unusual affiliate request

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I opened an account with an affiliate and have played for almost three weeks. Today he asked me to download a file with the same name as the setup executable for that site from his site (which while amateurish seems legit) and run it.

He says that it will send data about rake to him. What am I exposing myself to by doing this? Is there any way I can check to make sure this is legit before doing so? It isn't the same size as the setup executable from the site and has a different icon - should this concern me? I scanned it for viruses with F-Secure and none were found.

Fwiw I'm somewhat adept with computers, so you can give a technical explanation if need be.

[PartyScout]

I might be wrong but im pretty sure that RB deals the poker sites send regular updates to the affiliates so i wouldn't know the need for this additional software?Sounds suspect

[twobitplayer]

Sounds very suspect. No way would poker sites want affilates shipping different executables. My first guess is the program send him your passwords. Second guess, your hole cards.

[orentha]

dont open that EVER

If that's not some kind of scamming software, I dont know what it...

[SamIAm]

That is some sketchy [censored]. Running that application is a BAD idea.

How did you find this affiliate? For rakeback, does he meet you in parking garages to hand you envelopes of cash, or do you pick them up at designated waste bins?

[Ponks]

Some affiliates do this on Party Poker because of the lack of individual trackers.

Ponks

[zook]

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Some affiliates do this on Party Poker because of the lack of individual trackers.

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I had to do this for Party rb back in the day.

[jukofyork]

Yep, I seem to remember somebody asking me a question about this a year or so ago. I think it does something like send the hand histories to the affiliate, but I agree it sounds a bit iffy to me (why not just send them yourself with the stipulation that no hand history = no rb?).

Juk [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]