Dark_Alex impostor site brings bricks to homebrew *Update* |
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Let's call this a public service announcement. If you're a part of the homebrew community">homebrew community, then you know who Dark_Alex is. To put it simply, make sure you know you're getting your Dark_Alex homebrew goodness from a trusted site, or you could end up in the clutches of a nasty bricker.According to the MaxConsole forums, a site called dark-alex.com is posing as the official site for Dark_Alex homebrew. Unsuspecting fellows will find the site to be an exact double of Dark_Alex's, hosting files with identical names, including the newly-created Homebrew Enabler Revision D (HEN D) and the 2.71 SE-C customized firmware. These files, however, are fakes.
After a comparison of the file sizes on the impostor site to the ones from Dark_Alex's website, it's been determined that these aren't the same files to begin with. Forum-goers are also noting that the files are PSP brickers, so be warned.
To be sure you get the files you need, pick it up from Dark_Alex's actual homepage at dax.lan.st, grab it from our download site as soon as we cover it, or check the QJ forums for tutorials and links to the authentic websites direct from homebrew devs and gurus. Thanks to Hardrive for pointing this out to us, and may karma's army of cannibalistic hamsters bring swift retribution to the pretender in our midst.
UPDATE: Whoever is up to this little bit of nuttiness is really starting to pour on the confusion. Dark-Alex.com is now down, and guys from the forums are offering scattered reports of other sites acting as either impostors or just generally adding to the confusion. Dark-Alex.info is one of them, as well as dax.st.
For the time being, access to Dark_Alex's webpage should be made through dax.lan.st. While we're not entirely sure whether dax.st and dax.lan.st are the same site, the one with the ".lan" is the Dark_Alex address homebrewers on our forums use, if they aren't downloading from our own downloads page.
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wow your first do you want a prize or something?
its prolly Sony trying to ***** up our 1.5 psp's so we have to send the bugger back and get one of them new fandangled TA-83 psp's with the 2.81 update
kool
calm down.
this is not sony thing,thar is work from a he is aembittered person.
lol i mean, calm down. this is not sony thing,that is work from embittered person.
yeap sony would wasting time and money bricking psps, after all they fix them for free if they are still under warranty. but damn now that there's a fake dark alex, looks like i'll have to decrypt my firmwares manually instead of downloading a torrent with a full devhook package :(
You're a *expletive deleted*
Fandangled TA-086 with 2.81
whats Dark Alex's site anyways?
a qj staff doing this first post crap? grow up and show some leadership
only you would make a big deal like you obviously have get a life!
keep going to my official website dark-alex.com.
come on the worst thing dat can happen to ur psp from our downloads is being able to be loading homebrew or any other thing cough!!!!!!! cough!!!!!!!!! i mean the best thing that can happen
so keep brik.... cough!!!!cough! !!!!!!! i mean keep installing my new eboots.
another bricker site from the same ppl
http://dax.st/
http://www.whois.net/whois_new.cgi?d=dark-alex&tld=com
We'll be adding that in the article in a bit. :)
http://www.whois.net/whois_new.cgi?d+dax+tld+st
probably same guy
Quit being an immature prick and grow up for crissakes. I would expect lamers doing the first nonsense but this coming from you? I think you need your butt kicked... hard. What a dumbass.
i think this is the same site. it has the exact amount of space so maybe it is just a relink like dax.lan.st and dark-alex.org.
What's with all the hate. The real people whom should be growing up are the ones hating over the internet.
