Planetfurry BBS Forum Index Planetfurry BBS
Forums for Planetfurry Site Members and more
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   DonateDonate   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Virus Warning

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Planetfurry BBS Forum Index -> Everyday blither-blather
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Xaqtly
Registered User


Joined: 07 Mar 2003
Posts: 442
Location: Las Vegas

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep, been getting a lot of those fake UPS emails recently. Into the trash they go.
_________________
Changed my name to Kantaro.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address
tobi3B
Registered User


Joined: 07 Jan 2008
Posts: 645
Location: Germany Siegen

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got something like that from paypal
_________________
Whether a black cat brings misfortune or not, depends on whether one is a fur or a mouse.

[br]Feed Me![br]Adopted from Valenth
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
mwalimu
Registered User


Joined: 08 Nov 2002
Posts: 782
Location: Normal, IL

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There's also a new Google voice mail phishing attack that's just ramped up in the last day or two. It looks something like this:

If you get one of these, don't trust it! See http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000709.html for more details.

_________________
mwalimu
My webpage -*-*- My LiveJournal
Badgers and mushrooms and snakes, oh my!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address
Sparky Lucario [TGL]
Registered User


Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 790
Location: Liverpool, UK

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm getting alot of those in my hotmail and Yahoo spamboxes, but my Forum and Furry GMail accounts have no spam, which says to me that spambots target email addresses they can see.
_________________
TGLucario - Scouse About!

R.I.P. Rocol - Only The Good Die Young
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger Skype Name
Xaqtly
Registered User


Joined: 07 Mar 2003
Posts: 442
Location: Las Vegas

PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, might as well reiterate my rules of thumb here - if you get any email like that:

1. Always assume it's a phishing email first.
2. If you want to check, then go to the site MANUALLY, as in open a browser and type the URL in yourself - do not ever click the link in the email.
3. As mwalimu pointed out, you can usually see in the URL of the link that it's going to someplace that is not Google, or UPS or PayPal, etc.

Stay safe and virus free!

_________________
Changed my name to Kantaro.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address
elMaxx
Administrator


Joined: 01 Dec 2000
Posts: 1127
Location: Land of Mud

PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

just something i caught via lifehacker.com

There are a couple actually decent anti virus / spy ware tools from Microsoft that are incredibly useful... and free.

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

and

http://fixitcenter.support.microsoft.com/Portal

I'm still testing those out but so far... its been pretty nice actually.

I hope it helps someone.

_________________
[Citation Needed]
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
Hawke
Registered User


Joined: 17 Jun 2009
Posts: 175
Location: Hickory Hills, IL (Near Chicago)

PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Microsoft Security Essentials is decent....I wouldn't rely on it alone but it's caught some things that my other AV program had not...
_________________
"It's kind of like if you combined The Wizard of Oz and Reign of Fire...and Jonathan Livingston Seagull."

"^HuK'D aWN FoNYCs WuRKD 4 MEEEEEE!!!!"
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
Steven09
Registered User


Joined: 08 Jan 2010
Posts: 555
Location: Mojave Desert, California

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

On Thursday my laptop was hit by a virus which rendered it unusable.

I lacked anti-virus software for three months, and I tried my best to avoid anything bad happening to my computer. But my laptop was hit.

So, I got my computer back from the Geek Squad today, and new anti-virus software. Here's to hoping it wont happen again. Smile Sad

_________________
I'm called Steven, but it's not my first name!

~J.S.F.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Kellan Meig'h
Administrator


Joined: 01 Apr 2007
Posts: 2044
Location: Just East of Indianapolis, Indiana

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a friend that keeps getting hammered by malware/spyware/trojans/etc. You name it, I've been 'asked' by him to disinfect/purge the problem, gratis.

As I like to say, "Ya know where you've been so don't go there again!"

Unfortunately, he will not heed this. . . Shocked Just recently lost his Yahoo! account to a hacker that no doubt got the password from a keylogger I recently cleaned off. Still hasn't convinced "Yahoo! to help him out in returning his account to his control.

The real bad part is the fact that his computer has a very comprehensive freeware protection suite on it but him and his roomie turn off the stuff to surf pr0n. Rolling Eyes

Keep your stuff updated and please use a protection suite, not just an antivirus and the windows firewall. That's not enough anymore. Window$ has too many holes in it as of Window$ 7.

Just my 0.02 USD worth. Your mileage may vary.

Kel

_________________
"Старый боевой конь, Кeллан"
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website Yahoo Messenger
anthony
Site Owner
Site Owner


Joined: 12 Nov 2001
Posts: 1304
Location: Norway

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As I like to remind everyone;

1. NEVER EVER use an Admin account for ANYTHING but installing SW or other 'admin' jobs. Surfing is NOT a good idea when you have administrative privileges on your PC.

2. FireWall, not just a fancy word, but also a darn good idea. I don@t care what ComAss or other ISPs say, you REALLY WANT ONE between your PC and your DSL/Cable modem.

3. Unless you have a darn good reason otherwise, uPnP should not just be disabled, but the inventor should be taken out in the back yard and introduced to a lead pipe... repeatedly...

