Topband: Common sense email security

[donovanf at starpower.net]

Clickable links in email are one of the most pervasive means of spreading malware. 

Never click on a link in email -- even from your best friend -- because 
the "social engineering" of malware spreading emails has become quite 
sophisticated. 

I never click a link in email unless I'm expecting that email. If in doubt, I send an 
email to the originator asking if he sent it and if its important . 

More often than not I still ignore the clickable link unless its very important. 
Even you friends can inadvertently send you a link to malware, despite their 
best intentions. 

Never --- NEVER! -- click on a "tiny URL" You have absolutely no idea what 
is hidden behind it. 

73 
Frank 
W3LPL 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham at nc.rr.com> 
To: "Keith Jillings (G3OIT)" <g3oit.keith at jillings.org.uk>, "topband" <topband at contesting.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:26:21 PM 
Subject: Re: Topband: Spam on the Reflector! 

HI, Keith 

Thanks for the info. I know that I did receive the "Jim Koshmider" e-mail 
just this morning and I did click on it to see what it was and got no 
warning. Wish I had seen your post first!! Any tips/pointers on how to check 
my machine for the infection, and how to remove it? 

Thanks. 

Charlie K4OTV 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Keith 
Jillings (G3OIT) 
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:02 PM 
To: topband 
Subject: Topband: Spam on the Reflector! 



I've had two links to Trojans arrive in e-mails from the reflector in 
the last two days - one labelled "Topband: John King" and the other 
"Topband: Jim Koshmider". 

If you received and clicked on either and didn't get a warning, your 
computer is now infected! 

Both seem to have originated from Yahoo addresses, so I'd guess this is 
a continuation of the Yahoo hack from a couple of weeks ago. 


Keith 
G3OIT 



All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. 
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