[Nfbmo] potential spam on nfb-mo list
DanFlasar at aol.com
DanFlasar at aol.com
Tue Jan 8 21:40:08 UTC 2013
Fred,
It could be anything - including a virus. The terms tend to be not
very strictly bounded but here are some definitions:
Spam - unsolicited advertising. However, what seems like a chance to
lower your credit card interest rate may actually be an attempt to get your
personal information, which is called Phishing.
Phishing - a solicitation to apply for a service or product, usually from a
well-known brand-name but which is actually a fake website that wants to
get your credit card #, ss #, Birth date, etc.
Malware: Software that resides on your computer that hijacks your
computer's resources - it comes in many forms - telling you that you have a
virus and y ou have to buy a 'virus protection' software that will clean the
virus - this is known as ransomware. Or it can take over your computer and
send out malware or spam to everyone on your addressbook. Or it could clog
up your hard drive with excess files it's created, or it could disable
your firewall and virus protection software or shut down your sound. There
are many varieties.
Spyware: Software that resides on your computer that monitors your
keystrokes, searches for personal financial information and sends it to the
spyware creators, or it could open up a portal to your pc for criminals to
search your PC.
Roboware: Software that takes over your PC and acts in conjunction with
other infected computers to act as one to attack websites, such as a
government or corporate site - also called Zombieware.
Viruses: Software that can do any of the above things but has the added
characteristic of being able to spread itself to other computers by
hitchhiking via your email or by sending itself over insecure channels to other
PCs.
Worm: Another older term - worms usually aren't malevolent - they were
usually projects to see how far a piece of code could successfully penetrate
secure systems. The problem came from the worm reinfecting systems over
and over again, clogging up systems and degrading performance. The most
famous one happened in the late 80s, slowing down systems all over the world.
The author, a student, was identified and spent several years in jail.
Strictly speaking spam is unwanted advertisements but the term has
grown to encompass any unsolicited intrusion into your computing
environment. Spam can also occur via a website via pop-up windows, or taking you
from a website to another one. Personally, I consider all computer ads to be
spam.
Hope this helps.
Dan
In a message dated 1/8/2013 3:08:59 P.M. Central Standard Time,
goodfolks at charter.net writes:
I believe it is called a virus. Not spam.
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie Wunder" <debbiewunder at centurytel.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] potential spam on nfb-mo list
>I have seen this lately, with several different names that I know.
>
> Debbie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 2:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] potential spam on nfb-mo list
>
>
>> that's why i hit delete if there is no subject.
>> Bryan Schulz
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <DanFlasar at aol.com>
>> To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>; <billing at adultfriendfinder.com>;
>> <info at flmsecure.com>; <jamesmmoynihan at gmail.com>;
>> <majasweet223 at gmail.com>; <oanafamily at aol.com>;
<oanafamily at myway.com>;
>> <r.polk1 at sbcglobal.net>; <rogerlh7777 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 2:30 PM
>> Subject: [Nfbmo] potential spam on nfb-mo list
>>
>>
>>> All,
>>> Just saw an email with Roger Hangher's name on it - no subject,
>>> nothing in the body - just a link. This is likely a spam containing
>>> malware or
>>> an attempt to get personal information.. Your email address can be
>>> easily
>>> 'spooked' - that is, your email address can be used to cover the
actual
>>> source of the email.
>>> Always put something in your subject line if you're sending a link
>>> and always put something in the body to indicate that the content is
>>> actually
>>> from you - and a description of what the link is. Delete that email.
>>>
>>> Roger - just a notice that you've been spoofed - happens to everybody
>>> at
>>> one time or another.
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 1/8/2013 2:21:26 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>>> rogerlh605 at aol.com writes:
>>>
>>> http://www.ksc-niedernberg.de/tmp/perfsedit.php
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