Image leeching

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:13 am

So... in this thread, Jaggator put a picture of radbag's avatar up. Where do you think he got it?

That's right - right here at the BA. Somehow, I figured out that GC is hotlinking to here from that thread, and it looks like the source of it is radbag's avatar.

So, this presents an opportunity for me to cause a little mischief - I can change the image so that it links to something obscene.

Let's see what I can do.

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:16 am

Here is the before, just so I have a record of it before they change it:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]143[/ATTACH]

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:16 am

What do you think? Goatse? Tubgirl? Lemonparty?

How about something Japanese, involving cuttlefish?

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:22 am

Or maybe I'll start with something innocent and then escalate.

MinGator · Post by **MinGator** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:53 pm

I imagine that they'll delete the post once they realize it has changed. So, I say you go for the gusto now and get the bang for the buck.

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:13 pm

Hm. I can't seem to figure out how to swap the image.

MinGator · Post by **MinGator** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:46 am

Hm. Letdown.

radbag · Post by **radbag** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:35 am

how can i help? i just got back from a two weeker and have avoided heavy dosages of internet play...todays my first day back in the office and hope to be a bigger presence

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:03 pm

I dunno, unless you can figure out how to change the image in the SQL database.

Here's the thing: the avatars are stored in the database by default, although you can change it so they are stored in a directory on the server. So when he links to your avatar, he's actually linking to an image stored in the database, which has to be called by a PHP script.

I tried changing your avatar, didn't work - it just created a new entry in the database. I tried linking the new avatar with all the information associated with the old avatar. I tried changing it so the avatars are stored in a directory, but that didn't work either (the avatar he linked to was still stored in the database).

I tried redirecting traffic linking images to another image via the .htaccess file, which is what most people recommend for image leeching, and that didn't work.

I'm at a loss as to how to pull off this joke - so anyone who wants to take a crack at it, let me know.

MinGator · Post by **MinGator** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:36 pm

Yeah, I gots nuttin'

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:38 am

Well, all I've managed to do is permanently delete it. But in the future, it should be easier, as I've moved images out of the database and into the file system.

Tipmoose · Post by **Tipmoose** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 8:40 pm

I think you can do it via executing an SQL query from within the VB control panel.

If you know the table the files are stored in and the primary key of the record you want to modify you can execute two sql update commands that will allow them to be swapped.

IHateUGAlyDawgs · Post by **IHateUGAlyDawgs** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:42 am

All this stuff is over my head...let me know if you're able to pull it off, though.

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:50 am

[quote=Tipmoose]I think you can do it via executing an SQL query from within the VB control panel.

If you know the table the files are stored in and the primary key of the record you want to modify you can execute two sql update commands that will allow them to be swapped.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I was messing around in phpMyAdmin which is how I ended up deleting the original pic. The record is still there, but I have no idea how to put in a new picture.

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:27 am

Holy shit it started working. The image is now this:

instead of radbag's avatar.

MinGator · Post by **MinGator** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:39 pm

hahahaha

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:42 pm

LOL, check it out.

http://www.gatorcountry.com/swampgas/sh ... tcount=185

TTBHG · Post by **TTBHG** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:44 pm

You should use an alias to bump it up.

radbag · Post by **radbag** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 4:21 pm

hhahaha

Toothy · Post by **Toothy** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:18 pm

I got you, homeys. Sure is a big pic you posted up.

Toothy · Post by **Toothy** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:19 pm

http://www.gatorcountry.com/swampgas/sh ... ost6136510

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:28 am

Ha ha that ought to get someone's attention!

TTBHG · Post by **TTBHG** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:20 am

The picture has been deleted out of the post. That's funny.

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:26 am

Yeah but if you go back to page 10 it's still in the original.

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:19 am

They FINALLY caught it and took it down yesterday. Looks like they moved it to the mod forum or something, though, because when I click the link to go back to the referring page it gives me the "you don't have permission" warning rather than the "does not exist" warning.