[Amps] Fraudulent email to amps posters

[Will Matney]

Larry,

That's what they call a browser hijacker. It can only be done to Microsofts Internet Explorer (IE). A lot of sites, let's say on the shady side, automatically upload and install the hijackers because IE uses Active X. Active X allows an executabe file to be ran off an internet site without the user knowing sometimes. You can turn off using Active X in IE's configuration. Opera (which I use), Netscaper, and Firefox will not allow an Active X program to run. They are the safest browsers out to use, and I recommend that everyone dump IE over it. Besides that, IE is one of the largest and slowest pieces of software they are. I can say that if you run the other browsers mentioned above, you as safe on the net as any Linux browser in my opinion. Netscape and Firefox are free browsers, and Opera is shareware. Opera runs around $35 and is well worth it.

To kill the browser hijacker, spyware, malware, or any other bugs besides Viruses, I would recommend using a program named Ad-aware by Lavasoft. It's made to remove all that and clean the system if you do get infected with one. For viruses, I'd recommend Nod 32 which I've found to catch more viruses in the wild than any I've used.

Best,

Will

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On 8/7/05 at 11:41 AM Larry Carman wrote:

>A couple of years ago my daughter had downloaded an installed a piece of
>software which installed a driver on her local computer that caused the
>web browser to form links based on certain keywords displayed in the
>browser. Didn't matter which sites you were visiting. It actually removed
>any original links in the page and replaced them with links they had
>associated with there keywords. The program she downloaded and installed
>said nothing about this link alteration but was supposed to have a
>whole other function. Think about the implications of this if you were
>to be using paypal or any other site that requested personal information.
>If you were to go to paypal.com you would get the correct page but the
>links may have been swapped. If so and you click on 'Send Money' you would
>see the fake ( but identical in appearance ) page which may route your
>money
>to a totally different account. This is only an example and I know you have
>to specify bank routing numbers when you register with paypal but what
>about
>others financial institutions, etc...
>
>I haven't heard of a real life incident of such but wonder if anyone else
>has?
>
>Regards,
>Larry N5BIP
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]On
>Behalf Of Pete Smith
>Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 9:31 AM
>To: Bill Aycock; Dennis12Amplify at aol.com; amps at w4zt.com;
>Amps at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [Amps] Fraudulent email to amps posters
>
>
>You can also get a pretty good idea by looking at the full header.  The
>last few of these I have seen showed origin in Finland or Estonia.  Also,
>PayPal says they will never address a message to you without using your
>name in the message itself.
>
>73, Pete N4ZR
>
>At 12:41 AM 8/7/2005, Bill Aycock wrote:
>
>>These false posts are very well done, and use the logo of ebay and PayPal.
>>These two companies have set up a separate address you can forward to, to
>>check.
>>Forward any suspect post to:
>>Spoof at ebay.com , or spoof @paypal.com
>>They will answer you, and will use your data to track the fakers down.
>>Bill
>>
>>At 06:48 PM 8/6/2005 -0400, Dennis12Amplify at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >In a message dated 8/6/05 5:01:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>amps at w4zt.com
>> >writes:
>> >
>> >Anyone  else receiving email with fraudulent attempts to gain access to
>> >your Ebay  and PayPal accounts being sent to the address you use to post
>> >to this  list?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >I had, and wondered where  it had originated, but stopped it quickly by
>> >forwarding them all to spoof  @ebay.com or _spoof at aol.com_
>> >(mailto:spoof at aol.com)
>> >and let them  handle it...
>> >
>> >  Regards,
>> >
>> >Dennis  O.
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>>
>>Bill Aycock - W4BSG
>>Woodville, Alabama
>>
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