Possible Seti@Home Cheater back at it...

[FutureMan]

Hello friends...

I just wanted to pass along that it appears there is what might be a cheater once again connecting to public SetiQueues.

The only proof I have is based on their stats:

775,445 results with 84 days of CPU time, and an average WU time of under 6 hours as shown here: http://cache.futuregroup.com:5517/userinfo.htm?user=615598

Check your Public SetiQueues and disable them if you find an entry for this "Kermit". They never download any results - only upload around 400 at a time, and they are all old WU's...

I have already alerted David Anderson. I do not know whether or not Berkeley is going to have the time to research into it. Thought I'd let you all know so you can go check your own Queues for this user.

Again, I don't have any proof other than the stats that are shown on my SetiQueue entry for this user. They are not a member of Team Starfire and I do not believe they are a member of AnandTech either. It sure seems suspicious.

- FutureMon, BroadbandReports.com Team Starfire Team Cache I Operator

 

[panhead49]

damn i hate this kind of SH$t!!!
:|

edit.....thanks for the heads up

 

[Coolkid]

Originally posted by: panhead49
damn i hate this kind of SH$t!!!
:|

edit.....thanks for the heads up

 

[FutureMan]

Well to keep you informed, I actually already have received a response from David Anderson. He said they were going to investigate it...

That sure was quick! A reply within a few hours! Hopefully they will be able to take care of it...

- FutureMon

 

[Coquito]

There is no cash prize. There's not even a free blender. There is no point in cheating.

He could just be using a different cache to unload, because it can't handle the strain.

Let's hope that somehow this is a mistake, & it clears up.

 

[Soggysocks]

Originally posted by: FutureMan
Hello friends... I just wanted to pass along that it appears there is what might be a cheater once again connecting to public SetiQueues. The only proof I have is based on their stats: 775,445 results with 84 days of CPU time, and an average WU time of under 6 hours as shown here: http://cache.futuregroup.com:5517/userinfo.htm?user=615598 Check your Public SetiQueues and disable them if you find an entry for this "Kermit". They never download any results - only upload around 400 at a time, and they are all old WU's... I have already alerted David Anderson. I do not know whether or not Berkeley is going to have the time to research into it. Thought I'd let you all know so you can go check your own Queues for this user. Again, I don't have any proof other than the stats that are shown on my SetiQueue entry for this user. They are not a member of Team Starfire and I do not believe they are a member of AnandTech either. It sure seems suspicious. - FutureMon, BroadbandReports.com Team Starfire Team Cache I Operator

Your comcerns may be answered Here

Beter check this out before doing anything hasty.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

I could be wrong but...that looks like a name change to me, only 401 results have been uploaded in 84 days under the name Kermit, his total WU's are 775,445

WU downloaded 0
Results uploaded 401
Total Time 84 days 22 hr 14 min
Total CPU Time 84 days 22 hr 14 min
Average Time 5 hr 5 min
Average CPU Time 5 hr 5 min (100% efficient)
Connections 402
Last connection Thu 2004 Mar 11 7:42:38am (4 days 21 hr 47 min ago)
Last result received at Thu 2004 Mar 11 7:42:38am (4 days 21 hr 47 min ago)
14-Day Avg Results per day 100.2
Results uploaded yesterday 0

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Total Seti Results 775,445
Total Seti Cpu Time 528.926 years
Average CPU Time 5 hr 59 min

 

[Smoke]

Kermit

 

[CraigRT]

very lame... that is totally stupid!

 

[Rattledagger]

Old wu? Yes... most of these is from august-october 2003, the same time-frame Berkeley have and is delivering for the moment...
More disturbing is 7 doublet-messages... If it's the same user in Smoke's link, it's both suspicious he's connecting to your queue at all, and suspicious dumping habits...


3 other users of this queue has some suspicious connections the same date, 11. March, mr. "modified client", mr. 29no03aa.12061.10226.711070.102 returning this wu 20? times, and mr. 22ja04aa.654.3586.773582.213
No, didn't take a closer look at any of these, so most likely nothing really wrong here.
Looking at result.csv is much easier to find doublets.

 

[Shuxclams]

I havent seen any activity on my Q.... Thanks for the heads up.














SHUX

 

[FutureMan]

Well in any event I have faith that Berkeley will take care of things. If it turns out the guy is legit then that's fine...But like you said...Why bother connecting to a strangers setiqueue?

I am going to do some digging in some old posts I made at BBR. If I remember correctly, I think I have had this guy on my queue before...same scenario...

- FutureMon

 

[FutureMan]

I knew I had seen that user on my cache before. Here is a post I made from February 2002 - the last time I saw him: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,2582222~mode=flat?hilite=kermit

- FutureMon

 

[babbage]

Originally posted by: Soggysocks

Originally posted by: FutureMan
Hello friends... I just wanted to pass along that it appears there is what might be a cheater once again connecting to public SetiQueues. The only proof I have is based on their stats: 775,445 results with 84 days of CPU time, and an average WU time of under 6 hours as shown here: http://cache.futuregroup.com:5517/userinfo.htm?user=615598 Check your Public SetiQueues and disable them if you find an entry for this "Kermit". They never download any results - only upload around 400 at a time, and they are all old WU's... I have already alerted David Anderson. I do not know whether or not Berkeley is going to have the time to research into it. Thought I'd let you all know so you can go check your own Queues for this user. Again, I don't have any proof other than the stats that are shown on my SetiQueue entry for this user. They are not a member of Team Starfire and I do not believe they are a member of AnandTech either. It sure seems suspicious. - FutureMon, BroadbandReports.com Team Starfire Team Cache I Operator

Your comcerns may be answered <a class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=39&threadid=1267682" target=blank>Here</a>

Beter check this out before doing anything hasty.

Nothing to do with me, never used that user ID

Regards

Babbage