Clickable links in email are one of the most pervasive means of spreading
malware.
Never click on a link in email -- even from your best friend -- because
the "social engineering" of malware spreading emails has become quite
sophisticated.
I never click a link in email unless I'm expecting that email. If in doubt, I
send an
email to the originator asking if he sent it and if its important .
More often than not I still ignore the clickable link unless its very
important.
Even you friends can inadvertently send you a link to malware, despite their
best intentions.
Never --- NEVER! -- click on a "tiny URL" You have absolutely no idea what
is hidden behind it.
73
Frank
W3LPL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
To: "Keith Jillings (G3OIT)" <g3oit.keith@jillings.org.uk>, "topband"
<topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:26:21 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Spam on the Reflector!
HI, Keith
Thanks for the info. I know that I did receive the "Jim Koshmider" e-mail
just this morning and I did click on it to see what it was and got no
warning. Wish I had seen your post first!! Any tips/pointers on how to check
my machine for the infection, and how to remove it?
Thanks.
Charlie K4OTV
-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Keith
Jillings (G3OIT)
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:02 PM
To: topband
Subject: Topband: Spam on the Reflector!
I've had two links to Trojans arrive in e-mails from the reflector in
the last two days - one labelled "Topband: John King" and the other
"Topband: Jim Koshmider".
If you received and clicked on either and didn't get a warning, your
computer is now infected!
Both seem to have originated from Yahoo addresses, so I'd guess this is
a continuation of the Yahoo hack from a couple of weeks ago.
Keith
G3OIT
All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night.
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All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night.
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