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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Riven on January 02, 2003, 07:44:37 am
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This came on the email account i mostly use in the freespace comunity. If you get this email the beware, Norton picked the attachment up as a virus so i advise you not to open it.
Hello,
The attached product is send as a part of our official campaign
for the popularity of our product.
You have been chosen to try a free fully functional sample of our
product.If you are satified then you can send it to your friends.
All you have to do is to install the software and register an account
with us using the links provided in the software. Then send this software
to your friends using your account ID and for each person who registers
with us through your account, we will pay you $1.5.Once your account reaches
the limit of $50, your payment will be send to your registration address by
check or draft.
Please note that the registration process is completely free which means
by participating in this program you will only gain without loosing anything.
Best Regards,
Admin,
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ahaem who tha f is it from?
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Sender: Real Inc
Subject: Check it out!
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Meh, of course it's a virus :p
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Please note that the registration process is completely free which means
by participating in this program you will only gain without loosing anything.
What kind of crazy company would write something like this anyway... :p :D
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Originally posted by CP5670
What kind of crazy company would write something like this anyway... :p :D
Someone p1mping spyware perhaps?
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Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
Meh, of course it's a virus :p
indeed, reading at the mail, I wouldn't have much doubt either :p
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So... by maskerading as a pyramid scheme, they think they can ecourage people to open the attatchment? Hmm... I do hope people aren't stupid enough to fall for this...
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If i dont recognise it, i delete it. I do it without realising it sometimes :D
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It's a virus alright, got two of those e-mails. It's a very easy-to-beat virus, though. No anti-virus required.(It disabled mine. Fixed now.)
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i gotten it just not from the same sender mine is from admin@hackergroup or something like that but whats weird norton didn't pick up anything but i didn't touch it.eh i think its just another klez like virus...
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Actually, Symantec named it W32.YaHa.
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Good- an anti-moron virus. Hope it trashes lots of pyramid scammers.
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nice!
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Good- an anti-moron virus. Hope it trashes lots of pyramid scammers.
lol :D :D
Actually, I bet a good many people on the internet will fall for this...
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I've now got 2 more versions of it. One saying it's a friend finding program (and the sender's address was put on from my contacts list) and the other said it was a hardcore search program with sender as someone called jenna jameson or sumin like that.
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Originally posted by Riven
I've now got 2 more versions of it. One saying it's a friend finding program (and the sender's address was put on from my contacts list) and the other said it was a hardcore search program with sender as someone called jenna jameson or sumin like that.
:lol: Jenna Jameson is a world famous porn star...
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"$1.5"? For some reason, I find this funny.
:nervous:
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Originally posted by Setekh
"$1.5"? For some reason, I find this funny.
:nervous:
Weeeeel, $6.9 would be funny... :D
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This, folks, is exactly why I don't give out my e-mail address to just anyone, and have several "dont-care" addresses that I have and only check often enough to keep them alive.