Does the MEGA server really give a virus?

[Wall]

Does anyone have actual evidence of it or is it just one big rumor started by one guy? If anyone has evidence that it does give a virus I'd like to see it.

[Wall]

Originally posted by -=PR=- Novi:

Who I aM has Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Sep 13, 2020 @ 11:26am
Mega Server Ex Admin
Hello everyone,
I will start by saying I was really wrong about the mega saver and I am sorry for the misleading information I gave you earlier on the steam threads.
The main admin which goes by the name SQHQ asked me multiple times to join the steam threads and reply to people to defend the server and so I did because I was pretty naive and I didn't see anything suspicious. But it all changed when I found out he still running the malware in a secret process while you download some maps from server dedicated download page. And after I found out what he does he Banned Me from the server and blocked me so here i am still trying to save some people from joining the server.
screen shot: https://gyazo.com/5a5308dcf28a0df75dc82c41a5965b8a

From my experience talking with this guy he's delusional, have severe alcoholic problems, antisocial and have anxiety problems, bipolar disorder and he's just your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ typical internet hero, will handle people who says anything about the server will get banned

As far as I know what he explained me once that he ran the malware a long time ago and it's worked through the steam browser but now he upgraded and tested it and it's working we just downloading a map so I would stay away from the server and remove anything on your PC and reinstall the maps or the game.

some screenshots before he blocked me.
https://gyazo.com/01c99b5578afed6589ba3f69b2dafcae|
https://gyazo.com/483c7c39d97ce2e50cb8dcf10ab8fe72
https://gyazo.com/d5a89ef4c3f4c53e4794834ff5f93b64
So my conclusion guys stay safe from the mega server and do not join it the main admin really gets mad when people warn other people in the steam thread.

The first links page is missing and the other two just seem like the guy is pissed off that people spreading false news about the server giving malware. Again, if you have actual evidence that show malware being implanted on a computer directly from the MEGA server I'd love to see it.

[Novi]

Also, you can find the history behind the whole thing if you research more. I'm not here to argue with anyone if you want to defend the server than go ahead just giving out info that's out there already

[eyecarrot19]

Ok, stop covering shady devs then

[Wall]

Originally posted by -=PR=- Novi:

Also, you can find the history behind the whole thing if you research more. I'm not here to argue with anyone if you want to defend the server than go ahead just giving out info that's out there already

Argue, all I asked for was clear cut evidence of malware being given by the server? All you've given me is links showing a guys frustration with the community and verbal accounts.

[Novi]

Look for yourself, yeah argues because other commenters were getting nasty with each other. Even the moderators confirmed it man, look https://steamcommunity.com/app/418460/discussions/0/1642041106356643626/

[Wall]

Originally posted by -=PR=- Novi:

Look for yourself, yeah argues because other commenters were getting nasty with each other. Even the moderators confirmed it man, look https://steamcommunity.com/app/418460/discussions/0/1642041106356643626/

What does that have anything to do with the server having a virus, people get nasty with each other all the time that doesn't instantly make them guilty of whatever they're accused of though. I joined the server myself, waited a few minutes for good measure, left and checked to see if my Webroot SecureAnywhere detected anything and I got nothing, no virus.

[Novi]

Ok.

[eyecarrot19]

And just one thing to think about - Mega servers redirect people to PR servers

[Fed]

Originally posted by razoleg (The Cunning Fox):

Originally posted by Seomate:

Yes it gives a virus, both me and my friend got a virus when entering the server via the steam browser a while ago, way after the level 99 boost thing that happened got stopped

The owner is also a blatant racist and extremely homophobic, those reasons alone should be enough to not play on his server and to eject him from the earth!

You forgot that he was wearing out-of-colour tie too!

Seriously... how much you got paid for this "Hello fellow gamers" sh!t?

Damn, does the truth hurt friendo? why so upset? :)

[=(e)= Lemonater47]

Short answer: No it doesn’t.


