware/hijackers. so could you please stop flaming me because i already know i'm not getting my account back! thank you

the reason a lot of posters are sceptical is that Purityscan is a well known documented pest not a keylogger/rootkit/take over your pc type of pest.

it downloads adds that pop up not GW bots.

again from the experts on what it does

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Behavior
Adware.Purityscan is an adware program that downloads and displays advertisements on a computer.

Note: Definitions prior to April 6, 2005 may detect this security risk as Adware.Purityscan.B, Adware.Purityscan.C, or Adware.Purityscan.D.
Symptoms
Files are detected as Adware.Purityscan.
An unusually large number of pop-up advertisements appear when browsing Web sites.

there is no way that pest could have installed and run a bot program.

maybe there was another program you over looked but this one was not possibly guilty of putting a bot on your account

explodemyheart · May 11, 2007, 10:50 PM // 22:50

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Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

2) You may be inclined to think he's innocent, and I may be inclined to think he's not - but it doesn't matter what we think. The only thing which matter is what ANet thinks, so complaining here doesn't help at all. The only ones who can help him is ANet support.

He'd already stated that he was making a post to warn people. I'm not sure where something along the lines of "beware" turned into complaining, maybe you got confused by what some words mean?

If he'd come here and said "I didn't do anything wrong, but Anet won't fix it, this is so unfair! Help me!" I'd be inclined to agree with you that he was complaining. However, that's not how it happened.

Telling him to stop bitching here because we can't do anything about it really shouldn't have even been brought up in the first place. First, he wasn't bitching, he explained what happened to him and followed it with "be sure to take care of your computers" and second, he wasn't asking anybody here to help him anyway.

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Originally Posted by thelegendozelda

yea........and at the same time hoping anet see's your heroic efforts to save us all from internet pop ups.........

leading (in your mind) to them throwing themselves to your feet asking for forgivness ......

and at the same time.....

reassuring you know you wont get your account back...(with in your mind) making anet think "well he knows he wont get it back, and he does seem innocent, ah hell lets suprize him and give it back"

so yea

Or maybe you're just absolutely paranoid and he really is posting here to remind people to keep their computers clean.

You're speculating for the sake of being a complete ass. You don't know what this person's true intentions were, none of us do. However, sitting here and accusing them of having that as an ulterior motive is, frankly, asinine.

You can sit here all day and accuse him of using a warning as a thinly veiled attempt at getting his account back, but that doesn't mean you're correct. Either way it doesn't matter what his true intentions are, as he wasn't actually complaining, and he wasn't asking for help. You could just take it for what was written instead of sitting here looking for a deeper meaning and flaming him for no reason other than you feel like fighting.

Seriously, people. Get over yourselves. Go back and read his post again if you have to. Whether the adware he pointed out was the cause for the ban or not is not the point. Anet might have made a mistake, Anet might not have made a mistake. He explained what happened to him, he says he knows he's not getting his account back, that's not why he's here and he never once asked for anybody to help him. He told people to be sure to keep their computers clean because bad things can happen. Is this common knowledge? Yes. But sometimes it's nice to have reminders. Take it for what it was.

Gimme Money Plzkthx · May 11, 2007, 10:54 PM // 22:54

3rd party program is a very generic term. Anything installed by adware, malware, etc. would not be any sort of program that would affect GW. You sir, were botting.

Envious · May 11, 2007, 11:00 PM // 23:00

I feel your pain. I once had a trojan that made my life a living hell. Took me a long while to get rid of it.

Dahl · May 11, 2007, 11:02 PM // 23:02

I can see where you're coming from on this Rand, but I've been playing online games since they began, and I've never had account security issues. After all that time, I really doubt it was just plain good luck, because I've heard countless other people being hacked in just about every game they play.

Limewire, first of all, isn't a very nice program, right now as we speak I'm infected because of it, even though i got rid of it a long time ago. It corrupts any virus scanner I put on here, and freeezes my pc whenever I run disk cleanup. I still haven't had account issues.

The only advice I can offer is watch what you download, and delete whatever you don't use. Old games tend to carry viruses, especially if you've ever downloaded anything like maphack for diablo II or any other kind of bots or third party program. They often carry with them keyloggers that steal EVERY password you enter, not just for that one game.

I don't know, you make it sound quite a bit like you're a helpless victim, but nothing like this has ever happened to me. All I can say is, be more careful and I'm sorry about your money loss.

At least you didn't take a $10,000 loan to help open a business only to have an uninsured fire, right?

