Sneaky Spammers - pretending to be me

GasX

Lifer
Feb 8, 2001
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Here is a new way to get people to open your insidious zip files:

Dear user of Mwilding.com,

Our antivirus software has detected a large ammount of viruses outgoing
from your email account, you may use our free anti-virus tool to clean up
your computer software.

Further details can be obtained from attached file.

For security purposes the attached file is password protected. Password is "88232".

Cheers,

The Mwilding.com team
http://www.mwilding.com

=========

What is funny is that I AM the mwilding.com team...
 

GasX

Lifer
Feb 8, 2001
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Originally posted by: minendo
How did you miss the numerous posts on this virus?
I know all about not opening the zip files. I am just amused by the e-mail from myself warning me of it while trying to infect myself...

I keep getting Austin Powers flashbacks...

Allow myself to introduce... myself.

 

rudeguy

Lifer
Dec 27, 2001
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Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: minendo
How did you miss the numerous posts on this virus?
I know all about not opening the zip files. I am just amused by the e-mail from myself warning me of it while trying to infect myself...

I keep getting Austin Powers flashbacks...

Allow myself to introduce... myself.

yeah...I keep having flashbacks too...but not of Austin Powers, mine are of my old partying days....

"Look, the walls are dripping!"
"cool...."
 

bmacd

Lifer
Jan 15, 2001
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it's a good thing they enclose the password, otherwise, you'd have a computer full of virus! :p

-=bmacd=-