Long Story:

We gotta go back a few years to when the mega server first became a thing. All it did was increase player counts and mess with the stated player count on the server browser. I’m not sure the largest it’s ever been but at one point it was running 256 players for quite some time. He was spoofing the server browser to state numbers over 1000 however including 1337 for a time.
Eventually the server settled on 128 players for performance reasons. It was also still lying about the amount of players on the server. It would say 127/128 even if the server was empty. Just to get players to join. This was already a shady move showing that the admin gave zero regard for other server operators. He just wanted people.
He started up a patreon to get people to donate. That didn’t work out very well and he then decided to run ads through the steam overlay to earn money to pay for the server.

This was where the problems started.

He didn’t use something like Google Adsense for the ads. He used some shady service with malicious ads on it. Some of these ads had automatic downloads as soon as they loaded. Didn’t even need to click on them. Clicking on the other ads was also a mistake. The steam web browser is also absolutely terrible with Zero security features and no way of knowing if you’re downloading something or not. Peoples anti virus software would flare up and this is where the story of “The mega server gives you malware” came from.

At the same time the admin of the server was getting into more trouble with the community itself. People were making threads criticising his behaviour in game and his admin practices as he went by the philosophy of “my server I can do whatever I want”. He would reply to these threads which just proved these individuals correct. He would also yell at TWI a lot. Eventually his behaviour managed to get him banned from every single TWI social media platform.

This made him mad.

Very mad.

He then made a mod on his server which made everyone level 99 as soon as they joined. This got his server taken down multiple times. He made multiple redirect servers to take him to the main server which he had hidden. At this point he knew 100% what his ads were doing to people so kept them up too. He confirmed this himself in posts on his own discord server. He was deliberately trying to sabotage the game. Not to mention the fact he needed money to pay for the server was also fishy. He wasn’t renting a server. He was running it from his own house. So there were no large monthly costs.

Eventually he disappeared for about a year. Came back only recently. Right now the only thing the mega server does wrong is it still lies about its active player count. Allegedly his behaviour hasn’t changed much either. But the server now doesn’t run ads. So doesn’t have malware.

[eyecarrot19]

And also it redirects to PR servers if full. Thanks for you add

[General_Lechna]

Mega remains crap

[Wall]

Originally posted by =(e)= Lemonater47:

Short answer: No it doesn’t.


Long Story:

We gotta go back a few years to when the mega server first became a thing. All it did was increase player counts and mess with the stated player count on the server browser. I’m not sure the largest it’s ever been but at one point it was running 256 players for quite some time. He was spoofing the server browser to state numbers over 1000 however including 1337 for a time.
Eventually the server settled on 128 players for performance reasons. It was also still lying about the amount of players on the server. It would say 127/128 even if the server was empty. Just to get players to join. This was already a shady move showing that the admin gave zero regard for other server operators. He just wanted people.
He started up a patreon to get people to donate. That didn’t work out very well and he then decided to run ads through the steam overlay to earn money to pay for the server.

This was where the problems started.

He didn’t use something like Google Adsense for the ads. He used some shady service with malicious ads on it. Some of these ads had automatic downloads as soon as they loaded. Didn’t even need to click on them. Clicking on the other ads was also a mistake. The steam web browser is also absolutely terrible with Zero security features and no way of knowing if you’re downloading something or not. Peoples anti virus software would flare up and this is where the story of “The mega server gives you malware” came from.

At the same time the admin of the server was getting into more trouble with the community itself. People were making threads criticising his behaviour in game and his admin practices as he went by the philosophy of “my server I can do whatever I want”. He would reply to these threads which just proved these individuals correct. He would also yell at TWI a lot. Eventually his behaviour managed to get him banned from every single TWI social media platform.

This made him mad.

Very mad.

He then made a mod on his server which made everyone level 99 as soon as they joined. This got his server taken down multiple times. He made multiple redirect servers to take him to the main server which he had hidden. At this point he knew 100% what his ads were doing to people so kept them up too. He confirmed this himself in posts on his own discord server. He was deliberately trying to sabotage the game. Not to mention the fact he needed money to pay for the server was also fishy. He wasn’t renting a server. He was running it from his own house. So there were no large monthly costs.

Eventually he disappeared for about a year. Came back only recently. Right now the only thing the mega server does wrong is it still lies about its active player count. Allegedly his behaviour hasn’t changed much either. But the server now doesn’t run ads. So doesn’t have malware.

