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Title: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: talos2 on Dec 13, 2008, 08:35:38
click (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7779121.stm)

A rather sobering and somewhat frightening development in cyber crime,
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Rik on Dec 13, 2008, 10:44:37
At least it justifies our policy of excluding users from Russia, China and the Ukraine, Bob. Virtual muggings are getting all too common.
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Simon on Dec 13, 2008, 12:40:22
I like this bit:

Quote"Towards the tail end of 2007, we started noticing we were intercepting a high quantity of spam that had sound file attachments called things like beatles.mp3 or elvis.mp3, even celinedion.mp3,"

Yeah, like anyone would download a Celine Dion MP3!  ;D
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Rik on Dec 13, 2008, 12:48:18
Somebody must like her. :)
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Sebby on Dec 13, 2008, 13:20:58
:rofl:
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Inactive on Dec 13, 2008, 13:29:36
I like her... ;D
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Rik on Dec 13, 2008, 13:31:23
There you go - that explains everything. ;D :out:
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: vitriol on Dec 13, 2008, 13:53:08
If I get an email from someone / a company that I don't know it goes straight in the bin, it's not even looked at.
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Rik on Dec 13, 2008, 15:07:12
It's amazing how many banks want me to confirm my details with the lately. I find it amazing that they've all had issues at the same time.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Glenn on Dec 13, 2008, 15:12:33
I never knew I had so many accounts, I even have one with PayPall
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Rik on Dec 13, 2008, 15:17:42
I know just how you feel, Glenn. The sentence that always amuses me is "If you're not a customer, please ignore this email." I'm amazed that they haven't worked out it's a bit of a giveaway. :)
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Inactive on Dec 13, 2008, 15:22:02
Together with the usually diabolical grammar. ;D
Title: Re: Keep your anti virus up to date
Post by: Rik on Dec 13, 2008, 15:33:37
If any...  ::)