Readbud - Virus threat
By buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
India
February 26, 2013 5:42am CST
I remembered 'readbud' - the paid-to-read site and tried logging in today. As soon as I typed the URL, I was shocked to see that my antivirus - Trend Micro Officescan - detected it as a dangerous site.
The message was "The URL that you are attempting to access is a potential security risk. Trend Micro OfficeScan has blocked this URL in keeping with network security policy".
URL : http://www.readbud.com
Risk level : Dangerous
Details : Verified fraud page or threat source
Has anybody else experienced this? Is readbud still online? Does it still pay?
4 responses
@srvsn12 (111)
• India
26 Feb 13
Hi buddha,long time ago im also member of readbud.I read alot sites but i didnt reach the payout.In those days i observe this virus problem with this site.So,i stop seeing that site.Recently i checked it once,but its not working.I think its a scam site.
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@buddha3 (1026)
• India
26 Feb 13
yes, all are saying that it's a scam. I'm sorry that you wasted so much time on that scam site. Forums like this help us in sharing information about such sites, isn't it?
Nice to meet you, srvsn :) Mylot is a reputed site running for more than 7 years! Hope we can have more sites like mylot which respect and value its members.
@srvsn12 (111)
• India
26 Feb 13
Yes,you are right.With these discussion sites we can share our experiences and know about scams also.Its very pleasure to discuss with you.Thanks for sharing.
If you dont mind,if you know please tell me some net based works to get good amount like dataentry.
Thanks.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
26 Feb 13
All I k ow about it is that it is a scam site. No one, including myself, has ever been paid after reaching the $50 payout limit. They instead tell you you cheated. I never went back after that.
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@marguicha (223783)
• Chile
26 Feb 13
I never reached payment there so I stopped opening it. When I got near cashout, I did not have more sites to read. I guess it was a scam from the beginning. But I still liked it because I read some of the articles and they were interesting.
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
26 Feb 13
Oh, I see!
In fact I found a few discussions on mylot after posting this discussion and all the responses clearly say that readbud has been a scam since the beginning. It's unfortunate. It looked a decent site by its appearance and that's why I suddenly remembered it after so long. It is a good experience for us, so that we don't trust such sites in future. And we must not try any such sites whose payout limit is high and until a considerable number of people are paid.
@vbpujara (646)
• Rajkot, India
26 Feb 13
Are you still in it??? It's a big mistake by you. This site is already SCAM from almost 2.5 years, check reviews on the web about this site.
