Great, as if normal spyware wasn't enough of a hassle.
1 posted on
03/16/2006 7:43:27 PM PST by
yhwhsman
To: yhwhsman
One of the irritating aspects is that even people who send in the ransom money often don't recive the unlock code.
2 posted on
03/16/2006 7:44:46 PM PST by
gondramB
(Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.)
To: yhwhsman
Linux is the cure for the common spyware.
3 posted on
03/16/2006 7:49:31 PM PST by
Halfmanhalfamazing
(Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. Apple's own numbers are hard to argue with.)
To: yhwhsman
4 posted on
03/16/2006 7:50:48 PM PST by
yhwhsman
("Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small..." -Sir Winston Churchill)
To: yhwhsman
At least two full backups of important data stored separate from the computer is the answer. It is not difficult to do. IOMEGA has the fast REV drive now with replaceable 35 GB drives or there are many other solutions such as thumb (handy) USB drives.
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...
7 posted on
03/17/2006 5:55:50 AM PST by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: yhwhsman; ShadowAce
I received a spoof email this morning that was so deceptive I would have clicked through except Cox mail had marked it as spam. It was a message from a eBay seller offering me a Second Chance offer for a item. The format was a perfect copy and except for the poor spelling I almost fell for it.
I cut and pasted the item number in the eBay search box and it came back as a listing from a member warning of the spoof.
Here is the warning...
SPOOF
12 posted on
03/17/2006 7:09:48 AM PST by
tubebender
(BIG REWARD for my missing tag line. Please advance a security deposit to enter...)
To: yhwhsman
13 posted on
03/17/2006 1:51:16 PM PST by
beef
(Who Killed Kennewick Man?)
To: yhwhsman
I am beginning to think that the solution is to have an independant computer just for the internet. Keep a set of the operating system software and if something by passes all my protection, just reformat and reload, and start over.
Keep all my important stuff on a separate computer not connected in any way to the internet computer.
To: yhwhsman
Only one solution - death penalty for malware producers/distributors.
Our Navy is rounding up pirates on the open seas (again), why not do so for those that terrorize across cyberspace?
33 posted on
03/18/2006 3:07:10 PM PST by
anymouse
To: yhwhsman
What's a "ranson"?
Something you pay to a "kidmaper"?
Dan
35 posted on
03/19/2006 7:18:21 AM PST by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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