[Rhodes22-list] Warning - Postcard Virus, etc. - now political per Herb.

Robert Skinner robert at squirrelhaven.com
Mon Feb 25 18:19:51 EST 2008


Herb -

I suppose, given that the Russians are involved, it might 
seem to be left wing at first.  However, it looks to me more 
like a capitalist device to make money through extortion.

/Robert
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Herb Parsons wrote:
> 
> Yeah, and how do we know that the link that you just provided us is
> REALLY the "official" word on the problem, or that it's even REALLY from
> Snopes? How do we know that this isn't just one more of those insidious
> tricks trying to get us to download YAVIF (yet another virus infected
> file). For that matter, how do we even really know for sure that Robert
> Skinner is the one that sent this?
> 
> Personally, I sense avast (that's an inside joke, for some of you that
> get it) I sense a vast left wing conspiracy here....
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> 
> Robert Skinner wrote:
> > Friends:
> >
> > Looks like another snare out there.  This one is based on
> > an offer of an ecard supposedly sent by a friend.  But
> > when you click on the embeded link, you get infected with
> > a virus that makes your PC a zombie for some outfit
> > (suspected to be in Russia) that will use your machine to
> > send messages to whoever.  These massages can contain
> > viruses - and are delivered with your by-line.  So you
> > may be blacklisted or worse.
> >
> > To get the "official" word on this problem, check snopes:
> >
> >    http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
> >
> > The most troublesome aspect of this kind of scam is that
> > any embedded link in any message could point you to the
> > source of the infection.  For example, the link that
> > supposedly came from your brother about a joke that you
> > just have to see may be pointing to the infection site.
> >
> > So how do you defend yourself?
> >
> > Most email packages will show you the contents of a
> > "Click Me" link.  Look at them to see if they make
> > sense.  Few English jokes originate in Russia...
> >
> > If you don't know how to look at a link before you go
> > to it, you would do well to learn how.  Read the Help
> > on your email package, talk to others who also use
> > your software, of call up your son, daughter,
> > brother-in-law, etc. to find out.
> >
> > Clicking on a link without knowing something about it
> > is like leaving your keys in your car in downtown D.C.
> > You are inviting trouble.
> >
> > Check out ZoneAlarm
> >
> >    www.zonelabs.com
> >
> > and Spyware Doctor
> >
> >    http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/
> >
> > for a couple of effective problem preventer/detectors.
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Herb Parsons
> S/V O'Jure - O'Day 25
> S/V Reve de Pappa - Coronado 35
> 
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