We just want to play FFXI, is that so wrong? What did you guys do to become a target for these spinless nerds? I guess trying to help other gamers by providing online recources and guides make them feel as if their status as "master geek" has become threatened and they will no longer have an advantage over the average gamer. Whatever their motivation, they need a healthy dose of "hundred fists", i´d even throw in a couple of my own. Punch out a couple of their teeth for me if you get a chance to, chief. (Bring a roll of nickles and hold it in your fist while you punch, that one always works for me!)
Not to repeat what everybody else has already said, but seriously take care of your system. Get updates, firewalls, and blockers...whatever you need to keep your computer running safely. It will save you a load of headaches and money in the long run and will ensure enjoyable, uninterrupted gaming. So, take care of your system as if...it were...your...mother?
Trojan Virus Alert
This only applies to you if you are running an older version of Internet Explorer, have not updated windows with the latest security patches and do not have virus protection on your computer. Apparantly one of our ad providers was affected by a trojan and was serving it to our site for several days last weekend. This is a keylogger and could possibly compromise your game login and password. As soon as we discovered it, we pulled all of their ads.
To see if you got the trojan, go to Program Files/Internet Explorer in your directory and look for a file named "syssmss.exe". If it is there, then open your task manager and delete the file. Also go to %WIN_DIR%\Downloaded Program Files and delete a file named either "fucksnow.exe" or "muma.exe". Then once you have done that, log into the game and change your password. In fact, change every password for every place you have typed since you got the trojan.
There are also several online sites that scan your computer for free.
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
We apologize for this. In 6 years of running this site, nothing like this has ever happened. It kills me to think that we may have, even inadvertantly, caused anyone to have their account compromised. We're all about making the games better and more fun. Believe me, we will do everything in our power to make sure it does not happen again.
Along with the advertiser who sent this, and in cooperation with the FBI, we are attempting to track down the people who sent this. I hope I get a few minutes in a back room with the bastards.
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