Better yet, install AdBlockPlus. It's a good defense against this kind
of malware transport.
Everyone should invest 10 minutes reading about this. I don't know why
anyone would not.
http://adblockplus.org/en/
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
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On 12/30/2011 7:14 PM, David VE3VID wrote:
> So can we avoid the mal-ware if we don't click on any of the side-bar
> advertising?
>
> http://www.ve3vid.webs.com/
>
>
>> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:38:31 -0800
>> From: ws7ik7tj@gmail.com
>> To: rtty@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] FW: QRZ.com virus
>>
>> Virus/Trojan comes in the Ad's that those people run to fund their
>> sites. FireFox and Adblock do away with them. They are also found on
>> various college sports sites a lot.
>>
>> On 12/30/2011 4:29 PM, David VE3VID wrote:
>>> From: ve3vid@hotmail.com
>>> To: wa8hc1@charter.net
>>> Subject: RE: [RTTY] QRZ.com virus
>>> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:28:58 -0500
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is QRZ.com still infected? How were you picking up the mal-ware? A QRZ
>>> search?
>>> David
>>>
>>> http://www.ve3vid.webs.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: WA8HC1@charter.net
>>>> To: rtty@contesting.com
>>>> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:16:03 -0500
>>>> Subject: [RTTY] QRZ.com virus
>>>>
>>>> I think this is a Scareware type attack.. Scared the H___ out of me..
>>>> Trying to sell bogus Anti Virus software.. I’ve had it happen also from
>>>> other sites.. The fix has been to reset your computer to a safe start
>>>> point a couple of days before this happened..
>>>>
>>>> GL,
>>>>
>>>> Harry N Coates
>>>> WA8HC1@charter.net
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