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CunnazZ
Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 15
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:58 am Post subject: Personal msg Spam ????? |
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Hi guys I received this email in my inbox.
From user
JacobTaylorr
Quote: | Dear, CunnazZ!
Spam sending from your computer was detected.
We highly recommend you to check your computer and perform online virus check at our site immediately: http://*************.com/online-scanner/
If you do not pass this test we will have to delete your account and forward a complaint to your ISP with attached log file (your IP address, etc.).
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Forum Administration www.curtpalme.com
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I assume it's spam, but am not willing to click on the link to find out
can anybody let me know ????
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ralpharch
Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 211 Location: Derwood
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Same PM here - the spammers are getting more sophisticated or Curt's site is hosted somewhere that both you and I have rogue computers
Spam sending from your computer was detected.
We highly recommend you to check your computer and perform online virus check at our site immediately: http://*******************.com/online-scanner/
If you do not pass this test we will have to delete your account and forward a complaint to your ISP with attached log file (your IP address, etc.).
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Jomac
Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:34 am Post subject: |
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Yep, mark it for me too... Time to add a CAPCHA to the forms I think
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Claus_LM
Joined: 05 Oct 2007 Posts: 35 Location: Denmark
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:37 am Post subject: |
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I got it too. I just deleted it.
Kind regards, Claus
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Analog Marty
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 129 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Just got mine..
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incova
Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 789 Location: london
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:42 am Post subject: now mine |
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got mine this minute, as soon as I logged on...............
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whats6x7
Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 5915
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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Me too!!!!
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v_erich
Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 76 Location: Austria/Europe
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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me too
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Dave K
Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 6
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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The site let a spammer get registered somehow... admins should send a message out to everyone letting them know to ignore the post. Luckily their english is so bad it's easy to tell it's spam.
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perisoft
Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 2920 Location: Ithaca, NY
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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I just got mine. I was quite confused, since I haven't posted anything controversial in the off-topic forum for quite a while, and so had no reason to expect a PM!
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dculberson
Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 211 Location: Columbus, OH
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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I got the same spam. I figured it was spam because I hadn't been here in months! (Hi!)
Edit: Forgot to add, I thought it was funny that the spammer's profile listed their hobbies as "sport." Which one? Oh, you know, all of 'em!
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AnalogRocks Forum Moderator
Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 26690 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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Hi guys, I've edited out the link. Just to be one the safe side. We don't want anyone to click on it and end up with a trojan. Plus we don't want to advertise for the spammers
After all these spammers are about as valuable as a used trojan in a gutter.
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incova
Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 789 Location: london
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:05 pm Post subject: isp |
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Maybe we should inform THEIR ISP AND GET THEM BANNED!?
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 17860 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Link Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Please ignore the SPAM message. It is a hoax to try and get you to click on some external link.
I've made some changes to the forum software. A user must now have at least 5 public posts before they can send PMs. I think (hope) that should stop these PM spammers dead in their tracks. Spamming through PMs goes under the radar to some degree as the mods don't see them.
Damn spammers. Get a real job you losers!
Jomac wrote: | Yep, mark it for me too... Time to add a CAPCHA to the forms I think |
The user's already filled out a complex CAPCHA when they first signed on so no need to punish the legit users with annoying security.
Kal
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