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Bunch of spam emails trying to hack into my computer after i downlaoded BLOODMONEY??

A topic by c0nman777 created 41 days ago Views: 340 Replies: 4

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I really don't know if it was itch.io or some other stupid website, but less than a minute later after i download bloodmoney and run it i get 50 notifications from 50 different websites. Even if i turned it off, it just kept going back on over and over. I had to disable notifications completely. I deleted bloodmoney since before i could open it, windows said "We have protected your computer from something something something" and the notifications went away instantly, So, what the fuck itch.io??

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hechelion41 days ago

Itch, like Itch, never does that.

Unfortunately, as a self-publishing site, it's very difficult to be sure that all developers will respect your email or not try to take advantage of it.

The "correct" thing to do is to use the report button at the bottom of the page where you downloaded the game. That way, a report will reach the staff (the forum is usually not read or responded to by staff, so it's not a good place to try to contact them).

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redonihunter41 days ago

There is a fake of the popular game Bloodmoney indexed. You will find the original currently on page one in top row here https://itch.io/games

You should assume that every cookie on your browser was stolen and every saved password in your browser was compromised. Hackers can access your online profile and services with stolen cookies. If you have discord, you can assume that your discord profile is currently spamming scams. And so on.

It is also possible, that there are remnants that were not removed. That you got a warning from Windows is actually a good sign, maybe the damage is not as severe as I paint it. But that your browser went nuts is a very bad sign. It means that something happened, that could not be stopped.

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Evolutionary Games40 days ago

Did you pay for Bloodmoney?

No. It's a coincidence - some site was hacked and had your email address. Developers do not receive your email address if you download a free game. We have no clue actually who the people are downloading our free content.

Yes. Perhaps, but only if the same email address you used for the payment is the one being spammed.

If you hadn't even installed or opened bloodmoney - it's not the game. You will get that windows warning on most games here, simply because they're not downloaded in the quantities that would make the warning go away. In future, bypass that warning by using the app.

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redonihunter40 days ago

While the title of the thread says emails, the actual post talks about notifications. Presumable in the browser. Emails are not ongoing notifications that can suddenly stop.

My guess is, the malware made the browser open links, among other things, and the opened websites were malicious.

The fake version of the game is still indexed. Might be software piracy and the malware version of the game might be yet another fake version, but this should be dealt with more quickly. The offending account has several stolen games up for download. Just enter bloodmoney in the search box to see a second download version. Original has 222 ratings, fake has 0.

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