*rolls-eyes*
you speak lies... it is totally sony... i saw it with my own eyes
who cares if he said hes first... everyone *****ing does but noooo when a staff guy does it everyone has to be a ***** eh
STFU
WHO REALLY GIVES A FU CK IF YOU SAY FU CKING FIRST FU CKING POST. EVERYONE ELSE CAN SAY IT BUT WHEN A STAFF MEMBER SAYS IT YOU HAVE TO BE A FU CKING DI CK HEAD..AS$HOLE. GO FU CKI URSELF. "OH QUIT BEING IMMATURE" YOU KNO WHAT STOP BEING A FU CKING LOSER AND GET A LIFE
or call w/e. this should be happening. stupid first posters. i wish i was qj.net staff, i would have the guts to ban these peoples. there's another site that actually does that. i probably just ruined my chances at making it to the top but, grrr, stupid first posters.
dax.st and dax.lan.st are the same site idiot
Don't be hatin'! =o
PPL IS JUST A GLITCH.....HE AINT NO REAL QJ STAFF...THIS IS LIKE THE 6TH ONE I SEE SO FAR
whoever came up with that saying should be shot....
Sigh, sad f**ks trying to stain the name of a genius =(
That page is blank now?
sony's probally behind it
Its NOT Sony. There isn't some big conspiracy going on here or anything. Sony loses money for each PSP you buy, so why would they want to make people buy new ones? If you believe otherwise, you're obviously a paranoid person in every sense..
assheads.... >_>
whadda buncha fuxxxaazz
SinX is NOT part of our staff.
You could have just made a small post about it, leaving the other URLs out and just letting them know that the official one (dax.lan.st) is correct. But no, let's give it tons of publicity and tell everyone where the site are located, URL and all. You morons are just fueling this script kiddie's fire. Douches.
Seriously, why do they do this *****. What do they have against us? Same with computer virus developers, what personal benefit do they get from *****ing with people's live? I for one believe that hacking and reverse engineering should only be used for good, and not this evil *****. Even if someone gunned down my entire family, I would not send them a virus. These people should be ashamed, oh, that and they should burn in the 11th layer of hell and get ass raped by satan and three of his minions. Just my opinion though.
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% Requesting IP: 205.178.188.17
% Requesting URL: http://whois.psi-usa.info
% Requesting Object: domain dark-alex.com
% Timestamp: 2006-11-27 23:51:32
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% You can see the policy that you agree by submitting a query to this server:
% whois -h whois.psi-usa.info POLICY
domain: dark-alex.com
status: ACTIVE
owner-c: LULU-9389360
admin-c: LULU-9389360
tech-c: LULU-260448
zone-c: LULU-260448
nserver: ns5.nameserverservi ce.de
nserver: ns6.nameserverservi ce.de
created: 2006-09-26 16:57:00
expire: 2007-09-26 10:56:59 (registry time)
changed: 2006-11-27 09:06:20
[owner-c] handle: 9389360
[owner-c] type: PERSON
[owner-c] title:
[owner-c] fname: Espinoza Arriaga
[owner-c] lname: Alesio
[owner-c] org:
[owner-c] address: Avda. Rio Nalon 74
[owner-c] city: Spain
[owner-c] pcode: 33180
[owner-c] country: ES
[owner-c] state: ES
[owner-c] phone: +34-4-645678631
[owner-c] email: alesio.espinoza.arriaga@mytrash mail.com
[owner-c] protection: B
[owner-c] updated: 2006-09-06 19:15:57
[admin-c] handle: 9389360
[admin-c] type: PERSON
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[admin-c] fname: Espinoza Arriaga
[admin-c] lname: Alesio
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[admin-c] address: Avda. Rio Nalon 74
[admin-c] city: Spain
[admin-c] pcode: 33180
[admin-c] country: ES
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[admin-c] phone: +34-4-645678631
[admin-c] email: alesio.espinoza.arriaga@mytrash mail.com
[admin-c] protection: B
[admin-c] updated: 2006-09-06 19:15:57
[tech-c] handle: 260448
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[tech-c] title:
[tech-c] fname: Hostmaster
[tech-c] lname: intergenia AG
[tech-c] org:
[tech-c] address: Daimlerstrasse 9-11
[tech-c] city: Huerth
[tech-c] pcode: 50354
[tech-c] country: DE
[tech-c] state: NRW
[tech-c] phone: +49-2233-612-0
[tech-c] fax: +49-2233-612-146
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[tech-c] protection: B
[tech-c] updated: 2006-09-26 12:22:40
[zone-c] handle: 260448
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[zone-c] title:
[zone-c] fname: Hostmaster
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[zone-c] address: Daimlerstrasse 9-11
[zone-c] city: Huerth
[zone-c] pcode: 50354
[zone-c] country: DE
[zone-c] state: NRW
[zone-c] phone: +49-2233-612-0
[zone-c] fax: +49-2233-612-146
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[zone-c] updated: 2006-09-26 12:22:40
The previous information has been obtained either directly from the registrant or a registrar of the domain name other than Network Solutions. Network Solutions, therefore, does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
Show underlying registry data for this record
Current Registrar: PSI-USA, INC. DBA DOMAIN ROBOT
IP Address: 66.35.250.210 (ARIN & RIPE IP search)
IP Location: US(UNITED STATES)
Lock Status: ACTIVE
DMOZ no listings
Y! Directory: see listings
Data as of: 14-Jun-2005
ping www.dark-alex.com
Pinging vhost.sourceforge.net [66.35.250.210]
Sony's leecher's is active now. So desperate..
