If I get infected I am brutal! I format and format again hehehe! Spyware, its not mine it gets chucked off the face of my hard drive once a week hehe!
Smoking banner box warning . . .
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I don't mean to sound patronising but the only script running is the one on the banner supplier's web server - it has absolutely no effect on your machine.
Again, there is nothing running on your machine and there is no installation of anything involved
As above, it is entirely harmless (delete it by all means if you are unhappy about having an signature image supplied by a non-supporing supplier but the risk to your machine is zero).
Unless its a PSP on a blue moon with the old software and a supplier fancied doing the TIFF exploit which would have the benefit of homebrew on it
No, it you like it - keep it!
If you don't want have it link to smoke without fire then just edit the signature keeping the bit in the middle that looks like this:
[ img ]http://www.smokewithoutfire.co.uk/banners/260.png[ /img ]
(remove the spaces from the above)
Unless its a PSP on a blue moon with the old software and a supplier fancied doing the TIFF exploit which would have the benefit of homebrew on it
LOL That!
RE your banner. I say keep it if you like it.
understood, Kitabz.
it was the non-disclosure i was trying to point out.
(sometimes i take the scenic route) lol
Unless its a PSP on a blue moon with the old software and a supplier fancied doing the TIFF exploit which would have the benefit of homebrew on it
Well, that goes without saying doesn't it?
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Yayyy I did it!! Thanks Kitabz!!
That pesky link is gone!!
That might be a catch 22....
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1,000's of members will be screaming, "Hey tribalmasters where did you get that cool banner in your sig? Where did you get it? I want one. Tell me. Please. Please."
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Now see what you've done!
MUH HA HA 
So i guess if i wanted i could modify it to link to my own website?! Wouldnt do much good since my webspace is about playing softball
You certainly could:
[ url=http://www.totallywicked-eliquid.co.uk/ ]
[ img]http://www.smokewithoutfire.co.uk/banners/260.png[/img ]
[ /url ]
(remove the spaces within the square brackets)
EDIT - Whether it's ethical to use a free banner from one supplier whilst promoting another is a debatable point mind you
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I you advertize for a supplier, just be ready for somene to call you on any comment you make about the suppier, or on your comment about what someone else says about that supplier.
Actually, they can change that script at anytime on their server to do anything they want, not only change the message. If you scanned and your spy/adware software found it - that's good. In any case, you always have a connection to their server via your IP address. That's not good if your machine has vulnerabilities. (No firewall or AV or Anti-Spyware).
As a retired member of the NYECTF (New York Electronic Crimes Task Force, Manager of Citywide Information Security for the Dep't of Investigation) I advise you to get rid of it. I'm working on an ECF version, hosted and controlled by SmokeyJoe.
As a retired member of the NYECTF (New York Electronic Crimes Task Force, Manager of Citywide Information Security for the Dep't of Investigation) I advise you to get rid of it. I'm working on an ECF version, hosted and controlled by SmokeyJoe.
I'm really glad all this came up for discussion. I thought esmok-e post needed more visibility. I know I recently had a big problem with malware and adware which I've never had to deal with before. I tried several times to do that banner thing and finally gave up because I'm computerly challenged. So I don't know if it was a cowinkydink or not. Thank you esmok-e for looking out for us.
Erm not quite. In fact any viewer (whilst retrieving the image) is connected to their server.
Again, so what? This is how the internet works.
It has no connection with the person whose signature it is, they are not "connected" to the supplier's server because it is their signature (unless they happen to be retrieving the image just like any other web page viewer).
Yes, the supplier can change the image at any time.
That's about the worst that can happen, no biggie IMHO.
I remember an self-styled Y2K expert trying to convince me that my kettle and toaster would stop working on 01-01-00 because the chips inside them wouldn't know the correct time. I knew that was BS too.
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Guys,
I've not read through all of this thread, but I will when I get a chance.
I'm pretty disheartened by some of the stuff that I read.
I'm the creator of the 'I've been vaping since...' banners. I am a sponsoring supplier on this forum. My banner tool collects no personal information other than your IP address (which is logged on ANY webstie you visit), which is used to drive my e-cig map tool.
I'm a software developer by trade, and I like creating what I think are useful tools. There is nothing malicious in my banner tool. Yes, it does drive traffic to my site, and raises awareness of my existence - but that's the extent of it.
How good for my e-cigs business would it be if I changed the image to 'Get your e-cigs at Smoke Without Fire'? Not very would be answer....
Anyway, like I said, I wanted to post something now and perhaps reply in more detail to any other concerns when I read this thread later in the week (I'm off to India for 3 weeks, so I'll do it when I get there!)
I've not read through all of this thread, but I will when I get a chance.
I'm pretty disheartened by some of the stuff that I read.
I'm the creator of the 'I've been vaping since...' banners. I am a sponsoring supplier on this forum. My banner tool collects no personal information other than your IP address (which is logged on ANY webstie you visit), which is used to drive my e-cig map tool.
I'm a software developer by trade, and I like creating what I think are useful tools. There is nothing malicious in my banner tool. Yes, it does drive traffic to my site, and raises awareness of my existence - but that's the extent of it.
How good for my e-cigs business would it be if I changed the image to 'Get your e-cigs at Smoke Without Fire'? Not very would be answer....
Anyway, like I said, I wanted to post something now and perhaps reply in more detail to any other concerns when I read this thread later in the week (I'm off to India for 3 weeks, so I'll do it when I get there!)
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