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Once Again, I’m Sorry For All This Bullshit

January 10, 2012 By Jeff 39 Comments

Here we go again…  The Russians returned yesterday, and have been playing havoc with the Surf Report.  Of course I don’t know if they’re ACTUALLY Russians, but it’s how I see it in my brain:  goddamn Russians.

We removed the bad code yesterday morning, and it returned last night.  Today we’ve gone through that same exercise two or three times.  Right now everything’s cool, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s a temporary situation.  It’s quite infuriating, if you want to know the truth.

Something needs to be done, and I’m working with a person smarter than me, on a plan of action.  It’ll require a few weeks to implement, but hopefully by the end of February this will all be a thing of the past.  It needs to go away, for good.  It’s pure, undiluted bullshit.

I apologize, once again, if you’ve had problems because of these repeated hacks.  It makes people feel unsafe here, and I hate that.  Give me a little time, and I’ll try to remedy the situation.

And hopefully I’ll be able to write an actual update on Wednesday. That would be a novelty, huh?

Thanks, guys.

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  1. WB in OH says

    January 10, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    fukkit, first!

    Reply
  2. The Qweezy Mark says

    January 10, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    I just sharted.

    Reply
  3. lucas says

    January 10, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    Just give the rooskies your credit card and they’ll leave you alone!

    Reply
  4. SeanInSac says

    January 10, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    I still think it is caused by some of the links that have been used in further evidence, some of those websites seemed pretty iffy to me. Not that Iknow what the hell I’m talking about, sounds like your IT guy is a good one so I wish you luck in dealing with those bastard Russkie hackers!!!

    Reply
  5. JCIII says

    January 10, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    ?????? ???? Surf Reporters!!!

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  6. JCIII says

    January 10, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    ….that didn’t work.

    Reply
  7. icecycle66 says

    January 10, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    When the page loaded the tip of my penis had that feeling like when you go up and down a hilly road, and my stomach became all a flutter.

    Reply
  8. Robin says

    January 10, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    Speaking of further evidence links – that dude looks just like my brother!

    Reply
  9. bikerchick says

    January 10, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    I’ve had that feeling before.

    Reply
    • bikerchick says

      January 10, 2012 at 3:38 pm

      That comment was meant for Ice’s.

      Reply
  10. t-storm says

    January 10, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    Wolverines!

    Reply
  11. Henderson says

    January 10, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    John has a long mustache.

    The chair is against the wall.

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    • chill says

      January 10, 2012 at 9:14 pm

      The pen of my aunt is on the table.

      My hovercraft is full of eels.
      .

      Reply
  12. madz1962 says

    January 10, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    Hack attack bastards.

    Let’s all sit around, have a few Stoli’s and think how we can become allys.

    I’ve been watching too much James Bond on EPIX lately….

    Reply
  13. Joe T. says

    January 10, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part.

    Reply
    • madz1962 says

      January 10, 2012 at 5:41 pm

      And we’re just the guys to do it.

      Reply
  14. Limey says

    January 10, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    If the returning Ruskies weren’t bad enough news, the makers of Marie Cupenders frozen meals have filed for bankruptcy. So stock up on the frozen crap!

    Reply
    • debra says

      January 12, 2012 at 7:55 pm

      Hostess too!

      Reply
  15. CADude says

    January 10, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    Does anyone here know an actual Russian? Perhaps he/she could be convinced to do some spying for us, and we could get the upper hand in this situation.

    Reply
    • Bill in WV says

      January 10, 2012 at 5:10 pm

      A Russian/Ukranian/Bolshevik dude used to work where I work. They sent him out into the field to do audit work for a client and they caught him looking at porn on the internet like the second day he was there. Farred.

      Reply
    • ron says

      January 10, 2012 at 6:32 pm

      my cousin was married to russian
      mailorder bride thing, at least he branched out from our wv dna
      she showed up with her brother
      we noticed her brother was rather friendly
      he said that way they are over there
      as soon as she got her citizenship, he found out her brother was not related to her in any way
      she then divorced him and married her ”brother”

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      • CADude says

        January 10, 2012 at 7:03 pm

        The woman who cuts my hair is Ukranian. She came over as an Internets bride. She’s smart, speaks fluent English, is happy with her husband, and looks like a 40-year old Maria Sharapova.

        I enjoy getting my hair washed and cut. I don’t care what it costs, and sometimes I even get a good haircut.

        If we’re looking for a good-looking blonde Russian spy, she’s the one.

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  16. Alex says

    January 10, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    Methinks your host is loose with its security.

