My Experience With Wallpaperscript.com Scam

Discussion in 'Reviews' started by vivideye.ca, Dec 24, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hey Guys,

    Yes I do call this a scam because they wait until the users buy the script and offer no support for bugs or future updates. They claim that they offer free updates and bug support for 1 year. E-mails are never answered or if it's a bug then they fix it on their own websites and they don't supply the fix to customers. I personally own 2 licenses on this script and at first they were pretty quick to patch up minor bugs. And for the past few months they haven't been responding to the e-mails. My 2 websites have been live and ranked high and now I am not able to upload any wallpapers at all. I am left with hiring a coder or abandon this script completely because who knows what other problems I will run into in the future.

    http://wallpaperscript.com/forum/
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    Tons of posts with no solutions posted.

    You can take a look on their forums and see what I mean. These guys are still online because I see their second website getting updated frequently.
    http://wallpaperstock.net
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    I posted a topic on their forums warning potential buyers not to buy the script and my forum account was deleted. So far I made a report on ripoffreport and made a formal complaint with PayPal. If you're a current customer so I suggest you do the same.


    Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas to all the good souls :)
     
    vivideye.ca, Dec 24, 2009 IP
  2. sagarrai000

    sagarrai000 Peon

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    Thats disgusting. Try to post a new thread so that any other having this issue can report it here.
     
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  3. alexpr07

    alexpr07 Active Member

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    #3
    I think this is the wrong category for this thread but...

    I don't understand how someone would release a script without checking for bugs and fixing all errors. I'm sure this script has been around for a long time so everything should've been fixed. Usually people who own this kind of sites are not programmers but rather resellers so they act as a middle men between you and the programmer - that's why it could be difficult to make them fix the errors on time... The programmer could be on vacation or just not interested - he already got his money for developing the script in the first place.
     
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    vaggos Active Member

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    I have the same problem. They don't provide any support and some serious security bugs exist. I will be forced in the end to post in public about these bugs... They don't reply I am trying to ask for a newer version that the bugs has been fixed but they ignored me. They just told me once "Fixed" but they didn't provide the new version. The replied because I asked about getting more licenses too.

    (anyone knows any other script like that with support? not free scripts)


    They have released a newer version which fixes the security problems but they ignore me. I will be forced to post in public the security problems....
     
    Last edited: Dec 26, 2009
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  5. japmedia

    japmedia Well-Known Member

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    #5
    which version you have? and what's the security problems you talk?
     
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  6. vaggos

    vaggos Active Member

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    I have v3.5.0051. I will just tell you one of the security problems. If you find a website using that version, try to open http://www.a-wallpaper-site.com/implode.php?files=/etc/passwd

    I don't think is right to post in public the websites that are affected by this problem.
     
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  7. vaggos

    vaggos Active Member

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    I am looking for some advice. If the company never supports the script there are a couple of files that are encrypted. Is there any way to hire a programmer and fix the script?

    I am desperate, I don't want know what do to and the script is a security bomb!
     
    vaggos, Jan 4, 2010 IP
  8. VisionMaster

    VisionMaster Well-Known Member

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    Dangerous Bugs is in the script, and the script can be hacked very easy !! Wallpaperscript.com even hack the the entire server, i sent many emails to the Script Site, but they simply ignoring all emails, but if you contact them to buy the script they answer you within minutes. what a shame !!

    Great script, but who cares if anyone can see my password and hack my site ??? shame on them and their support, i payed 89$ for the script for the full version at that time, now they selling it for $49.

    Example for Security Bugs :

    any Wallpaper Site that runs (wallpaperscript.com) can be hacked http://www.SITENAME.com/implode.php?files=/home/public_html/FOLDER/.htaccess

    http://www.SiteNAME.com/implode.php?files=/etc/passwd

    http://www.SITENAME.com/implode.php?files=/home/public_html/FOLDER/config.php

    so beware .. http://wallpaperscript.com scammers.
     
