Super Genius Games infected with spyware


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I tried clicking on Super Genius Games' website under Paizo's Publisher Registry, and my anti-virus program told me it blocked a trojan from said website.

Just letting everyone know. If anyone can contact Owen KC Stephens, pass the word on to him.


You might want to list your software. Every once in a while they will show a false positive.

Scarab Sages Contributor; Developer, Super Genius Games

Yes, please. If anyone has received a warning about our site, please tell me what warning message and what program you were using.


I went there right after Wraithstrike posted and had no problems whatsoever.


This link on supergeniusgames.com is unsafe for browsing
http://www.supergeniusgames.com/
1 active threats have been detected on this link

JS/HiddenLink.B

Avg payed versjon gave me this.

What is JS/HiddenLink?

JS/HiddenLink is a malicious software that once it is exceuted has the capability of replicating itself and infect other files and programs. These type of malware, called Viruses, can steal hard disk space and memory that slows down or completely halts your PC. It can also corrupt or delete data, erase your hard drive, steal personal information, hijack your screen and spam your contacts to spread ...


(Just as a personal opinion, I don't know how reliable AVG is. It's part malware itself and takes special tools to fully remove.)

Scarab Sages

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I get this with avast:

Infection Blocked
URL: http://www.supergeniusgames.com/
Infection: JS:HideMe-J [Trj]

Silver Crusade

I got the same just moments ago with avast, except it was called a trojan horse.

Sovereign Court

Interesting, my Norton didn't pick anything up.


Pathfinder Adventure Path, Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Symantec don't appear to have this one on their radar right now, so Norton won't detect it. I dug through AVG's threat details a few days ago, and apparently there is some fatal code in the Trojan that is preventing it from actually doing anything, however that is undoubtedly subject to change.

So, it would appear that while this is a threat, it is currently completely harmless, which may explain why Norton isn't treating it as a threat right now, but if the hole that allows this Trojan isn't patched, it could go hostile at some point (or a properly written version of it, anyway).

As usual, the best advice is to keep your anti-virus/spyware/malware software up-to-date, and don't click any dodgy links.

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