BF2S Forums Have you gotten Spyware because of 2142?

no no no
it does have spyware bc of gamespy MAKE SURE U READ EVERYTHING

BF2142 has spyware!!!

When you run BF2142.exe and join a server it sends your IP address to resolve what country you are from also when you look at an ad in game it registers what ad you looked at, how long you looked at it and from what angel....




Anything else is not related to BF2142...

Last edited by Disodium (2006-11-09 19:05:08)

Disodium wrote:

BF2142 has spyware!!!

When you run BF2142.exe and join a server it sends your IP address to resolve what country you are from also when you look at an ad in game it registers what ad you looked at, how long you looked at it and from what angel....

http://www.boredathenians.com/hax.jpg


Anything else is not related to BF2142...

You are made of win.

I'm surprised I've seen you soo long and you only have that karma. +1 coming at you.

Fuck sake you guys are retarded.

As R3v4n has said, the spyware is not going to fucking hurt your PC. TECHNICALLY it is spyware. So TECHNICALLY you have spyware on your PC. But you are totally safe! YOUR PC WONT FUCK UP.

Nope.  None.

"Spyware is a broad category of software designed to intercept or take partial control of a computer's operation without the informed consent of that machine's owner or legitimate user." - Wikipedia

BF 2142 in no way intercepts or takes part of our computers control. On top of that, we know that BF 2142 comes with Ads and accept it when install the software, so we have informed consent. Basically, no there is no fucking spyware and it'd be nice if people would stop spreading this rumor.

Edit: Even better, directly from the Anti-Spyware coalition:

Spyware: Technologies deployed without appropriate user consent and/or implemented in ways that impair user control over:

* Material changes that affect their user experience, privacy, or system security;
* Use of their system resources, including what programs are installed on their computers; and/or
* Collection, use, and distribution of their personal or other sensitive information.

Basically, NO FUCKING SPYWARE.

Last edited by GotMex? (2006-11-09 20:17:34)

I don't even want to respond to anything r3v4n said. There's no spyware, so buy the game so I can get your dogtags.

Everyone is worried about ea collecting info on the in game ads you look at. why is everyone so bent on this. yes it is by definition spyware. but did you know that thousands of other company's put "spyware" in there software. hell Microsoft collects info about your machine every time you check for an update. if you use some file sharing networks you have spyware. example if you use kazaa you have spyware that is the most dangerous kind. its spyware can slip through most spyware checking programs.it lets most programs find some of what they instlled but from reparing others machines there is more that lurks deep inside your machine and passes right through most spyware checks. if you have any other company's search bar in your Internet explorer you are constantly being monitored on what sites you search and visit then that list is sold to the highest bidder to fill your mailbox with pure crap. if you are worried about ea you must be scared as hell from real life spyware. ever hear of domestic eavesdropping. a friendly little piece of real life spyware. if your calls from home fit the profile of a terrorist cell you are being monitored. ( that profile is simply this. you call one person who call two people and those two people each call two people and so on....) this profile can be found in many places. churches in prayer chains schools use this to let teachers know school is canceled. so in the big picture what ea is doing is harmless. it wont destroy your computer, it wont give you viruses, and they are not giving this info to other company's. hey at least they told you about in in the box on a piece of paper and again when you installed bf2142. most just slip it right by you without even telling you. if you say you got spyware from 2142 id tell you to stop looking at porn, stop accepting and downloading strange request to install active x controls. if you still believe you got spyware from 2142 the best thing for you to do is turn off your computer and smash it with a hammer because the rest of the real threats out there must keep you from sleeping at night, and let the rest of us play our games in peace.

Last edited by leftoverkiller (2006-11-09 20:54:21)

wheres the option to check if we already had spyware

iNeedUrFace4Soup wrote:

As far as I know it only looks at your cookies. I scan on a pretty regular basis and it's not detected and it's definitely not malicious. Also, it's only running while 2142 is running.

It does not look at your cookies. The official statement even spells it out for us that the game doesn't do this. Software isn't allowed to look @ your cookies for absolutely any reason. Sites can't even check other cookies other than the ones that were made by their domain. Please don't keep spreading the rumors by saying false stuff like this, because this is the exact reason people are so freaked out about the spyware thing.

And just out of curiosity, there's a Sticky that is meant for discussion about this exact topic. Why did we have to make a new one?

Last edited by GotMex? (2006-11-09 22:05:58)

spawnofthemist wrote:

r2zoo wrote:

trust me EA would not put bad software in with their games.

Troop transporter glitch?

you lose.

lol