RSS feed broke

motiggidy · 01-09-2007, 04:00 PM

Hi, I just subscribed to your rss, whereas I used to come to the site (i love it!). But I am having a problem.

The RSS feed at http://www.gotapex.com/deals/daily/RSS/, RSS1, and RSS2 are all broke in google feed reader. It shows every deal as one of 2 credit card deals. Then they each link to some seemingly random deal at a random date.

For instance, this is the first deal:

Chase - Platinum Visa Card with Flexible Rewards Including Cash Back or Travel Cards! 0% Interest for 12 Months on ALL Purchases and Balance Transfers, NO Annual Fee, Interest FREE Grace Period and MORE

which links to http://www.gotapex.com/deals/one/4012.htm, a citibank deal from Nov 29th.

The second deal has the same title, but links to http://www.gotapex.com/deals/one/3944.htm, a lending tree deal from september 1st.

The first 5 deals all have the same title and description but link randomnly it seems. The 6th deal is a citibank deal that links to a Meritline deal from Dec 29th. The whole feed is bonkers like this.

However, bloglines works fine with these feeds. This is the first time I have had a problem with google feed reader.

kcornwell · 08-31-2007, 09:35 AM

yes. gotapex feed sucks ass. fix it. it's been over a year of this crap

Markel · 08-31-2007, 10:13 AM

I use Netvibes, and the GotApex deals there match up exactly with the deals page. Perhaps the problem is with the google feed reader.

Napoleon54 · 08-31-2007, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcornwell

yes. gotapex feed sucks ass. fix it. it's been over a year of this crap

If you're THAT dissatisfied, I'm sure Apex would happily refund your membership dues.

Cheesypuff · 08-31-2007, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcornwell

yes. gotapex feed sucks ass. fix it. it's been over a year of this crap

anger issues? go office space and beat up a printer with a bat....let the anger out man....

zippyjuan · 08-31-2007, 05:07 PM

I am hesitant to click on links from a first time poster given the problems that have been sweeping the internet lately so forgive me if I do not click on yours, but I tried most of the links on the first page of deals and have no problems going to the proper site. Maybe you just need to refresh your browser.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6970368.stm

Quote:

Bloggers battered by viral storm

Some blogs have been found hosting booby-trapped links
Google's Blogger site is being used by malicious hackers who are posting fake entries to some blogs.
The fake entries contain weblinks that lead to booby-trapped downloads that could infect a Windows PC.

Infected computers are being hijacked by the gang behind the attacks and either mined for saleable data or used for other attacks.

The Blogger attack is the latest in a series by a gang that has managed to hijack hundreds of thousands of PCs.

Attack pattern

Security researcher Alex Eckelberry from Sunbelt Software first noticed the booby-trapped links turning up on Blogger on 27 August.

Now many hundreds of blogs on the site have been updated with a short entry containing the link.

Mr Eckelberry said it was not yet clear how the links were posted to blogs. The bogus entries could have exploited a Blogger feature that lets users e-mail entries to their journal.

The blogs themselves could also be fake and set up solely to act as hosts for spam.

STORM WORM SUBJECT LINES
are you kidding me? lol
Dude dont send that stuff to my home email...
Dude your gonna get caught, lol
HAHAHAHAHAHA, man your insane!
I cant belive you did this
LMAO, your crazy man
LOL, dude what are you doing
man, who filmed this thing?
oh man your nutz
OMG, what are you thinking

Commenting on the attack a Google spokesperson said: "The blog posts are likely from users' whose machines have been compromised by a virus.

"Among the other recipients of spam e-mails generated by the virus are users' mail2blogger accounts, which allow them to update their blogs via e-mail," said the spokesperson.

"We are in the process of notifying impacted users and recommending that they scan their computers and run current anti-virus tools--good advice for all internet users," they added.

The entries on the blogs have the same text as some of the spam distributed by the group behind the attacks. These attempt to trick people into clicking on links and downloading booby-trapped files using cleverly crafted messages.

Some pose as YouTube links others claim to be looking for testers of software packages or digital greetings cards.

The group behind the attack on Blogger is thought to have mounted a huge series of attacks since January.

The first attack used a spam that purported to give recipients more information about the severe storms seen in Europe in January. This led to the virus used by the gang being dubbed the "Storm Trojan".

Since January the group has been sending out huge numbers of different spam messages in a bid to trick people.

"The criminals responsible for this spam campaign are experts at exploiting social engineering to propagate their botnets," said Bradley Anstis from security firm Marshal.

The spam messages have been changed to capitalise on news events and the viral payload has been updated many times to fool anti-virus programs.

Mr Anstis said the sheer number of messages being sent by the group was staggering. On some days, he said, 4-6% of all the junk messages seen by Marshal were sent by the group.

Security experts estimate that the group can send out so much junk mail because they have hijacked so many Windows PCs via successive campaigns. Some suspect that the group has infected more than one million PCs over the last eight months.

01-09-2007, 04:00 PM	#1
motiggidy Plebe Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1	RSS feed broke Hi, I just subscribed to your rss, whereas I used to come to the site (i love it!). But I am having a problem. The RSS feed at http://www.gotapex.com/deals/daily/RSS/, RSS1, and RSS2 are all broke in google feed reader. It shows every deal as one of 2 credit card deals. Then they each link to some seemingly random deal at a random date. For instance, this is the first deal: Chase - Platinum Visa Card with Flexible Rewards Including Cash Back or Travel Cards! 0% Interest for 12 Months on ALL Purchases and Balance Transfers, NO Annual Fee, Interest FREE Grace Period and MORE which links to http://www.gotapex.com/deals/one/4012.htm, a citibank deal from Nov 29th. The second deal has the same title, but links to http://www.gotapex.com/deals/one/3944.htm, a lending tree deal from september 1st. The first 5 deals all have the same title and description but link randomnly it seems. The 6th deal is a citibank deal that links to a Meritline deal from Dec 29th. The whole feed is bonkers like this. However, bloglines works fine with these feeds. This is the first time I have had a problem with google feed reader.

08-31-2007, 10:13 AM	#3
Markel Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 11,733	I use Netvibes, and the GotApex deals there match up exactly with the deals page. Perhaps the problem is with the google feed reader. __________________ stay low... keep moving...

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08-31-2007, 09:35 AM	#2
kcornwell Plebe Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1	yes. gotapex feed sucks ass. fix it. it's been over a year of this crap

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