It is amazing how a simple little computer virus causes so much havoc. They make my life miserable. Preserved comments: i’m afraid of them. b/c i have no idea what i’d do if my computer became plagued by one. 🙁 xo! Posted 1/21/2004 12:09 PM by melally
Years ago I ran across a site that pretended to be an AOL technical support page. It was pretty well designed that it matched what one would find at AOL. However it did not belong to AOL, though I never really Identified the owner(s). Basically this site was a well constructed scam to con users…
Best spam message of the week… I had hoped to hear from you again, I was quite disappointed 🙁 Anyway, if you lost my email, I’ll meet you back at the old site. <URL Suppressed> Kisses, Mil Looks like a real message until you realize 1) you have never been to that URL and 2)…
Virus and worm writers suck… This stuff gets really annoying really quickly. The latest worm picks on Microsoft SQL server. Don’t think we have many installations here. However, between 4 and 6 AM on a Sunday morning we had an average 30% utilization of our bandwith? That is down from 80 – 100% utilization yesterday afternoon. Could…
Got a kick out of these emails. My favorite parts are bolded. Hey there, I’m nnnnnn. I got your email address from a friend and thought I’d get in touch. I’m kind of new to this whole thing, the internet and meeting people on the internet. I thought I’d tell you a little about myself,…
Are you a member of the Digerati? Didn’t realize blogs are so useful that spammers now target them? Some spammers send traffic to blog sites that list other sites that send traffic to the blog site. When the Spam Hits the Blogs (Wired.com)
I like the idea of charging spammers and telemarketers (Wired). The only reason such advertising is usefult to companies is because they can do it so cheaply. How many emails can one produce and send for the cost of 1 prime-time commercial? How many cold-calls can a telemarketing firm make for the same cost? The 1 prime-time…
“Those sending computer viruses to this email will have their ip addresses forwarded to the proper law enforcement officials.” Right. Most people whose computers are infected with a computer virus are probably unaware that it is infected. How many people think, “Hey, let me infect my computer with a virus and let it send out…
Here is an article on computer viruses, spam, and the new portal for which I was interviewed for the Spectator, the university student news paper. Josh Stone Campus computers are getting sick from e-mail viruses and spam, but Information Technology staff members say they have medicine to fight the problem. “We can’t really eliminate them, but we…