That makes more sense, so, from what I can gather, if the server owner runs ads one should do research on the ad provider. Personally, I kind wish that level 99 thing was still around because 500 hours later I am level 86 and still have ~500000 exp to go (the total xp is 1 million, or no). Thank you for your inquiry, hopefully the server owner learned from his actions and apologizes to TWI if he hasn't already.

[Fed]

Originally posted by Wall:

Originally posted by =(e)= Lemonater47:

Short answer: No it doesn’t.


Long Story:

We gotta go back a few years to when the mega server first became a thing. All it did was increase player counts and mess with the stated player count on the server browser. I’m not sure the largest it’s ever been but at one point it was running 256 players for quite some time. He was spoofing the server browser to state numbers over 1000 however including 1337 for a time.
Eventually the server settled on 128 players for performance reasons. It was also still lying about the amount of players on the server. It would say 127/128 even if the server was empty. Just to get players to join. This was already a shady move showing that the admin gave zero regard for other server operators. He just wanted people.
He started up a patreon to get people to donate. That didn’t work out very well and he then decided to run ads through the steam overlay to earn money to pay for the server.

This was where the problems started.

He didn’t use something like Google Adsense for the ads. He used some shady service with malicious ads on it. Some of these ads had automatic downloads as soon as they loaded. Didn’t even need to click on them. Clicking on the other ads was also a mistake. The steam web browser is also absolutely terrible with Zero security features and no way of knowing if you’re downloading something or not. Peoples anti virus software would flare up and this is where the story of “The mega server gives you malware” came from.

At the same time the admin of the server was getting into more trouble with the community itself. People were making threads criticising his behaviour in game and his admin practices as he went by the philosophy of “my server I can do whatever I want”. He would reply to these threads which just proved these individuals correct. He would also yell at TWI a lot. Eventually his behaviour managed to get him banned from every single TWI social media platform.

This made him mad.

Very mad.

He then made a mod on his server which made everyone level 99 as soon as they joined. This got his server taken down multiple times. He made multiple redirect servers to take him to the main server which he had hidden. At this point he knew 100% what his ads were doing to people so kept them up too. He confirmed this himself in posts on his own discord server. He was deliberately trying to sabotage the game. Not to mention the fact he needed money to pay for the server was also fishy. He wasn’t renting a server. He was running it from his own house. So there were no large monthly costs.

Eventually he disappeared for about a year. Came back only recently. Right now the only thing the mega server does wrong is it still lies about its active player count. Allegedly his behaviour hasn’t changed much either. But the server now doesn’t run ads. So doesn’t have malware.

That makes more sense, so, from what I can gather, if the server owner runs ads one should do research on the ad provider. Personally, I kind wish that level 99 thing was still around because 500 hours later I am level 86 and still have ~500000 exp to go (the total xp is 1 million, or no). Thank you for your inquiry, hopefully the server owner learned from his actions and apologizes to TWI if he hasn't already.

*whole thread, including ex admin minus one guys says yes/used to from ads*
"Nope not convinced!"
*mod says used to from ads*
"Wow that makes so much sense zomg!!1"

What's next, you conveniently gonna tell us all to play on the mega server now?

[Wall]

Originally posted by Seomate:

Originally posted by Wall:

That makes more sense, so, from what I can gather, if the server owner runs ads one should do research on the ad provider. Personally, I kind wish that level 99 thing was still around because 500 hours later I am level 86 and still have ~500000 exp to go (the total xp is 1 million, or no). Thank you for your inquiry, hopefully the server owner learned from his actions and apologizes to TWI if he hasn't already.

*whole thread, including ex admin minus one guys says yes/used to from ads*
"Nope not convinced!"
*mod says used to from ads*
"Wow that makes so much sense zomg!!1"

What's next, you conveniently gonna tell us all to play on the mega server now?

I have not been playing any rising storm lately. Note that the mod didn't clarify whether the actually gave players malware or not, he simply stated that it caused people's anti-virus to flare up, and although I'm not a expert on this I've downloaded stuff myself such as mods from ModDB which would make my antivirus mad. Did I do something to you in someway to deserve such an unfriendly response?