message from admin lady

[jason]

hi all,
received a message from 'adminlady' " virus alert was noticed on your computer.
We highly recommend you to check your computer and perform online virus check at our site immediately: " and i thought it was a bit sus. there was a link and when i clicked on it my antivirus came up with an alert about the site.
has anyone else had a message from 'adminlady' about the same thing?

[truder44]

Yes, I have too. I sent a PM to Admin about it.

[eris]

Yeh I have a top of the line virus system and it came up as this link as danger to open and blocked it then ran an auto run search/check. If you get this message don't open the link

[Brayden]

So what is the origin of this message, and is it coming via email or PM?

[CHR15 N]

yeah i got 1 to. Its a PM

[truder44]

Brayden

AdminLady is one of the new members on the member list and forwarded me a PM containing the suspect link and obviously is masquerading as the admin of the site.


Quote:
From: AdminLady
To: truder44
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:23 am
Subject: Important message from the forum administration! Quote message
Dear, truder44!

A virus alert was noticed on your computer.
We highly recommend you to check your computer and perform online virus check at our site immediately: XXXX:/antivirus.effectmeds.XXX/truder44
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Sincerely, Forum Administration www.tamon.org. /Quote:

I changed the link so it shouldn't connect

truder44

[jason]

yep, it was a pm. interesting how 'adminlady' joined on the 17th? and then started sending out pm's. i wish people had better things to do with their time.

[Brayden]

I'll fix it now.

[ber0034]

i just recieved the same message from a "MichealTracy" on 17th of march

[blueprintute]

Here is the one i got....
(contemplated writing back a very vocal "nastygram" but thought better of it) The funny thing was i was no where near a computer to get this supposed virus, i checked the email to the PM on my phone. MichealTracy needs to find better things to do with thier time....

From: MichealTracy
To: blueprintute
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:38 am
Subject: Take measures immediately!
Dear, blueprintute!

A virus alert was noticed on your computer.
We highly recommend you to check your computer and perform online virus check at our site immediately: http://antimalware.servebbs.org/online- ... ueprintute
If you do not pass this test we will have to delete your account and forward a complaint to your ISP with attached log file (your IP address, etc.).
----------------------------------------------------
Forum Administration www.tamon.org

[Billie]

Hey Brayden.

Maybe there could be a sort of strict way of signing up.

Not sure how it would work, but a way to keep spammers off?

Maybe a code to type in?

that would work if its a computer thing, but if its just random people it wouldnt.

F**K them all.

[Tez]

F**K them all.

That's the spirit!

[Brayden]

The registration has a "captcha" system where a random word is generated, but this only stops 'bots' from registering. Apparently someone has worked out that you can pay a real person in India and have them trawl the net looking for sites to spam with your adverts.

I'll keep looking for a solution to that one.

[Billie]

I don't see what they get out of it.

[Brayden]

Money. Every time someone clicks on a link in their post, they get paid.