Warning for those using Discord

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@Fitcher86 wrote:

I been using a pc since 1995, everything i read here so far have been used already back then, nothing changed.

One thing though is that just as back then, even today there is people who fall for thees tricks and i believe it is good to keep the awareness.

I would not say discord is the flaw here, it is the users who use discord.

I could blame google for being flawed, as some time ago in another online game i joined an event.

I was told to download an older version of ventrilo or teamspeak to be enable to join the voice chat.

So i did it by using google to search for the older version but they had done something so the first link looked like the real site but was actually a fake with a virus infected client.

So keep in mind that every time you download anything, use common sense and think twice.

Keep an eye out of anything that looks strange.

Before you click on any links, try throwing the url on google, dont open any of the hits you get but read the text under it, this saved my so many times from virus infected url.

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Yes nothings changed.  And nothing ever will until people change.  Unfortunately people have only gotten worse.

You really have to trust who is running the discord server.  Who is the admin,  that is the guy with the most power in any service.   As jungle eluded to the api can be abused.  So thats why I always say only go to discord servers you know are being run by reputable people.  And even then you are still taking a risk that they weren't compromised without their knowledge, since they are probably bigger targets. 

And unlike in 1995,  its not just what you click on nowadays.  You won't only get viruses from porn pages,  you get them from everywhere,  without any user interaction necessary. So be careful of what you click,  and what servers you join period.

I mean its so bad nowadays thats one reason why private dedicated servers have become a thing of the past.  

as for clicking links definitely don't click anything without https.  and copy and paste to the browser.  don't actually click it. 

if interested in making your computer more secure check  https://www.hardenwindows10forsecurity.com/

There isn't really a link I can post without breaking the forum rules.  

And I guess submitting a screenshot with a bunch of info blacked out would probably looks just as fishy.

The one thing I can inform you of, without the how to, or any technical information would be this: 

Discord on it's own, just the standard program creates a DATA package of all it's users. Discord has constantly changed what they claim to be in this package, there current version is listed on this page: https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004957991-Your-Discord-Data-Package

You are freely allowed to request your "Modified" Data pack from Discord, which takes them a bit of time to EDIT before the give it to you.  

However these DATA PACKS are freely available on some listed, and many non listed sites, and contain a LOT, I really mean A LOT, more information than Discord claims to have.  Things like Paypal, Credit Cards, Emails, etc... have all been found withing these files. 

You can basically assume that if Discord is installed, you are being Key logged.  In it;s early days, Discord was so lazy, they even used a known Key logger rather then making there own integrated one, which they eventually switched to.  In the early days, many Anti Virus programs picked up on this Key logger:  

And yes Discord claims they do not Key log, however the unmodified End User Data Packs tend to prove otherwise. 

For example this report which I've blacked some information on for obvious reasons:

This is just one of the issues with Discord, which they claim they don't do, then do do, then partially do, then don't do, then partially do etc...  The rest I can't really go into detail with without giving to much information. However if you are really that concerned, it shouldn't take to much digging to find. 

Nor does it cover BOTs, which anyone can freely edit or create for another list of headaches.