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| Qarl |
 Jun 27 2005, 05:12 PM
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Shriveled member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None   |
I have received a couple of e-mails asking me to confirm my Paypal account information for "security reasons". The links are spoofed to non Paypal websites.
The e-mails are addressed to Eastonfund@iepg.com. This is an e-mail that I specifically set up for this club and only advertised on this club. There are a number of known viruses that scan your e-mail inbox for confirmations sent from Paypal. It sends an e-mail to the other party (in this case to me using the e-mail address I set up as Eastonfund@iepg.com). So... I received contributions from 100+ people. One or more of you has a virus. I would recommend to ALL of you to get a good antivirus program and check your system for spyware regularly. Programs like Adaware and Spybot are FREE. Thanks! Qarl |
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| MoveQik |
Jun 27 2005, 06:10 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,667 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Just got the computer out of the shop a couple of weeks ago for annual clean up and all the latest stuff was installed. I think I'm ok but I'll run all the scans just in case!
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| scotty b |
Jun 27 2005, 06:10 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) Karl I just ran Antivir and came up with 11 alerts on BDS/agent.AC was it me?? Sometimes I really hate the internet!! Scratch that, I hate the werthless, pig faced, bags of rat guts that can't go earn a respectable living and screw up our hardwerking lives with their shennanigans. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/flipa.gif) LOSERS. This is the second time recently I have picked up something and the only times I have anivir turnes off are on this board and on E-bay because it drags the speed down so much So I must conclude I'm picking shit up through E-bay cause I KNOW noone here is that werthless right????
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| tat2dphreak |
Jun 27 2005, 06:13 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
AVG antivirus, and sygate personal firewall are free too... I use all 4 programs...
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| Qarl |
Jun 27 2005, 06:14 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
I don't know who it is. I just posted this as a friendly warning.
Through deduction, I knew it had to be from somebody here. Regards, Qarl |
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| Joe Bob |
Jun 27 2005, 06:16 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Webroot makes a nice malicious spyware, trojan, cookie and pop up blocker. Which "I" pay for....Well worth it....
my company supplies me with a decent/good anti-virus program as well...doesn't do the deed on spayware and such..... Be nice if they were combined. I have suggested it and next year we will be getting both. The agency's philosophy is...an employee may spread a virus to the work computer and it's cheaper to protect than to fix.... |
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| Long Prong |
Jun 27 2005, 06:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 26-June 05 From: Between Nuts and Bolts Member No.: 4,329 |
okay here's the scoop( from hacker's point of view--i'm not a hacker) M$ designs a Operating System with MANY MANY security flaws in it.. the MS people don't want to use funding to fix the problems when they come up, so the microsoft people simply ignore it. it's like the apollo 13 mission.....same thing but sometimes it takes viruses to explain to people that patching is required. Now this is the point of view for "Good Hackers" Bad ones are out there to take advantage of you There are two breeds..... |
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| scotty b |
Jun 27 2005, 06:24 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
So does that mean that if a girl gives you Syphillis she's a good person because she's warning you that you could get AIDS if you don't wrap it? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) |
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| scotty b |
Jun 27 2005, 06:26 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
Or maybe YOU di this to us "LongProng" as a warning to get our patches??? HMM HMM HMM. We tried to warn you not to cut pinky and how did that end up Hmm HMm Hmm. Enquiring minds want to know (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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| Long Prong |
Jun 27 2005, 06:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 26-June 05 From: Between Nuts and Bolts Member No.: 4,329 |
no that means that you know that viruses exist, so wrap your computer's tool by running the antivirus and doing spyware checks like your supposed to (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) |
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| xitspd |
Jun 27 2005, 06:55 PM
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Technology and Tradition 3.6 and 914-6 Group: Members Posts: 1,305 Joined: 17-November 04 From: Foothills of Mt. San Jacinto, CA Member No.: 3,136 |
Karl,
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) I too picked up a Trojan recently. I run a virus scan nightly before I shut down. Thanks for the heads up. Dan |
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| Qarl |
Jun 27 2005, 07:08 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
I recently started using a Registry Cleaner as well. Made a big difference in system speed.
Spyware removal programs are a must too. You'd be surprised how much crap you can accumulate if you aren't careful. Some stuff is pretty nasty too. Since I've been using Norton 9.0 and 10.0 and Adaware at my company... no problems. Education is also important. Teaching your family or employees what NOT to download and run really helps a lot. Regards, Qarl |
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| Qarl |
Jun 27 2005, 08:33 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
Just because two people found stuff on their PCs doesn't mean the 98+ remaining Paypal contributors are safe!
Who's next on the "Oops! I found a virus" bandwagon? (Mac users, please ignore!) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) |
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| mightyohm |
Jun 27 2005, 08:39 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,279 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
It's probably safe to assume that most people who don't scan regularly for spyware have it in one form or another.
Download Lavasoft Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy, both tools work well. Also make sure you have an antivirus program, MacAfee seems decent. |
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| McMark |
Jun 27 2005, 08:53 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,180 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
You got it. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) |
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| Qarl |
Jun 27 2005, 08:53 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
But it doesn't preclude you from getting a haircut!
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| bd1308 |
Jun 27 2005, 09:24 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) McMark..... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif) |
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| Verruckt |
Jun 27 2005, 09:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 716 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Midwest Member No.: 2,348 |
I think that the main problem is that nearly all new pc's come with Norton, or Mcaffee as a TRIAL. It's used as a selling point, but they fail to mention that after a few months it is worthless. Last week I cleaned my wife's bosse's computer because he "thought he had Norton"...
People forget about it. Too many other issues in life to worry about that. Understandable I guess. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/tongue.gif) |
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| Dead Air |
Jun 27 2005, 10:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,273 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Buffalo, NY Member No.: 2,042 |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) Norton anti virus runs on startup, Am I safe?
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| 914GT |
Jun 27 2005, 10:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,101 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Tucson Member No.: 2,923 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I've been getting the paypal 'phishing' scam emails for some time. If you posted the email address originally as you did here 'Eastonfund@iepg.com' than I'd say they picked it up off the board directly rather than you getting it from a club member's email. It's recommended to spell out an email address as 'eastonfund at iepg dot com' to reduce the chances of this happening. |
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