PSP "scam" sites? Dark_Alex homebrew sold? And how to avoid scams
pj1115 over at PSP3D made a list of top sites to avoid online. We'll cover those before discussing the sale of free homebrew on eBay.
- Dark-Alex.com. We talked about this before.
- UnlimitedPSPmovies. This download site says you'll get unlimited movie downloads if you pay US$ 34.95. According to pj1115, "these files are probably illegal" and are "illegal torrent downloads with no seeds." The site also asks you to turn off your firewall (kids, this is something you shouldn't do). pj1115 is concerned about spyware - we're concerned about identity theft and nasty viruses; if you have no firewall, anybody can take all your important info.
- FeedmyPSP and PSPwizard123. Same thing as above: you pay a fee and get free movies, cheats, music, games... But pj1115 points out that the "Hacker safe" and "100% secure" labels are pixelated and are not hyperlinked to any real certificate or agency.
- UnlimitedPSPGames. From the same people who brought you unlimited PSP movies for only US$ 34.95. They offer P2P, and tell you not to download anything illegal from them.
Now let's look at two eBay sales. Basically, people are selling homebrew on eBay. They've been doing this ever since the PSP came out, but we're not going to keep quiet about it just because it's a tough issue.
One sold "53 old and new homebrew applications" for nearly 40 US dollars. As for the other one, pj1115 says "this person is selling the Dark_AleX 2.71 generic downgrader for £5" and this defeats "the purpose of free software and indirectly abuse Dark_AleX" (£ 5 is about 10 US dollars).
There's also a part that looks like the seller claims to be the coder: "THE ENTIRE FILE WAS CREATED AND WRITTEN BY ME SO THEREFORE I HAVE RESELL RIGHTS." I think the "file" the seller is talking about is his "guide" on downgrading, but if pj1115 and others think he's claiming the homebrew is his, then it's a bit ambiguous. Even if the guide on how to download was written by the eBay seller, there's still that sticky issue of the homebrew. Is it the seller's homebrew? Or is it Dark_Alex's? We make no judgments until we hear the full story.
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