I received a PM from a spammer that directs you to a site that attempts to download junk to your computer. The username is ccaitli929 so be cautious.

Doug

 

Yep, had that too, just hit delete, never bothered to try the link tho' - what did it try to download ?

I'm kinda surprised a spammer has that much spare time, never been pm'd by a spammer before!

 

The link takes you to one of those websites where you get a huge warning message that your computer is infected and needs a scan. If you hit okay it downloads a bunch of junk software that you could never get rid of (ask me how I know).

Doug

 

I ain't gonna ask how you know, I know a few people caught that way, hope you got sorted without too much pain.

 

Yeah--I was smart enough this time around not to get sucked into this scam but I was not so smart a few year ago. At that time it took me hours to sort out my computer to remove all traces of the malware that was downloaded.

Doug

 

Thanks for the warning.

 

I got it too. it says"I found you my friend"

 

this is why i use ubuntu linux http://www.ubuntu.com/

i have a duel boot with windows 7 64bit for all my MS only needs. which are vary small theses days.

no spam, no viruses.. reliable and easy to use. don't forget free.... works for me

 

I'm gonna give that a try 2000blackxkr, thanks for the link!

 

Yea, no problem, Let us know what you think of it.

 

That spammer is no longer a threat .Thanks for the heads up Seismic as well. I think spammers are using different tactics and pming is one of them . I got a pm from another spammer a few weeks ago . L
Let's all become vigilant
Thanks