Arctic Wind · May 16, 2007, 06:57 PM // 18:57

OMG WOOOOOOW
you people never heard of spyware stealing your passwords? MAYBE someone DID see him botting...maybe thats cause someone stole his password and used his account for it? cheeses whats up with all the prejudism? not all people who get banned actually did something to deserve it alright? i had a friend who just got a temp ban for exessive spamming but they removed the ban cause they made a mistake.

edit: look at the screenshot the guy obsiously has a f-load of spyware whos to say this aint possible?

OMFGimCUTE · May 17, 2007, 03:31 AM // 03:31

oh man i got some spywares and adwares on my pc, i better not go on gw for a while until i buy myself a spyware/adware protector

Rand \,,/ · May 19, 2007, 05:22 AM // 05:22

Anet finally gave me my account back ^^!!!!! YEY! i had to change my password and i deleted gw from my dad's computer and i'll never ever use it again to play gw

i also changed all my passwords and installed 4 spyware/adware removal tools+made full spyware and virus scans on my OWN computer just to make sure it's not infected too ;D PEOPLE....NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!! thanks for everyone who helped me, you are good friends.thanks for your support =)

Friday · May 19, 2007, 10:20 AM // 10:20

Congratulations Rand.

And well done on having the guts to post here and face the flames!!!

Play well and Keep well
Friday

isamu kurosawa · May 19, 2007, 10:49 AM // 10:49

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Originally Posted by Rand \,,/

Anet finally gave me my account back ^^!!!!! YEY! i had to change my password and i deleted gw from my dad's computer and i'll never ever use it again to play gw

i also changed all my passwords and installed 4 spyware/adware removal tools+made full spyware and virus scans on my OWN computer just to make sure it's not infected too ;D PEOPLE....NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!! thanks for everyone who helped me, you are good friends.thanks for your support =)

Well, my guess is they saw you farming and you where one of the unlucky few to be thought of as a bot. When you insisted that it was due to adware they didn't bother checking deeper to see if you where running bots or not as they knew the adware couldn't have done it.

So anyone who gets their account banned in error should not take up the "it was spyware" stane and instead stick with the most likely "I was just farming, not botting".

Glad you got it back anyway, this thread shows how many people jump at the chance to insult people.

Dreikki · May 19, 2007, 11:24 AM // 11:24

Oh man, after reading your post I had to re-read thelegendozelda's posts because it is so damn funny to see how immature and stubborn people can be.

Good job Zelda, keep up the good work.

And congrats on getting your account back.

Rand \,,/ · May 19, 2007, 12:56 PM // 12:56

thank you all ^^ i'm so glad i got my account back =) also thanks to everyone who told me keep fighting because i almost gave up =P now i can finally finish my urgoz solo to the last room video hehe =P

Anarion Silverhand · May 19, 2007, 02:06 PM // 14:06

Congrats on getting your account back, Rand.

This thread surves, in my opinion, a very good purpose, as it gets people aware that we can very easily get banned if we're not careful and scan our computers regularly.

Moon Bladestar · May 19, 2007, 11:17 PM // 23:17

hehe GO RAND!!!! im so happy for u ^^ and it makes all those other people that bagged u out look stupid

good always triumphs over evil

Skuld · May 19, 2007, 11:28 PM // 23:28

Get your firewall and virus programs sorted, don't use internet explorerer, don't go on dodgy sites, run spybot search & destroy every so often.

Hengis · May 20, 2007, 02:02 PM // 14:02

This is a great result!

Congratulations on not giving up.
Congratulations on not rising to the flame bait on this thread.
Congratulations on getting your account back.

And congratulations to ANet on looking at the case again.

Darkest Dawn · May 21, 2007, 02:09 AM // 02:09

Awesome news Rand! I'm glad you got things straightened out. I was pulling for ya buddy.

May 16, 2007, 06:57 PM // 18:57	#49
Arctic Wind Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden - Stockholm Guild: Heavens Royal Knights [HRK] Profession: E/	OMG WOOOOOOW you people never heard of spyware stealing your passwords? MAYBE someone DID see him botting...maybe thats cause someone stole his password and used his account for it? cheeses whats up with all the prejudism? not all people who get banned actually did something to deserve it alright? i had a friend who just got a temp ban for exessive spamming but they removed the ban cause they made a mistake. edit: look at the screenshot the guy obsiously has a f-load of spyware whos to say this aint possible? Last edited by Arctic Wind; May 16, 2007 at 07:11 PM // 19:11..

