PC Now Has a Global Auction House

Betheny

We how have a global auction house on PC - new addon (just found it on Minion) - Nirn Auction House.

Uses COD to automatically send the items once you win, but instead of having to yell in area chat anyone who also uses this can see your stuff. This is basically a global auction house.

Discuss.

*edit* as per title, if you installed the addon make sure you remove it, some results on scanning the files suggest the addon might be dodgy. +UPDATE file now shows 0 threats.

Waiting for addon author to wake up I guess, seems a lot of effort to go to just to get it taken down like 30 mins later. Watch this thread, if there's any update it'll be posted here.

Okay guys - update, the download has been re-enabled, so until I hear otherwise I'm assuming it's okay to enjoy a global auction house.

Betsararie

Interesting, all depends on how many people actually use it, but I doubt it will upend the entire guild system, tbh.

Cadbury

The fact that it says "PC only for now is intriguing.

Ostaradoe

Will be following this with interest!

DRXHarbinger

I have seen this..needs a few more thousand people using it to gauge how well it works.

Betheny

Blanco wrote: »

Interesting, all depends on how many people actually use it, but I doubt it will upend the entire guild system, tbh.

If lots of people use it then we'll all be sorted, definitely will be a useful tool for extra sales if nothing else.

FloppyTouch

Pc master race

S1ipperyJim

Beware: My virus scan is detecting a virus in this addon: Gen:Variant.Zusy.245090

"Gen:Variant.Zusy is a malicious software that once it is executed has the capability of replicating itself and infect other files and programs. These type of malware, called Viruses, can steal hard disk space and memory that slows down or completely halts your PC. It can also corrupt or delete data, erase your hard drive, steal personal information, hijack your screen and spam your contacts to spread itself to other users. Usually, a Virus is received as an attachment on an email or instant message. Gen:Variant.Zusy carries out damaging actions on the affected computer. It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy. It causes the loss of information stored on the computer, either specific files or data in general.

This threat can collect information about your PC and send it to a malicious hacker. The malicious hacker can then tell the worm to do a number of things, including downloading and installing other malware onto your PC. It spreads through removable storage devices, such as floppy disks or USB flash drives, by pretending to be one of your own files that you have put on there."

Betheny

S1ipperyJim wrote: »

Beware: My virus scan is detecting a virus in this addon: Gen:Variant.Zusy.245090]

Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Anti Malware detect no threats...what antivirus did you use? Probably a false positive.

Betheny

Somebody just asked the author to expose the two .exe files included with this addon, not willing to use it till the author replies with reassuring words and actions.

Miaura

I use Avast antivirus, it said about the NirnAuctionHouse.exe that it had found "a very rare file" that could be a virus and it needs to investigate it for about 120 mins.

Betheny

It's either a false positive (the addon needs to connect to a server to connect bids to listings on the auctions) OR the addon author put a hell of a lot of effort into trolling us.

Hoping it's a false positive caused by the code required to make that server connection.

phaneub17_ESO

To be able to sell my crap without having to join a guild? A dream that would be.

MLGProPlayer

Cadbury wrote: »

The fact that it says "PC only for now is intriguing.

Not really. That's just a disclaimer in case ZOS ever gets add-ons working on consoles (which is likely never going to happen due to logistics).

Beardimus

@Kurkikohtaus your concurrent dream come true. Grab some popcorn and Watch the fall of the guild trader system

MLGProPlayer

Interesting idea. Not sure how useful it will actually be in practice, but I like the effort.

S1ipperyJim

Betheny wrote: »

S1ipperyJim wrote: »

Beware: My virus scan is detecting a virus in this addon: Gen:Variant.Zusy.245090]

Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Anti Malware detect no threats...what antivirus did you use? Probably a false positive.

Bitdefender Total Security

zaria

MLGProPlayer wrote: »

Cadbury wrote: »

The fact that it says "PC only for now is intriguing.

Not really. That's just a disclaimer in case ZOS ever gets add-ons working on consoles (which is likely never going to happen due to logistics).

Even if they enable addons this would not work as it use an external executable to communicate with the auction server

Betheny

S1ipperyJim wrote: »

Betheny wrote: »

S1ipperyJim wrote: »

Beware: My virus scan is detecting a virus in this addon: Gen:Variant.Zusy.245090]

Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Anti Malware detect no threats...what antivirus did you use? Probably a false positive.

Bitdefender Total Security

Waiting for the addon author to make soothing sounds about the files that connect to his server, so we can get back to being excited about this thing again.

It's likely a false positive, only a very few antivirus/malware apps detect anything there.

SantieClaws

There is an old Khajiiti saying. If the promise of a great fish banquet sounds too good to believe then there are probably guards waiting for you at dinner.

Proceed with caution fellow travellers.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Betheny

SantieClaws wrote: »

There is an old Khajiiti saying

Soon as the addon author gets back to the community on Minion I'll be adopting the hell out of this addon.