wtf is qj doing?? they sound dumb here:
Theres a D_A imposter that has eboots that brick your psp ON DARK_ALEX.COM
Who the hell would tell the whole world where to get the eboots.
DO NOT GO TO DARKALEX.COM
DO NOT GO TO DARKALEX.INFO THERE ARE BRICKERS THERE
but in the fine print, they say:
dark alex's site is dax.st ot whatever it is
doumbasses
nolmits is NOT part of our staff.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR SITE BUT I ONLY USED "sinX". I DID NOT USE "(QJ.NET Staff)" IN MY POST!!!! SO PLEASE FIX YOUR SITE AND STOP ACCUSING INNOCENT POSTERS FOR YOUR ERRORS!!
SEE IT DID IT AGAIN!!!
ping dark-alex.org
Pinging dark-alex.org [217.126.4.139] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=268ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=286ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=260ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=280ms TTL=50
ping dark-alex.net
Pinging dark-alex.net [217.126.4.139] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=264ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=290ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=265ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=268ms TTL=50
ping dark-alex.biz
Pinging dark-alex.biz [217.126.4.139] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=297ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=282ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=280ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=286ms TTL=50
ping dark-alex.info
Pinging Dark-Alex.info [217.126.4.139] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=271ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=266ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=255ms TTL=50
Reply from 217.126.4.139: bytes=32 time=302ms TTL=50
ping dark-alex.com
Pinging dark-alex.com [66.35.250.210] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 66.35.250.210: bytes=32 time=86ms TTL=51
Reply from 66.35.250.210: bytes=32 time=81ms TTL=51
Reply from 66.35.250.210: bytes=32 time=76ms TTL=51
Reply from 66.35.250.210: bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=51
ping dax.st
Pinging dax.st [88.191.11.136] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=148ms TTL=52
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=157ms TTL=52
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=164ms TTL=52
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=144ms TTL=52
ping daxorg.dax.st
Pinging daxorg.dax.st [88.191.11.136] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=52
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=198ms TTL=52
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=349ms TTL=52
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=150ms TTL=52
ping dax.lan.st
Pinging dax.lan.st [88.191.11.136] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=147ms TTL=52
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=148ms TTL=52
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=148ms TTL=52
Reply from 88.191.11.136: bytes=32 time=148ms TTL=52
I pinged all the dark_alex sites that are floating around (at least i think all of them) and i found out that
daxorg.dax.st(i thought was fake),dax.st(i also thought was fake), dax.lan.st(i thought was original) all three
of these sites their ip address' matched up together????? and the other ones all matched up as well but they didn't match up to the one i thought was original dax.lan.st
test
here it goes again
Ok, so I'm on the QJ team now? Cause I only put a "!" for my name and it came out "by sinX (QJ. NET Staff)" and I'm not even logged in.
PS. The other sinX (2 up) that it didn't happen to was my friend trying it.
!