May 19, 2007, 05:22 AM // 05:22	#51
Rand \,,/ Frost Gate Guardian $Rand \,,/'s Avatar$ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Guild: Order Of The Broken Lockpick [Loot] Profession: A/	Anet finally gave me my account back ^^!!!!! YEY! i had to change my password and i deleted gw from my dad's computer and i'll never ever use it again to play gw i also changed all my passwords and installed 4 spyware/adware removal tools+made full spyware and virus scans on my OWN computer just to make sure it's not infected too ;D PEOPLE....NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!! thanks for everyone who helped me, you are good friends.thanks for your support =)
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May 19, 2007, 12:56 PM // 12:56	#55
Rand \,,/ Frost Gate Guardian $Rand \,,/'s Avatar$ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Guild: Order Of The Broken Lockpick [Loot] Profession: A/	thank you all ^^ i'm so glad i got my account back =) also thanks to everyone who told me keep fighting because i almost gave up =P now i can finally finish my urgoz solo to the last room video hehe =P Last edited by Rand \,,/; May 19, 2007 at 01:19 PM // 13:19..
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May 11, 2007, 05:11 PM // 17:11	#41
Qual Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Denmark, Karup. Guild: [PuG] Profession: W/E	They should give you your account back !

May 11, 2007, 10:54 PM // 22:54	#46
Gimme Money Plzkthx Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2006	3rd party program is a very generic term. Anything installed by adware, malware, etc. would not be any sort of program that would affect GW. You sir, were botting.

May 11, 2007, 11:00 PM // 23:00	#47
Envious Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 13N/144E FoKai	I feel your pain. I once had a trojan that made my life a living hell. Took me a long while to get rid of it.

May 11, 2007, 11:02 PM // 23:02	#48
Dahl Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Exalted Legionnaires [ExL]	I can see where you're coming from on this Rand, but I've been playing online games since they began, and I've never had account security issues. After all that time, I really doubt it was just plain good luck, because I've heard countless other people being hacked in just about every game they play. Limewire, first of all, isn't a very nice program, right now as we speak I'm infected because of it, even though i got rid of it a long time ago. It corrupts any virus scanner I put on here, and freeezes my pc whenever I run disk cleanup. I still haven't had account issues. The only advice I can offer is watch what you download, and delete whatever you don't use. Old games tend to carry viruses, especially if you've ever downloaded anything like maphack for diablo II or any other kind of bots or third party program. They often carry with them keyloggers that steal EVERY password you enter, not just for that one game. I don't know, you make it sound quite a bit like you're a helpless victim, but nothing like this has ever happened to me. All I can say is, be more careful and I'm sorry about your money loss. At least you didn't take a $10,000 loan to help open a business only to have an uninsured fire, right?

May 17, 2007, 03:31 AM // 03:31	#50
OMFGimCUTE Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: a box Guild: I hop around Profession: W/D	oh man i got some spywares and adwares on my pc, i better not go on gw for a while until i buy myself a spyware/adware protector

May 19, 2007, 10:20 AM // 10:20	#52
Friday Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: [DVDF]	Congratulations Rand. And well done on having the guts to post here and face the flames!!! Play well and Keep well Friday

May 19, 2007, 11:24 AM // 11:24	#54
Dreikki Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kemi, Finland. Guild: Pirates of the Searing [YoHo] Profession: Mo/	Oh man, after reading your post I had to re-read thelegendozelda's posts because it is so damn funny to see how immature and stubborn people can be. Good job Zelda, keep up the good work. And congrats on getting your account back.

May 19, 2007, 02:06 PM // 14:06	#56
Anarion Silverhand Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Denmark Guild: None	Congrats on getting your account back, Rand. This thread surves, in my opinion, a very good purpose, as it gets people aware that we can very easily get banned if we're not careful and scan our computers regularly.

May 19, 2007, 11:17 PM // 23:17	#57
Moon Bladestar Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia :P Guild: Astral Guard Profession: W/Mo	hehe GO RAND!!!! im so happy for u ^^ and it makes all those other people that bagged u out look stupid good always triumphs over evil

May 19, 2007, 11:28 PM // 23:28	#58
Skuld Furnace Stoker Join Date: Sep 2005 Guild: Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr] Profession: A/	Get your firewall and virus programs sorted, don't use internet explorerer, don't go on dodgy sites, run spybot search & destroy every so often.

May 20, 2007, 02:02 PM // 14:02	#59
Hengis Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London Guild: Better Than Life (BTL) Profession: R/	This is a great result! Congratulations on not giving up. Congratulations on not rising to the flame bait on this thread. Congratulations on getting your account back. And congratulations to ANet on looking at the case again.

May 21, 2007, 02:09 AM // 02:09	#60
Darkest Dawn Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ohio, USA Profession: W/Mo	Awesome news Rand! I'm glad you got things straightened out. I was pulling for ya buddy.