DZComposer Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Some of you have game stats in your signatures. There is nothing wrong with this, but please make sure that these things are generated as images on the remote server, and are not scripts. If they are image files (PNG, GIF, JPG, etc.), then they are fine. Most of the ones these days are done this way due to security issues with scripts, so I don't think many if any of you will be affected. Just check to make sure. If they are scripts (PHP, PL, JS, etc.), please remove them. I am asking this because I do not want malware spread through SFO. Imagine that you are browsing the forums, and you suddenly get a message from your anti-virus software telling you the page you are on is trying to install something. Your reaction is more likely to be "OMG! SFO has Viruses!" than "OMG! Someone's sig was compromised and is spreading viruses!" The best way to prevent this is to make sure that the only code executed on SFO pages comes from SFO's server. So, please, for the sake of other users (and SFO's reputation), make sure that you are not using any remote scripts in your sigs. If you are concerned about scripts with viruses, make sure you keep your OS, anti-virus, and browser all updated. Also, running Firefox with NoScript is an excellent security measure, provided you don't mind hitting an allow button the first time you visit a site with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Weird. I thought scripts were impossible in sigs as well as posts (barring illegal hacks of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 I've seen people run php image randomizer scripts as images on other SMF boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner/Technical Admin Sideways Posted January 12, 2009 Owner/Technical Admin Share Posted January 12, 2009 I know mine's fine. It's just a jpg and a link to my profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I'm not sure about mine, they are all over the place though so I doubt they're problematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yours are fine. They are PNG images. The way to tell is look at the link in your sig code. If the extenstion is .PHP, .PL, .ASP, or some other weird extension, then it's a script. PNG, GIF, JPG, etc. are images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I know how they work. I am computer literate you know. Just don't ask me to set up a network. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 That post was meant for everyone, not just you. That way everyone doesn't ask "Is mine Okay?" They can look for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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