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Topic: Are the portalspace ripoff plugins now clean?

Teffie-the-Persian Posts: 934 Registered: Aug 10, '03 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 915 User ID: 829,574	Subject: Are the portalspace ripoff plugins now clean?
	I had no idea the plugins were ripoffs. Just recently came back to AC and I was surprised to see an alternative for combat macroing that wasn't mentioned anywhere. (I can't do searches on vn. I don't know why). I downloaded/installed portal tank without reading up on it, and am a little worried that I downloaded a virus. I never actually used the plugin, so I don't know if any malicious code would have had a chance to execute or not. I have removed it from Decal and deleted its folder. I ran a scan on virustotal and 0/41 things came back with a virus for the .msi installer. I didn't check the actual installation folder because I don't want to reinstall it. -----signature----- In-game name: Tef. Don't bother arguing with me, I'm beneath contempt. r33t & coolest pk. I have other characters, but I don't play them, ever. First there is a mountain/Then there is no mountain/Then there is.
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Saloben_ign Posts: 2,555 Registered: Oct 30, '03 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 2,531 User ID: 851,114	Subject: Are the portalspace ripoff plugins now clean?
	The original files that had the viruses in them were replaced with files that weren't infected a couple weeks later, but I wouldn't use them anyway because he stole the source code from the original developers and then claimed that it was his alone. In some cases he didn't even make any changes to the files except to rename them and put them on his website. -----signature----- Never! Never! Never! take a sleeping pill and a laxative at the same time.
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yaroz_vn Posts: 12,255 Registered: Jun 30, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 12,168 User ID: 693,371	Subject: Are the portalspace ripoff plugins now clean?
	I wouldn't trust a thing from him. He's a lowlife that tried to rip off plugins that people opened the source code up to other developers to learn/build on, and tried to pass them off as his own. I doubt he changed a line of code, other than replacing their names/websites with his. -----signature----- Proud member of The Knights of Fortune Mr Adventure - Lil' Pew - Da Noob - Qar Yaroz - Yanno http://www.fortunesway.com
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