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Offline max1238

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« on: 2010-02-22 07:50:20 »

I have received from Email this forms :
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You have just been sent a personal message by Davietorr on JavaGaming.org.

IMPORTANT: Remember, this is just a notification. Please do not reply to this email.

The message they sent you was:

Dear, forum member!

There are viruses' activities from your computer! Highly recommend you to scan your computer for malicious and potentially unwanted software. If you do not follow this, I will have to make a complaint to your Internet Service Provider with attached log file (your IP address, etc.). If you want to find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it, please click here:

http://www.total-scan.com/detected/max1238

This is an online service that you can use for free spyware removal. Use it to scan your computer to help protect, clean, and keep your computer running at its best. Use the free scan to check for and remove viruses, spyware, and other potentially malicious software and to find vulnerabilities or shortcomings in your Internet security.

Thank you. Yours truly, David Torres.

Reply to this Personal Message here: http://www.java-gaming.org/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;f=inbox;pmsg=6748;quote;u=15367
===============End==============================

and Message:

================Begin=======================
Dear, forum member!

There are viruses' activities from your computer! Highly recommend you to scan your computer for malicious and potentially unwanted software. If you do not follow this, I will have to make a complaint to your Internet Service Provider with attached log file (your IP address, etc.). If you want to find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it, please click here:

http://www.total-scan.com/detected/max1238

This is an online service that you can use for free spyware removal. Use it to scan your computer to help protect, clean, and keep your computer running at its best. Use the free scan to check for and remove viruses, spyware, and other potentially malicious software and to find vulnerabilities or shortcomings in your Internet security.

Thank you. Yours truly, David Torres.
================End=======================

what is it? Huh

I use linux no viruses.
Offline ChrisM

JGO Neuromancer
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Posts: 1176
Medals: 17


END OF LINE.


« Reply #1 on: 2010-02-22 08:04:25 »

It's spam from a spammer that we have banned.  Ignore it.

Offline ohcysp

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« Reply #2 on: 2010-03-01 15:09:46 »

I've recieved this too.  Angry

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Offline appel

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I always win!


« Reply #3 on: 2010-03-01 15:15:36 »

Have people never in their lifetime received a phishing spam email?

Just trash it.

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Offline Riven
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Hand over your head.


« Reply #4 on: 2010-03-01 15:18:47 »

It's just annoying, as the spam is sent from a 'reliable source', and the FIX is trivial:


if(count(userPosts) < count(userPMs))
  die();

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Offline Eli Delventhal
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« Reply #5 on: 2010-03-01 16:02:18 »

This has already been posted about:

http://www.java-gaming.org/topics/anti-virus-spam-in-my-personal-messages-here/21987/view.html

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