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Old 11-21-2005, 08:53 PM
whiskeytown whiskeytown is offline
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Default watch what you download from email

I wake up this evening and I have 10 emails -

mostly files with .zip attachments - saying my username and password are attached - it's come from half a dozen different sources.

Whenever I see a burst like this, there is a very good chance someone found a new exploit and is milking it while it's hot...

or maybe my email got flagged for extra activity - either way, I recommend Thunderbird or some non-microsoft program for email at all times and watch what you download.

RB
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:53 PM
Slow Play Ray Slow Play Ray is offline
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Default Re: watch what you download from email

uh...no kidding?
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:54 PM
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Default Re: watch what you download from email

don't talk to strangers

give your halloween candy to mom first to check it

look both ways before crossing the street
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:55 PM
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Default Re: watch what you download from email

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or maybe my email got flagged for extra activity - either way, I recommend having lived in 1998 when this was made very clear to everyone who is not retarded

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FYP
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:59 PM
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Try not to hug things that are burning or pointy!
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:59 PM
whiskeytown whiskeytown is offline
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Default Re: watch what you download from email

it's just an FYI post - something I haven't seen in a while - a spike of new emails to that particular email address that wasn't spam but phishing attacks I hadn't seen before.

the fact these bastards still spread on a regular basis and cause havoc is living proof that there are still stupid people who download them, and I'm sure OOT has it's fair share. I'd also say betting on the stupidity of humanity, even on OOT, is a safe bet. That's how these guys make money and get passwords.

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Old 11-21-2005, 08:59 PM
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don't talk to strangers

give your halloween candy to mom first to check it

look both ways before crossing the street

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You forgot: Dont make a funny face or itll stay that way.
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Old 11-21-2005, 09:00 PM
istewart istewart is offline
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Default Re: watch what you download from email

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don't talk to strangers

give your halloween candy to mom first to check it

look both ways before crossing the street

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You forgot: Dont make a funny face or itll stay that way.

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That's not a funny face. He looks like a Halloween goblin freak with a broken neck.
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Old 11-21-2005, 09:01 PM
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OOT is dumb when it comes to things like "going outside" and "not drooling in public".

They've probably got the whole computer thing down ok.
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Old 11-21-2005, 09:02 PM
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Try not to hug things that are burning or pointy!

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I don't know if I've ever laughed this hard here.
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