-Note to anyone using the HL2 beta for your own good.

Short Hand · **-Note to anyone using the HL2 beta for your own good. -** 10-09-2003, 08:32 PM

It is highly suspected am with a little read over of it but to any one who has the beta... UNINSTALL IT NOW ! it has spyware in it and valve is tracking your ass now.
/I never dled the beta becuase i thought somethingy was to fishy about it. It seems I was right.
-Note im sorry but can't give any links to the discoverer of this since it is a private fxp forum for which this information was obtained.

Just a heads up. ed:

Hollywood · 10-09-2003, 09:21 PM

This is so false that it is laughable, please disregard the above post.

Short Hand · 10-09-2003, 09:42 PM

Fine buddy. your loss. Just becuase you have a grudge against me don't hurt everyone else. givwe it a second look.

Short Hand · 10-09-2003, 09:43 PM

alright here IS the proof you need dick head.

The site is in french translate it at altavista.com to English.

[quote:e7279]According to an article written in zataz, but in french, (http://www.zataz.com/) there is a spyware included in this fake beta distributed by Valve themselves. Valve hope to catch pirates network with the help of the US authority.

I dont know what to think about it. But a thing is sure ; it's a beta and it doesnt worth the risk. [/quote:e7279]

Short Hand · 10-09-2003, 09:49 PM

This is recent news as of about an hour ago. More confirmation will be coming in within the next 24 hours if it is true.

Short Hand · 10-09-2003, 09:52 PM

/also anyone who played the beta knows it is kinda weird since it is really skimpy.

Scalping Chief · 10-09-2003, 09:53 PM

have u played it shorthand?

Simo Häyhä · 10-09-2003, 10:01 PM

lol if ur really paranoid just take out the cable that connects to your modem and play

Short Hand · 10-09-2003, 10:07 PM

[quote="Scalping Chief":e5f8d]have u played it shorthand?[/quote:e5f8d]

lets just say "Joe was about to until he read this"

So i guess Joe is not in that much trouble but a lot of people that joe knows might be in trouble.

Short Hand · 10-09-2003, 10:08 PM

[quote="Simo Häyhä":7cafa]lol if ur really paranoid just take out the cable that connects to your modem and play[/quote:7cafa]

It is a good idea the only thing i that it installs spyware. which is seperate so when you plug the cable back in later.....You can't go without the internet forever.

Hollywood · 10-10-2003, 06:51 AM

Listen, there is no SPYWARE, no IP Logging, nothing. Need proof? Run the game, then check to see if there are any active connections that weren't there before you ran the game. Also, run a good firewall program, because anything trying to make a connection outside of your router will require permission to connect. Then run spybot if you are still paranoid, if you know what you are doing then you would know there is no damn spyware/trojan/virus in the leaked Beta.

Kids theses days, always so eager to jump on the rumor bandwagon.

OutlawSZ · 10-10-2003, 09:19 AM

shoot...the steam client 1.6 has spyware..known this for about 6 weeks now..where ya been?

Maplegyver · 10-10-2003, 09:26 AM

[img]http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~gd3k-krkw/d_pussy1.jpg[/img]

10-10-2003, 09:38 AM

That's no really proof Short Hand. Anyone can write an article on that and say it's true.

gtboys34 · 10-10-2003, 10:29 AM

quadruple post!!!!???? There is an edit key now shorty u might wanna use it