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Gamevance, Let the Sucker beware ! Malware Alert !

Gamevance, a wildly popular offer on GPT / survey sites has emerged to show its true colors. Offer site members are urged to download docile sounding video games to earn pennies only to discover after the fact that these downloads contain some pretty apparently deliberately nasty code which has the potential to be an annoyance in the least while packing a good punch while bringing your system security to its knees with a compromising payload of malware carrying out an unstated agenda.

I, myself, (a seasoned IT professional) recently had the unfortunate luck to discover that these seemingly harmless downloads disguised deliberately as an elaborate ruse to apparently 1) spy on your internet activities while giving the source a play-by-play of all your internet secrets at will (to what extent? Unknown by me at this time), 2) conspire to divert legitimate browser commands while redirecting the viewer to the web site of the source’s best and most lucrative profit based choice (damn free will), and 3) illegally install software that effectively yields any and all established personal / business administration system security measures useless in the face of complete dominance of the victim’s PC by means of a 100% complete and final hijack (root kit) of the victim system!

…to be continued.

GPTBoycott.com – Fighting the Get-Paid Scams!

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GPTBoycott.com – Fighting the Get-Paid Scams!. There are many companies on the internet which promise to reward or pay you for various activities.   Some require you to read e-mails, click links or to complete online surveys, while others require you to participate in investment programs or to shop via their website.   These types of website are known as “get paid” programs, and are the focus of GPTBoycott.

Many users have found that by joining and participating in these “get paid” programs it is possible to earn some extra money each month.   This reflects the fact that most online “get paid” programs are honest and pay their members as promised.   However, there are other sites which look to take advantage of their users by acting dishonestly, improperly or fraudulently.

The aim of GPTBoycott is to name the offending ‘get-paid’ companies, and to urge our visitors to stop using them.   If you’re tired of companies stealing your time and money, and if you want to know which sites to avoid, take a look around this site, and help us stamp out fraudulent behavior online!