Is MIRC a virus/spyware trap or what? - GoFuckYourself.com

Quotealex · 09-15-2004, 07:48 AM

I just found out about this MIRC a few days ago, yaeh I know it's been there for a decade, and got a bunch of download offer from strangers on pretty much every room I went to. I wonder if they were trying to infect my clean computer!

zvik · 09-15-2004, 07:52 AM

since mirc exists there are these viruses spammers

just set your DCC settings to accept certian filetypes (mp3, avi, mpg, whatever) and you'll stay protected

Quotealex · 09-15-2004, 08:05 AM

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Originally posted by zvik
since mirc exists there are these viruses spammers just set your DCC settings to accept certian filetypes (mp3, avi, mpg, whatever) and you'll stay protected

thanks for the info. I'm not really interested in downloading anything from there but I'd sure like to start my own chat room or network. How do one go about doing this?

chowda · 09-15-2004, 08:07 AM

hang around #montreal in the undernet server! :D

Quotealex · 09-15-2004, 08:11 AM

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Originally posted by chowda
hang around #montreal in the undernet server! :D

I went to both #montreal and #montréal. I'm still trying to find out how this thing work!

Project-Shadow · 09-15-2004, 08:23 AM

http://www.kelseypub.com/irc/

hydro · 09-15-2004, 08:25 AM

don't accecpt files from people you dont know and never vist any site that you get spammed through irc, most are exploit pages that will turn you into an open proxy for spamming

Webmaster_Logic · 09-15-2004, 08:28 AM

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Originally posted by hydro
don't accecpt files from people you dont know and never vist any site that you get spammed through irc, most are exploit pages that will turn you into an open proxy for spamming

no shit in 10 minutes my network security was going off like crazy... I wont be going back on there no time soon.....

dunefield · 09-15-2004, 08:29 AM

yeah a gofuckyourself chan on irc would be cool...

Manowar · 09-15-2004, 08:29 AM

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Originally posted by dunefield
yeah a gofuckyourself chan on irc would be cool...

a few years ago it would have

JakeR · 09-15-2004, 08:30 AM

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Originally posted by dunefield
yeah a gofuckyourself chan on irc would be cool...

there used to be one a couple years ago

DarkJedi · 09-15-2004, 08:32 AM

IRC is awesome.
learn how to use it.

quantum-x · 09-15-2004, 08:56 AM

Mirc is one of the biggest peices of shit out there.

XChat is awesome. You can be on multiple servers in the same window, flood proof, and none of these viruses or shit. Use it, and you'll love it.

Oh, and it's free.

jchennav · 09-15-2004, 09:13 AM

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Originally posted by quantum-x
Mirc is one of the biggest peices of shit out there.

XChat is awesome. You can be on multiple servers in the same window, flood proof, and none of these viruses or shit. Use it, and you'll love it.

Oh, and it's free.

Unfortunately, if you use DCC chat frequently, you'll find that certain features are only supported in mIRC (such as accessing fserves behind firewalls).

Also, X-Chat is free unless you're on Windows.

skillfull · 09-15-2004, 09:14 AM

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Originally posted by quantum-x
Mirc is one of the biggest peices of shit out there.

XChat is awesome. You can be on multiple servers in the same window, flood proof, and none of these viruses or shit. Use it, and you'll love it.

Oh, and it's free.

they made a windows version ?
was using it on my linux workstation

Evil1 · 09-15-2004, 09:17 AM

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Originally posted by dunefield
yeah a gofuckyourself chan on irc would be cool...

#gofuckyourself on irc.efnet.net, dont know if it's still there but it used to be.

Quotealex · 09-15-2004, 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by quantum-x
Mirc is one of the biggest peices of shit out there.

XChat is awesome. You can be on multiple servers in the same window, flood proof, and none of these viruses or shit. Use it, and you'll love it.

Oh, and it's free.

Aren't there a controversy surrounding XChat and there decision to to change it from a freeware to a shareware?

HammerTime33 · 09-15-2004, 10:02 AM

Best all around option is to turn DCC OFF completely, and only turn it on when requested to by some one you know.

My irc room is on free.kewlchat.net #hammertime_forums

Ohh and if your interested in hosting your own irc server you can do so easily on linux or windows with unrealircd. the linux version has more features and is alot more secure. I am in the process of setting my own up. learning linux is the hard part not irc.

chowda · 09-15-2004, 12:15 PM

undernet is fun

block · 09-15-2004, 12:16 PM

Be careful when clicking on links as well... they can install viruses and such.

