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20 Aug 2007 12:07

Bogus updates and racy pics fuel botnet

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Bit late aren't you? 

By Dam
Posted Monday 20th August 2007 13:55 GMT

Hold on, haven't these "you've received an ecard, clik **this (lol) exe** to view it" emails been going for like, 2 months now?

tbh.. 

By Register Reader
Posted Monday 20th August 2007 15:23 GMT

This has been going on for like a decade. This is just a certain group using a very cliched method

Re Bit late aren't you? 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Monday 20th August 2007 17:47 GMT

I had the following two yesterday. A new variant to me, but no more convincing than the recent postcard malware.

Oh man I found these pictures of my ex-secretary on her computer after I

fired her. Check em out!

http:// [IP address deleted}

I cant believe you talked me into taking these pictures, hehe. I hope you

like em.

http:// [IP address deleted}

lame 

By kain preacher
Posted Tuesday 21st August 2007 00:07 GMT

i hate these lame ass attempts. Like when i'm on aol. the email says billing1@yahoo.com but I'm suppose to believe this is a legit e-mail from AOL asking for my password

Here's some more 

By Steve Roper
Posted Tuesday 21st August 2007 01:06 GMT

I've had this one today:

Subject: "Oh baby, I love what you sent me. Here is some pics to say thanks."

Content: click http://[IP address redacted]

In the past week, I've had about 8 spams saying something like "Your Mother has sent you a greeting card from [URL redacted]. Click the link to view your card!"

Except that my parents both know better than to use those greeting card things, even the so-called legitimate ones. They also know I never click on links in emails, even those from people I know.

Just FYI: They Shifted Again Today 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 21st August 2007 03:01 GMT

Now they are sending bogus login details.

I got two today. One for "Funny Files," and the other for some community site that doesn't exist.

These geeks are quick on their feet. It sure would be nice to get some hot pics of them in jail...

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