Post by hechelion in https://itch.io/blog/1120270/beastly-bonds-v0120-by-dark-side-of-discovery >>> Is this the real or fake owner of the game??

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Basic security tips: games should be hosted on a project page, NOT in a blog.

If it's a blog with a link to an external site, it's almost certainly malware.

If you check the username, you'll see that they haven't created any games.

All these signs lead me to believe with complete certainty that this account is NOT legitimate and the game is posible malware. If you ran it on your PC, it's best to run antivirus software, malware removal tools, and also change all the passwords for sites you can access through your browser using cookies.

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Lovegameworld10 days ago

Okay, thanks for the warning.

But I wonder why you posted this without being investigated?

Let me warn my group first.

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hechelion10 days ago (2 edits)

why you posted this without being investigated?

Excuse me, I think this is a translation error, but why should I be investigated for answering a question in a public forum?

Edit:

I think you're asking if I investigated the executable?

If that's what you mean, no, I don't investigate executables. It requires having certain applications installed and running the program in a controlled environment, and I don't have those tools installed.

The link you posted leads to a blog page, and that page has an external link. The associated account has no games created, and that alone is a major red flag. No one who cares about their computer's security should download and run the application from that link. It's a basic security concept: if something seems suspicious, don't hesitate to treat it as malicious unless you can prove otherwise.

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Lovegameworld6 days ago

I found it by chance and didn't think it was a different game owner, so I came here to ask to be sure.

This is the real owner. After I first encountered it, I tried searching on Itch as usual and found it, so I assumed it was the same person.

But then someone told me what I was talking about, and I tried again, and it turned out to be what I was saying and what you told me... I also tried searching on Itch as usual, but it didn't work. I tried searching on Google, but it did.

I'll try again now and will notify the owner of this game to check.

Sorry for the late reply. I've been working late, so I haven't had time to check again.

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redonihunter10 days ago

Itch is infested with malware. The criminals try every day in a lot of ways. Posting blogs with links to malware is one of the many things that are done and for that Itch has no satisfying solution to prevent it.

Those blogs are especially nasty, since they appear in google search and you cannot report them directly.

(I think it's having investigated. Not being investigated ;-)

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Lovegameworld6 days ago

Yes, sir...at first I didn't think anything like this would happen. I thought it was safe.

Well...now I have to be a little more careful.

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