Newgrounds Toolbar? Scam? What?!

[Kaizerwolf]

Okay, so I just got a fairly shifty Private Message with an even shifty-er link in it. Something for a Newgrounds Toolbar. Now, I'm smart with this crap, I'm sure whatever that link leads to, it's full of viruses and crap.

The user is here; http://176032073359ab.newgrounds.com/

That "user" (bot) has just signed up today, another thing that sets off alarms in my head.

This is pretty much a post warning other users, and I think there are multiple accounts doing this.

[reverend]

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But yes, don't go to sites you don't know or install anything that you are unsure of. Not to mention, use the Block User feature in your PM.

[Haggard]

At 6/30/10 02:37 PM, Kaizerwolf wrote: Okay, so I just got a fairly shifty Private Message with an even shifty-er link in it. Something for a Newgrounds Toolbar. Now, I'm smart with this crap, I'm sure whatever that link leads to, it's full of viruses and crap.

I recieved the same message from another user. The PM is not in my inbox anymore, so I guess the user has been banned.

But yeah, NO ONE recieving that link should klick on it! It is a link obfuscated by a URL shortener (is.gd), so it propably leads to a .exe or something...

[Coop]

At 6/30/10 02:43 PM, Haggard wrote: I recieved the same message from another user. The PM is not in my inbox anymore, so I guess the user has been banned.

Users are being taken care of in this instance. DO NOT CLICK THE LINK - please feel free to PM moderators with the relevant usernames, as we can alert the admins quickly.