Humor Email spam/attacks... they are getting really tricky

[Enjo]

That's not what I meant, but well ... I like oranges and apples :lol:

 

[Urwumpe]

That's not what I meant, but well ... I like oranges and apples :lol:

I think pineapples are a fair compromise.

 

[Linguofreak]

I got this as Skype-chat-spam once:

[16:25:19] Online Notification: ******************************************
URGENT SYSTEM SCAN NOTIFICATION ! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY !!

http:// [Link removed]

For the link to become active, please click on 'Add to contacts' skype button or type it in manually into your web browser !

FULL DETAILS OF SCAN RESULT BELOW
******************************************

WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected
malware on your computer !

Affected Software:

Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution / Virus Infection /
Unexpected shutdowns

Recommendation: Users running vulnerable version should install a repair utility immediately

Your system IS affected, download the patch from the address below !
Failure to do so may result in severe computer malfunction.

http:// [Link removed]

For the link to become active, please click on 'Add to contacts' skype button or type it in manually into your web browser !

If they had *really* scanned my System, they would have known that I wasn't running Windows...

 

[Enjo]

AHAHAHAHAH, good one

Believe me, I've heard stories about people who were trying to prove to their ISPs that they were virus-free, because they had used The On-Line Virus Scanner the link to which had suddenly appeared on their desktops :lol:

[EDIT]
2^8th post!

 

[ar81]

Well the Orbiter era has brought a new kind of problem: Spam for orbinauts. :lol:

Dear Fellow Orbiter pilot / Spacecraft Owner,
Do you really know what it takes to quickly generate high-profit deals to your space freight company?
Listen up. I must let you in on a few insider *secrets*:
Instead of waiting months to generate sales on your courier/freighter business, you can start gaining the deals you want right now.
For Full Details please read the attached virus.html file
To Unsubscribe please read the attached Unsubscribe.virus.txt file

 

[Andy44]

I'm with cjp on this one. ISP's are "service providers". If they want to screen and filter my email, they should make it optional and ask nicely. I'm tired of hysteria constantly taking away freedom.

 

[Enjo]

See. And who are we to tell oranges and apples apart as ISP. :lol:

Now that I think of it, allowing for infections by not scanning attachments hurts my business just as much as banning airbags. I don't want to be a spamer as much as I don't want to be a killer.

I'm with cjp on this one. ISP's are "service providers". If they want to screen and filter my email, they should make it optional and ask nicely. I'm tired of hysteria constantly taking away freedom.

My point is that you wouldn't even know about your emails being scanned for viruses, as much as you wouldn't know that I could be checking the text of your email if I wanted. After all, even if you use encrypted connection, on my server the messages are still held decrypted.

Option you say... Sounds like freedom, but how am I supposed to tell if you're responsible enough to refuse my scanning?

The only solution that I see is "don't use our e-mail feature if you don't want, although we will still provide you Internet service". I'm sure that the lazy users will be happy that they don't need to install local anti virus software for scanning their emails. Maybe they would have to pay for it and call that nerd next door to install it for them?


I've dealt with more draconian ISPs back in the days. When they detected malware in some of their clients' hosts (by packet sniffing?), they automatically blocked the clients' access to their services (LAN/WAN), called them and offered help in removing the yuck... for a price
You can see that they were scums indeed, but try to be in the ISP's shoes for a second, who is constantly getting called by THEIR provider that they need to cut on that spam. It works just like that.