Basic_man · 09-15-2004, 12:16 PM

Yeah, there's a lot of craps in there !

wyldblyss · 09-15-2004, 12:25 PM

mIRC is awesome. Instead of downloading it off a stranger, go to their homepage to download it: http://www.mirc.com/

Turn off DCC (as others recommended)..you can chat just fine without having it on. Just keep playing with the program and you will get the hang of it.

As for your own chat server...that gets more complicated...

Easy way: Create a room on an established server.

Hard way: Owning and running your own server.
I would start out with your own room to begin with...then work up from there.

Quotealex · 09-15-2004, 07:10 PM

Thanks for the great infos.

Quotealex · 09-16-2004, 08:58 AM

Out of curiousity, is there some money to be made in owning and running a server for IRC?

09-15-2004, 07:48 AM	#1
Quotealex Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: The Global Digerati Village Posts: 6,265	Is MIRC a virus/spyware trap or what? I just found out about this MIRC a few days ago, yaeh I know it's been there for a decade, and got a bunch of download offer from strangers on pretty much every room I went to. I wonder if they were trying to infect my clean computer!

09-15-2004, 07:52 AM	#2
zvik Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: zvik.com Posts: 696	since mirc exists there are these viruses spammers just set your DCC settings to accept certian filetypes (mp3, avi, mpg, whatever) and you'll stay protected __________________ http://www.zvik.com Graphic design with a different type of mind ICQ: 198-346-607

09-15-2004, 08:07 AM	#4
chowda Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Gooch city Posts: 9,527	hang around #montreal in the undernet server! :D __________________ Someone finds you... 2007 PS: Nationalnet is the best host I've ever had. And i tried alot of them.

09-15-2004, 08:29 AM	#9
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09-15-2004, 08:56 AM	#13
quantum-x Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ICQ: 251425 Fr/Au/Ca Posts: 6,863	Mirc is one of the biggest peices of shit out there. XChat is awesome. You can be on multiple servers in the same window, flood proof, and none of these viruses or shit. Use it, and you'll love it. Oh, and it's free. __________________ PrettyInCash.com - BoozedGFs.com - TeenGFs.com - JizzGFs.com- MilfUploads.com -

09-15-2004, 08:23 AM	#6
Project-Shadow Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,340	http://www.kelseypub.com/irc/

09-15-2004, 08:25 AM	#7
hydro Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Dirty 3rd Posts: 4,216	don't accecpt files from people you dont know and never vist any site that you get spammed through irc, most are exploit pages that will turn you into an open proxy for spamming

09-15-2004, 08:32 AM	#12
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	IRC is awesome. learn how to use it.

09-15-2004, 10:02 AM	#18
HammerTime33 Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Coastal NC Posts: 498	Best all around option is to turn DCC OFF completely, and only turn it on when requested to by some one you know. My irc room is on free.kewlchat.net #hammertime_forums Ohh and if your interested in hosting your own irc server you can do so easily on linux or windows with unrealircd. the linux version has more features and is alot more secure. I am in the process of setting my own up. learning linux is the hard part not irc. Last edited by HammerTime33; 09-15-2004 at 10:04 AM..

09-15-2004, 12:15 PM	#19
chowda Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Gooch city Posts: 9,527	undernet is fun __________________ Someone finds you... 2007 PS: Nationalnet is the best host I've ever had. And i tried alot of them.

09-15-2004, 12:16 PM	#20
block Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Canada - cough check sig cough Posts: 1,258	Be careful when clicking on links as well... they can install viruses and such. __________________ ICQ - 19961769

09-15-2004, 12:16 PM	#21
Basic_man Programming King Pin Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 27,360	Yeah, there's a lot of craps in there ! __________________ UUGallery Builder - automated photo/video gallery plugin for Wordpress! Stop looking! Checkout Naked Hosting, online since 1999 !

09-15-2004, 12:25 PM	#22
wyldblyss Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Buck Starts Here Posts: 5,779	mIRC is awesome. Instead of downloading it off a stranger, go to their homepage to download it: http://www.mirc.com/ Turn off DCC (as others recommended)..you can chat just fine without having it on. Just keep playing with the program and you will get the hang of it. As for your own chat server...that gets more complicated... Easy way: Create a room on an established server. Hard way: Owning and running your own server. I would start out with your own room to begin with...then work up from there.

09-15-2004, 07:10 PM	#23
Quotealex Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: The Global Digerati Village Posts: 6,265	Thanks for the great infos.

09-16-2004, 08:58 AM	#24
Quotealex Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: The Global Digerati Village Posts: 6,265	Out of curiousity, is there some money to be made in owning and running a server for IRC?