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    • Chuck in Belpre says

      January 10, 2012 at 6:18 pm

      Me too.

      Reply
  17. FirstNations says

    January 10, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    Sorry, darling, but it’s back as of 2:08 this afternoon here on the West Coart. I open the WVSR and up pops the old ‘adobe reader’ window scam even though I run VIPRE.

    Reply
  18. vicki says

    January 10, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    My virus snuffer outer @ work says it’s blackhole something or other–I forget. I’m on John’s Kindle fire now, just in case, you know.

    Reply
  19. CADude says

    January 10, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    My MacBook doesn’t seem bothered by the virus. I don’t have a lot of experience with the Mac world, though, and this thing just might blow up at any minute.

    Reply
  20. renn says

    January 10, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    I had to temporarily disable my virus protection to read the update. I’m glad there’s no real threat.

    Reply
  21. Chuck in Belpre says

    January 10, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    They’re baaaack! It can be a nasty one, too.

    Win32/FakeSysdef is a family of programs that claim to scan for hardware defects related to system memory, hard drives and over-all system performance. They scan the system, show fake hardware problems, and offer a solution to defrag the hard drives and optimize the system performance. They then inform the user that they need to pay money to download the fix module and to register the software in order to repair these non-existent hardware problems. One of the first variants was distributed as program named “HDD Defragmenter” hence the name “FakeSysdef” or “Fake System Defragmenter”.

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    • chill says

      January 10, 2012 at 9:20 pm

      I was going to make some snotty remark about how this is the hosting provider’s punishment for running a server on Windows, but I’ll refrain. After all, it’s us – and mostly Jeff, really – taking this beating, not the provider. I would hope they are taking sensible security precautions, but maybe they’re not.

      That Stoli sounds pretty good; too bad it’s a school night. And I have it on pretty good authority that no westerner can out-drink a Russian.
      .

      Reply
  22. tadpolegal says

    January 10, 2012 at 11:42 pm

    I can’t get on from my desktop either. Been trying all day. My phone on the other hand doesn’t seem to care about some Russian virus. If my next bill has phone calls to the Kremlin I’m gonna be pissed!

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  23. FirstNations says

    January 11, 2012 at 12:29 am

    Russians made me use the word ‘coarts’. I did not want to. I kept typing ‘coast’ and shouting ‘USA! ALL THE WAY!’ until they threatened me with a thing that looked like a stand mixer. It was terrible and I don’t want to talk about it any more.

    Pop-up fake Adobe window gone as of 8:52pm here on the west COAST. Either they lost interest or you fixed it! In any event dude, nobody blames you. This stuff sucks and you don’t deserve it.

    Someone needs to go to Safeway and buy a bunch of those ‘Hand of Power’ candles and a live rooster and go all Bayou Teche on the fuckers.

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    • chill says

      January 11, 2012 at 12:47 am

      My Safeway has an assortment of ‘Bleeding Jesus’ and ‘Our Lady of the Bathtub’ candles, but no ‘Hand of Power’ that I’ve seen. I’ll check again next time I’m in there buying Bar Keepers Friend.

      FWIW, I’ve seen no problems with the site on this last go-round, even after enabling all the warnings Firefox has to offer.

      Jesucristo, neustro senor. ‘n’ shit.
      .

      Reply
  24. johnthebasket says

    January 11, 2012 at 7:22 am

    I was going to light a Temple Menorah at my end to fight the malware, but, given the population distribution of Washington, the best I could do was buy seven glass Jesus candles and arrange them appropriately in front of my screen. My browser immediately vectored to the Sabado Gigante site. I guess the Russians can fool a browser but I can’t.

    Thanks, Chuck, for the only actually useful info here.

    Shalom…

    jtb

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    • WB in OH says

      January 11, 2012 at 9:49 am

      I’m offended, how do you not find “fukkit, first” helpful?

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    • Chuck in Belpre says

      January 11, 2012 at 11:35 am

      Other info I have found mentions image searches. You might disable the routine for the bunker cam temporarily and see if it helps. Cheers.

      Reply
  25. another Jeff...alienjeff says

    January 11, 2012 at 8:35 am

    WordPress – the gaping anus of blog software

    Reply
  26. Big Bear in OH says

    January 11, 2012 at 11:42 am

    Those damn russkies sure know how to hack the internets, make vodka and make guns that will last forever in sand, mud, water and general poor conditions. I applaud the last two, but leave my Goddamned Surf Report alone!

    Reply
  27. marty20339 says

    January 12, 2012 at 12:50 am

    I think it’s the guy on Reno 911!

    Reply

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