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  9. vaggos

    vaggos Active Member

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    The problem now is that if you have paid money to promote your website and all the efforts you have done will be gone if you decide to change the script. I wonder if there is any way another programmer to get paid and fix it.
     
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  10. VisionMaster

    VisionMaster Well-Known Member

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    Yeah you are right, i spent much time and money and efforts to promote my site, i have more than 35000 wallpapers, so now i am using another Script now.

    about the wallpaperscript.com Scam script, you can't get a programmer to fix it because it's a encrypted script!
     
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    vaggos Active Member

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    Can you suggest another wallpaper script with support and no so bad like this one?
     
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  12. vivideye.ca

    vivideye.ca Active Member

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    I just checked and they have deleted my forum account and my posts. LOL. They could at least use that time to offer some support.
     
    vivideye.ca, Jan 6, 2010 IP
  13. VisionMaster

    VisionMaster Well-Known Member

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    They deleted my account also in wallpaperscript.com forum, and deleted every post that have something to tell members about the security bug and how each site that runs wallpaperscript.com can be hacked very easy!!!, they just don't want anybody to know this !!

    they not giving support for half year now, but this is not the main problem !! the main problem they still selling a script full of bugs and security risk, and they are ignoring all emails and request for the bug fix. i just feel sorry for all new people who buying this script without knowing the risks and the scams by wallpaperscript.com.
     
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    Wallpaperscript.com is a BIG SCAM, i bought the script 4 weeks agoi thought its a good wallpaper script and i payed $79 for the premuim package, i added more than 10,000 wallpapers, and guess WHAT ??

    my site been hacked 5 days, all my wallpapers been deleted, my password been changed, and my whole (/home/content/sites) been hacked. after research i foundout its very easy to hack anysite and knowing your database passwords, config files, all users password, the main password ! everything .. just add this to end of any website that runs Wallpaperscript.com ( http://www.SITE.com/implode.php?files=/home/content/html/config.php ) ( http://www.SITE.com/implode.php?files=/etc/passwd )

    i sent Wallpaperscript.com so many emails and they simply don't answer and ignoring, this morning i contact them asking to buy the script they answered me after 1 hour convinsing me to buy !!

    one of the users in their forum suggested me to delete the implode.php file, but now its too late, my site been hacked.

    everybody BEWARE from Wallpaperscript.com.
     
    josefine, Jan 8, 2010 IP
  15. bigu

    bigu Well-Known Member

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    Anyone got money back from him?
     
    bigu, Jan 19, 2010 IP
  16. vivideye.ca

    vivideye.ca Active Member

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    LOL they don't even reply to my e-mail. Getting money back is out of the question.
     
    vivideye.ca, Jan 19, 2010 IP
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    bigu Well-Known Member

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    Paypal will help buyer in this case?
     
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  18. vivideye.ca

    vivideye.ca Active Member

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    They'll only for a certain period of time. Read more about it here:
    PayPal Dispute
     
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    Hi

    my site is running wallpaperscript.com and I ran both of those URLs in my web browser and although I see lots of information output, i dont see my admin password and I do not see any passwords of any kind at all.

    I see random output showing the path's to all kinds of things and I can see a little bit down the ways my username's for my cpanel accounts, but other than that, not sure if my site can be hacked with that information.

    is there any patch or anything to stop this?

    I ran these two,
    http://www.mysite.com/implode.php?files=/etc/passwd
    http://www.mysite.com/implode.php?files=/home/myusernameHere/mywebdirectoryroot/config.php

    if I view source on the landing pages, it shows tons more info, but still not passwords anywhere.

    I noticed these two lines, if that makes a difference, not sure

    define("SCRIPT_VERSION", "3.5");
    define("SCRIPT_REVISION", "0048");


    Ricky
     
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  20. vivideye.ca

    vivideye.ca Active Member

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    Just delete that implode.php file.
     
    vivideye.ca, Jan 30, 2010 IP