4. Downloading anything that's not from a trusted side is worse than russian roulette.(There's only one bullet in the revolver... ) And no, that online M3Ga HaxX0R you 'met' online doesn't count as 'trusted'. Neither does any Torrent you found on 'The site with a ship in their logo'...

5. Using the same password on more than one site is REALLY asking for it. And if those sites also uses your email as 'login name', you're hosed...

_________________
"My name's Lion, Anthony Lion"
A fur with a license to purr...
---
Like my Avatar?
Why not surf over to www.micecomics.com and tell Mary what a stellar job she did...
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Styx
Site Owner
Site Owner


Joined: 25 Dec 2002
Posts: 3176
Location: West Covina, California

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
2. FireWall, not just a fancy word, but also a darn good idea. I don@t care what ComAss or other ISPs say, you REALLY WANT ONE between your PC and your DSL/Cable modem.


Something you'll want to keep in mind, if you use a broadband router you do not need a software firewall is unneeded and can cause problems if not properly configured and the default settings would not be the proper configuration to function as a redundant fire wall.

_________________
"Political Correctness is tyranny with manners." Charlton Heston

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Sparky Lucario [TGL]
Registered User


Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 790
Location: Liverpool, UK

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

anthony wrote:
As I like to remind everyone;

1. NEVER EVER use an Admin account for ANYTHING but installing SW or other 'admin' jobs. Surfing is NOT a good idea when you have administrative privileges on your PC.

2. FireWall, not just a fancy word, but also a darn good idea. I don@t care what ComAss or other ISPs say, you REALLY WANT ONE between your PC and your DSL/Cable modem.

3. Unless you have a darn good reason otherwise, uPnP should not just be disabled, but the inventor should be taken out in the back yard and introduced to a lead pipe... repeatedly...

4. Downloading anything that's not from a trusted side is worse than russian roulette.(There's only one bullet in the revolver... ) And no, that online M3Ga HaxX0R you 'met' online doesn't count as 'trusted'. Neither does any Torrent you found on 'The site with a ship in their logo'...

5. Using the same password on more than one site is REALLY asking for it. And if those sites also uses your email as 'login name', you're hosed...


2. I've got no firewall or anti-virus and never really had one on my PC/Laptop for a good few years, mainly due to the lag on the PC, but on my laptop it's just actually being bothered to get one.

4. I only tend to download stuff I know can be trusted and if it's on Download.com, but via torrent for the awesomeness of illegal.

5. That's got my name over that for sure, but mainly because I don't like having to remember ONE password for one forum and NOBODY knows the email address that each forum account is linked to, other than admins who can check in adminCP.

So basically I'm a walking target, but yet I've been virus-free for a good few years!

_________________
TGLucario - Scouse About!

R.I.P. Rocol - Only The Good Die Young
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger Skype Name
Hawke
Registered User


Joined: 17 Jun 2009
Posts: 175
Location: Hickory Hills, IL (Near Chicago)

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Invest in PeerBlock. And by Invest I mean download for free....IP Blacklisting can't hurt...
_________________
"It's kind of like if you combined The Wizard of Oz and Reign of Fire...and Jonathan Livingston Seagull."

"^HuK'D aWN FoNYCs WuRKD 4 MEEEEEE!!!!"
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
anthony
Site Owner
Site Owner


Joined: 12 Nov 2001
Posts: 1304
Location: Norway

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sparky Lucario [TGL] wrote:

5. That's got my name over that for sure, but mainly because I don't like having to remember ONE password for one forum and NOBODY knows the email address that each forum account is linked to, other than admins who can check in adminCP.


So, make variations of the password?
Add a letter or two from the site name or something to a 'standard' password.

There's a lot of 'social networking' sites, internet stores and whatnot that uses email addys as usernames. And some of these DO store creditcard information, or 'in site' credits or other 'valuables' of some sort in your account data.

If someone manages to breach just ONE of those sites, and steal your login information, what's to say he won't run an automated script to attempt logging onto a thousand different sites, just on the off-chance that you've used those credentials somewhere else?

And if he gets into your email account, what's to stop him from running a script that feeds YOUR email addy to the 'forgot password' dialog on a thousand different sites?
(He'll only get replies from the sites you have an account on, but on those sites he WILL be able to take over your account.)

_________________
"My name's Lion, Anthony Lion"
A fur with a license to purr...
---
Like my Avatar?
Why not surf over to www.micecomics.com and tell Mary what a stellar job she did...
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Sparky Lucario [TGL]
Registered User


Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 790
Location: Liverpool, UK

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I do have a variation of the password I use, but it's only in case of emergencies that I change it to that. As for the email, all forums are linked to one email address, which is NEVER checked as it's full of thread reply notifications.

My furry sites are linked to another one, but I get a notification of an email within a minute, so I'm quickly in there and the others I just scatter around between 2 other email sites. One I hardly check due to the porn/spam I get in the spam-area and the other is mainly for Second Life.

_________________
TGLucario - Scouse About!

R.I.P. Rocol - Only The Good Die Young
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger Skype Name
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Planetfurry BBS Forum Index -> Everyday blither-blather All times are GMT - 4 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group