Bodog Casino = malware?

I installed Bodog casino maybe a year ago, just to fuck around with. Did'nt put any money on it or anything, just something to do while I was bored.

Recently, Windows Defender flagged it as malware. Either spyware, but probably more likely as adware. It was listed as "Golden Palace Casino."

I went ahead and unistalled it, as I no longer fucked with it and it was not supported any more. This was when Bodog had their domains changed and did released their new poker software.

I guess a lot of these online casino sites are flagged as malware, I'm not sure why though. Of course, I don't have much experience with them, and have no opinion on that.

Originally Posted by LirvA

I guess a lot of these online casino sites are flagged as malware, I'm not sure why though. Of course, I don't have much experience with them, and have no opinion on that.

On a similar subject I recently mailed Malwarebytes after testing their anti-malware program and rogue remover.

"All 'infected' files and folders are labeled with 'Adware.Casino' and there are jpegs, bitmaps and the history files .xmls
I'm playing online poker with 10+ sites and it reports those 2 which are under a 'casino folder'...? Why on earth report the graphic files and history files anyway?"

Their reply:

From:Marcin Kleczynski (marcin@malwarebytes.org)Sent:Friday, April 25, 2008 9:21:13 AM

The fact is not that the files inside the folder are deemed malicious. It is the fact that the entire folder is malicious and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware simply enumerates all items in the folder that is deemed malicious. C:\Casino is a common location for malware and I would not recommend further using the program.

If you feel necessary to uninstall our product, feel free to do so.


Marcin Kleczynski
Security Software Developer
http://www.malwarebytes.org

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

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I think it was Svenska Spels Poker and Fortune Poker that were flagged.

And no, I don't care about the bs he says about those 2 etc..

Interesting

Recently, Windows Defender flagged it as malware. Either spyware, but probably more likely as adware. It was listed as "Golden Palace Casino."

I don't know where it comes from, But I've been deleting that "Golden Palace Casino" temp internet file once a week for five years. Norton's calls it low risk.

There are definitely sites out there that have dubious imbedded software. Party makes me wonder sometimes too. Basically if I find a site is adding anything extra I'll make efforts not to use them in the future, its just sleazy. I dont even like when you uninstall some sites software and get a pop up window asking why you dont want to play there anymore.

"I don't know where it comes from, But I've been deleting that "Golden Palace Casino" temp internet file once a week for five years. Norton's calls it low risk."


You mean the files keep recreating?


"I dont even like when you uninstall some sites software and get a pop up window asking why you dont want to play there anymore."

Carbon poker, and all Merge network sites I think, does this. They do it to gain feedback and hopefully improve things from it. I don't really mind this. What I don't like though, is when you uninstall software and it leaves behind a bunch of shit like registry keys and other crap. Norton's software is notorious for this. I'm not a Norton fan.

Malware scanners will flag pretty much anything they can get away with as malware. AVG is a particularly bad offender in this regard; there are some false positives I know of that have been listed for years now.

I installed John the Ripper (a password cracker) yesterday. I did this for entirely legitimate reasons -- I want to see if it could crack my own passwords, to see how strong they are -- but it flags one of its EXEs as a trojan. Somehow I really doubt they will care if I complain, probably at least partly because they won't understand why I have a password cracking program in the first place.

For experienced users like me, I suspect that these malware detection programs tend to be more of a pain in the ass than actual malware...

- Kef