*I just realised what Santie claus reminds me of - it's like reading a khajiit fortune cookie.

QUEZ420

I cringe whenever I read his posts. That RP life tho lulz...

DRXHarbinger

QUEZ420 wrote: »

I cringe whenever I read his posts. That RP life tho lulz...

Actually does it very well. Cringe away. Vast community population loves our dear Santie.

OT if this add on makes our toons automatically cod stuff isn't this open to us being robbed blind?

Betheny

DRXHarbinger wrote: »

QUEZ420 wrote: »

I cringe whenever I read his posts. That RP life tho lulz...

Actually does it very well. Cringe away. Vast community population loves our dear Santie.

OT if this add on makes our toons automatically cod stuff isn't this open to us being robbed blind?

No you have to manually click a button for the addon to COD the items you listed...so it's the same as any COD order.

If this addon is legit it'll be awesome.

dsalter

SantieClaws wrote: »

There is an old Khajiiti saying. If the promise of a great fish banquet sounds too good to believe then there are probably guards waiting for you at dinner.

Proceed with caution fellow travellers.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

since when did santy have a picture change? o.o

SantieClaws

dsalter wrote: »

SantieClaws wrote: »

There is an old Khajiiti saying. If the promise of a great fish banquet sounds too good to believe then there are probably guards waiting for you at dinner.

Proceed with caution fellow travellers.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

since when did santy have a picture change? o.o

All the Community Ambassadors now have a new image of their own yes. So crowded it became in that lighthouse. With the snoring and the yarn going missing and someone always turning the lights off. Also the elves smelt like musty old books.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Betheny

SantieClaws wrote: »

dsalter wrote: »

SantieClaws wrote: »

There is an old Khajiiti saying. If the promise of a great fish banquet sounds too good to believe then there are probably guards waiting for you at dinner.

Proceed with caution fellow travellers.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

since when did santy have a picture change? o.o

All the Community Ambassadors now have a new image of their own yes. So crowded it became in that lighthouse. With the snoring and the yarn going missing and someone always turning the lights off. Also the elves smelt like musty old books.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

You should get it changed to a picture of a khajiit fortune cookie...

InvitationNotFound

well, it seems like the addon currently is on hold and it isn't possible to download it anymore.

Running some weird executables downloaded from some fancy sites is mostly a pretty stupid idea.

The author should provide the source code and everything that is need to compile it yourself as even having the source code won't tell you what the actual binary is doing.

Furthermore, even if it is clean and not an issue, this might be a ToS violation.

Anyway, someone at esuoi posted the following links:
https://www.virustotal.com/de/file/f0a0c211f9daccffde4a441a606f7ed02d4ce7b0953b5fe0514eb0335a39e8d6/analysis/

https://www.virustotal.com/de/file/5af028a97377609e58e88a1115dd8d76e3ac873c24ac66b558bd3a26cd28f485/analysis/1500628331/

So some virus scanners consider these files malicious. It might be a false positive. Anyway, at the current moment I personally wouldn't touch this addon.

Betheny

InvitationNotFound wrote: »

Anyway, someone at esuoi posted the following links:
https://www.virustotal.com/de/file/f0a0c211f9daccffde4a441a606f7ed02d4ce7b0953b5fe0514eb0335a39e8d6/analysis/

https://www.virustotal.com/de/file/5af028a97377609e58e88a1115dd8d76e3ac873c24ac66b558bd3a26cd28f485/analysis/1500628331/

So some virus scanners consider these files malicious. It might be a false positive. Anyway, at the current moment I personally wouldn't touch this addon.

I wouldn't touch it either right now (not that you can anyway) - not till the addon author comes back and clears it all up. My guess is it's a false positive, the only antivirus apps showing anything are the fringey crappy ones anyway.

Though if this isn't legit I'm going to be angry, it's such a good idea.

Darlgon

Betheny wrote: »

S1ipperyJim wrote: »

Beware: My virus scan is detecting a virus in this addon: Gen:Variant.Zusy.245090]

Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Anti Malware detect no threats...what antivirus did you use? Probably a false positive.

Saying Windows Defender didnt detect it is like saying a day one med student didnt not diagnose brain cancer. That program has been trash since MS bought it at Walmart.

If you dont have the pay version of Malwarebytes, it only protects you when you use it to scan. Do you have the pay version, that includes the active protection? If not, it also is useless as a reference.

Always remember, if its free, you get the protection you paid for. And, yes, I use Vipre (paid) along side Spybot (free) and Malwarebytes (free). I scan with the other two once a week to make sure nothing got thru accidentally.

faerigirl

MLGProPlayer wrote: »

Interesting idea. Not sure how useful it will actually be in practice, but I like the effort.

Agreed. If it works it's likely to be as useful as TTC or MM.