DomPlayer Rips Off aXXo BitTorrent Fans for $$$
Written by enigmax on October 17, 2007Internet connection and hardware aside, everything the file-sharer needs to share files comes free of charge - clients, media players, everything is free - so BitTorrent users beware: If you find yourself being asked to use your cellphone to ‘unlock’ something you downloaded, you are being scammed!
Here at TorrentFreak we feel we have a responsibility to let the BitTorrent community know if someone is planning to disrupt their free-flowing file-sharing experience. In the past we’ve warned about many malware clients with horrible installers, bad media players, even software that tries to trade on the good names of uTorrent and WinZip in its attempts to trick BitTorrent users.
All of the malware we’ve reported on comes from the same 2 servers found at 69.72.144.122 and 207.44.244.86 and this new kid on the block is no different.
DomPlayer is the latest malware to get on BitTorrent user’s nerves. In the last article on this issue we already discovered that the DomPlayer domain was sitting dormant but we didn’t know what it would become. It’s live now and here’s the deal:
Someone downloads a TV show (very often an aXXo fake) via BitTorrent. When the file is played, a message appears:
This video can only be played in DomPlayer, Visit Download.Domplayer.Com
On arrival, the user is greeted with a nice shiny site to distract them from the fact this is an elaborate trick based on DRM’ing previously-free media and forcing users to take steps to unlock it.
This is where DomPlayer differs from the other malware media players we’ve report on. The site claims: “DomPlayer is 100% clean, no bundled software!” At this stage, it doesn’t appear to install any intrusive adware etc on the host PC - there is a different trick up this 945K installer’s sleeve.
When it’s run, it’s believed the software locates the user, directs him to a telephone hotline appropriate to his country and instructs him to call it via cellphone. The call leads to the ‘activation’ of the DomPlayer software but ends up costing the user money.
If the user is in a country ‘unsupported’ by DomPlayer’s payment system, he will be directed to the 3WPlayer site where he can install 3WPlayer and a load of malware onto his PC, completely free of charge.
Although fake aXXo releases are known to be a frequent target of this scam, other media is also affected so many file-sharers find it prudent to check the comments on the site before they download a torrent.
UPDATE: Reports suggest that software is now available to play 3WPlayer (and possibly DomPlayer) files without getting either player. This software is untested by TorrentFreak.
UPDATE 2: Software to crack 3WPlayer, WinZix can also be found here. Click here for the .torrent.
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Anyone who falls for this kind of shit,
deserverd it.
…download from proper sites, read comments, look how many time downloaded…use these 3 things and you cant dl fakes…
Real aXXo movies can be found at http://www.darksiderg.com/forums
1. Mostly it is newbies who fall for it. The malware pieces-of-crab have Google Ad Word so they always shows up first in Google and since the people think that the one on top (even if it’s in green background) is the most reliable and hence, they download it. You can’t say that a newbie deserves it because of that. Just think if you were in the same position.
But I agree that anyone with more than a year knowledge should know better.
somehow this article made memories from dubble clicking smiley.exe back in win95 days to pop up.. :D
Solution: Don’t download crappy axxo releases or don’t download from public trackers.
There are tons of open private trackers out there!!!
ppl downloading malware sometimes cannot be avoided. but calling a cellphone to activate a software? that is soooo a red flag. anyone who fall for that truly deserved it.
Everyone says “Oh you were a noob once too.” Well, yes I was and actually I installed a fair amount of shit on my system when I first started out. Bitlord anyone?
But you learn by doing.
Only fool falls that kind of shit, but unfortunately there is many fools in the internet.
considering aXXo rips off the scene, isn’t all this coming full circle? :D
[quote]considering aXXo rips off the scene, isn’t all this coming full circle? :D[/quote]
Explain? Or are you one of the people who thinks he encodes xvids to xvid, with absolutely no reason to think that?
Again a fucking scammer try to get rich fast. If someone know who the asshole is punch hard his face and cut off his balls!
Maybe it’s time to require an internet “drivers” license.
This license allows you to drive a faster modem, giving you faster downloads and free access to the latest movies.
To take your test today, phone 0898-IRStupid from a mobile phone.
Seriously though, I think it’s time for a return to evolution :P
So there is absolutely no chance to like convert the file so that u can watch it without using that domplayer shit?
this domplayer shit is really pissing me of. All the latetst stuff at torrentz.com (like heroes, prison break,…) has this crap goin on…
and i don’t find an answer right away… can someone post some usefull information instead of complaining about newbies so we all could live happily ever after… :)
[quote comment="189176"]this domplayer shit is really pissing me of. All the latetst stuff at torrentz.com (like heroes, prison break,…) has this crap goin on…
and i don’t find an answer right away… can someone post some usefull information instead of complaining about newbies so we all could live happily ever after… :)[/quote]
Don’t download from torrentz. That simple. Even Demonoid is better than that. But you’re best bet is to use a private tracker.
but but but…
it’s crystal clear picture and excellent sound!
:-P
That’s funny
any recommendations for a good private tracker
I recommend eee.demonoid.com and http://www.torrent-damage.net. You’ll find a rated list of private trackers at http://www.torrents.to
[quote comment="189134"]So there is absolutely no chance to like convert the file so that u can watch it without using that domplayer shit?[/quote]
Check the bottom of the main post above, there are a couple of updates that might help :)
All this talk of everyone was a noob once and everyone made mistakes. My mother knows nothing of computers but she would know not to dial some random number with her mobile.
Its called common sense, it seems in this day and age a lot of people are severely lacking.
Though we have a player to play fake axxo movies, I really doubt if they are what they claim to be. So the safest bet is to be sure what we download
it does seem like a very well thought out plan though. well orchestrated. hats off to domplayer owner, but even then, hes a cunt for trying to scam n00bs.
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Can just tell everyone, don’t ever download aXXo releases now. He have quit releasing movies since a year back. So everything that comes up now is fake or just some n00b stealing his name. Big props to the real aXXo!
Like someone else said, check darksidergs forums for list of all his releases. He was active on those forums before.
[quote]Can just tell everyone, don’t ever download aXXo releases now. He have quit releasing movies since a year back. So everything that comes up now is fake or just some n00b stealing his name. Big props to the real aXXo!
Like someone else said, check darksidergs forums for list of all his releases. He was active on those forums before.[/quote]
And he is still active.
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