Its a bug. I had the (QJ. NET Staff) tag too then it disappeared after a few days.
lol I'am gay
QJ getting shut down in 3 says.
!
!lol
I checked a couple of the MD5s from dax.st eboots and dax.lan.st eboots and they appear to be the same.
www.lemonparty.com
A rather long read, but if you're going to argue, please take the time to read my rant:
Every time I mention my PSP to a fellow DS gamer at school, he immediately responds with scorn. Strange.
For example: one day at school, I was talking to my friend, who got his DS around the same time as I, about random RPGs and the like. Somehow I fit the PSP into the mix and he immediately retaliated with "PSP sucks!" What the hell...? I asked him why, and he game me some BS about how "EVERYONE knows that the DS is better than the PSP." The argument was forced to stop because my ***** of an English teacher yelled at him when we started class. Funny thing is, this same friend of mine said he wanted a PSP last year. What caused him to change his mind?
Then, today, on the bus returning home, a little incident occurred. I was talking to another friend about mp3 players, and his iPod nano, which cost him somewhere around $100 or $200, so he says, only holds 1 GB. Naturally, I tell him what a ripoff it is, and mention that even my PSP can hold more than that. This must have sparked a synapse in his annoying closed mind, and he repeated the phrase I've heard so many times. "PSP sucks."
The rest of the bus trip and a stop at the corner where his street is was spent arguing. My arguments were that first: he doesn't have a DS YET, or a PSP, then emulation and multimedia make the PSP a great buy when you know what you're doing, then that I have put in way more time with my 400+ hours on my PSP and >50 with my DS, and last: that ratings do NOT reflect the quality of the game. He said he played Mercury and Lumines and they both weren't good, but he played MGA and he said he liked it a lot. I asked him where he got the idea that the PSP sucks, and he said through ratings from EGM and Game Informer (ew...). The argument eventually led to me telling him to not knock the PSP until he gets games for it and does research on it, and he was okay with that after I said that I've had a DS before he knew what it was, and 12 games for it.
But I digress. My main question is: At what point in time did the majority of gamers decide to have this "accepted opinion" or "proven fact," as my bus friend put it, that the PSP doesn't offer anything more than crappy multimedia and good graphics? Was it when the DS picked up last year after its ***** of a drought, and the PSP didn't get much better? Was it when DS gamers found that the PSP has a lot of ports? Was is when the Sony decided to stop homebrew?
The PSP was once, I agree, worse than the DS. It is not now. Great homebrew, multimedia capabilities, online play that is much better than the DS, and all-around more games that are worth a real gamer's time. The DS offers a gimmick, over-done franchises, a mess of great games all together. They're both great systems for different people. Why can't anyone accept that?
I thought that the idea that DS>PSP was only something that went on here, and casuals don't (and shouldn't) care about something so minuscule.
However, it's suddenly become a fad to hate the PSP (not Sony, as much as I'd like to see that happen). At this point Nintendo has to do nothing; their fans sell their products more than they do!
I just felt I needed to get this off my chest and on virtual paper. Discuss if you want....or not.
SinX is not part of the QJ staff. I dont know why his been a prick and if he persists he will be banned. Stupid kids should stay home and wear a "Sucker" hat. Christ.
ups I meant to copy and paste this forgot to add link:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=918340&topic=32063234
I'm guessing it's either...
1. A few random hackers just looking for some fun
2. Some jealous DS fans that happened to get their hands on a website and a bricker
3. Sony
What is the world coming to??
dax.st may look like dax.lan.st but it is not. What they did was probably save the layout of the official site dax.lan.st and than edit and relink the files into the fake files so beware and don't listen to an idiot like the one above me. You can see, he/she has no experience in websites. ;)
I AM TEH REAL DARK_ALECKZ PLZ DOWNLOAD DOWNGRADER< I DOWNGRADE U TO 1.5>> PLZ DONATE TO WWW.GOATSE.COM
preprogrammed responses as conditioned by societal factors and the opinion leaders in an individual's circle of friends and peers.
But I could always be wrong.