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BEWARE free manual downloads from cartman's fileshare site!

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by baz666, Jan 13, 2008.

  1. baz666

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    Some forum members - no doubt unwittingly - have been posting the web address of a file sharing site that offers "free" XJ service manuals, parts diagrams and so on. You should know that these files are virus infected.
    The web address is:
    www.4shared.com/dir/15...aring.html

    The files are posted by the well known spammer and scammer who goes under the name Eric Cartman. He's already been booted off this forum, along with other XJ websites and newsgroups for his continual spamming and scamming.
    The files he posts are proprietary information that have been stolen by him. They are from a CD put together by members of the xj owners newsgroup on micapeak dot com. Although the XJCD uses official yamaha material as a source, it pulls together all sorts of non-Yamaha articles and other data that correct mistakes in the Yamaha manuals and guides. There are also many tips, explanation, photos and diagrams which belong to the CD authors. It is the only source of all things Yamaha in one CD and isn't free to create. That's why the authors ask for $15 dollars to cover costs. They don't make any profit but the price covers the cost of organizing the files, checking the data, copy to a CD set and mailing it. I have no affiliation with them but I have bought the CD set and it's an excellent deal. They're up to their 4th edition, I think.
    What Cartman doesn't tell you is that when you download one of his "free" files, he's included a zombie bot virus that tries to take over your computer and then use it for his spamming purposes. You won't even be aware it's happened until it's too late. BEWARE Cartman and anything that looks too good to be true - like a totally free service manual for your XJ bike - because it is. If your computer ends up being taken over, don't say you weren't warned.
    If you want to get a 'clean' XJCD, just check the link among the stickies the top of the forums index on this site. It's worth the $15 and it's fair to pay for something XJ enthusiasts spend so much time on and work so hard to produce at no profit to themselves.
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    Re: BEWARE free manual downloads from cartman's fireshare si

    Thanks for the heads up Baz
     
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    Re: BEWARE free manual downloads from cartman's fireshare site!

    I have to ask myself what the hell motivates someone to be so vindictive???

    It's not enough that he steals this material, harasses the hell out of the list and it's members, gets himself banned from here but he then has to put a virus in to the files.....

    Some people really have nothing better to do and obviously get some sort of kick out of wreaking havoc... Where are the internet police when you need them? :lol:
     
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    Re: BEWARE free manual downloads from cartman's fireshare si

    i believe i posted that link awhile ago, and if you got something bad from it i'am sorry, but i had nothing to do with putting it there
    i got maybe a dozen files from there, with nothing bad in them, 750, 550 and the 900 service manual, clean, according to symantec av def file 1/11/2008 rev 20
    now as for the xj cd i'am sure it's a wonderful thing, just what some people want and need
    but if you feel so strongly about copyright material, and "cartman" being a jerk, why did you download anything from there at all
     
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    Re: BEWARE free manual downloads from cartman's fireshare site!

    Don't make assumptions. I didn't download anything from Cartman and I wouldn't. I am repeating what I was told by others who've reported their experiences.
    I'm glad you didn't contract any viruses from Cartman but Symantec is not always entirely reliable at identifying the most advanced bots. It's a good security system but not perfect. Nothing is.
    I'm sure everything is fine with your machine but it's a risk I personally don't consider worth taking - for several different reasons.
    The other thing is this; If the authors of the XJCD series decide that having their work stolen and given away for nothing makes continuing what they do pointless, do you really think Cartman will carry out all the work necessary to issue a further and expanded edition of the XJCD series - like XJOG have been doing for 4 editions now?
    I somehow doubt it since Cartman is nothing more than a parasitic virus in the classical sense of the word - a pseudo lifeform that lacks the necessary elements to be an independent entity and requires a host organism to function and survive - you know - like genital herpes... and rabies. Hey, maybe THAT'S what's wrong with him...
    thx,
    baz
     

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