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

A topic by Lovegameworld created 2 days ago Views: 75 Replies: 4
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After I found this game and shared it with this group,

someone informed me that when I downloaded it, it said the source was untrusted. While I initially tried to play it, it didn't work, but when I tried again, it was the same as this person's later comment.

I'd like to ask this website to verify whether this is the real owner of this game or a fake.

Please check the website. Thank you.


https://itch.io/blog/1120270/beastly-bonds-v0120-by-dark-side-of-discovery

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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.

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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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? 

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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.

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 ;-)