A month or so ago a friend of ours ended up in the hospital due to a freak burning accident. We responded to her e-mail thru Yahoo and received a MAILER DAEMON/undeliverable e-mail. Well even tho I have high security/ a great fire wall and run on stealth something still got thru and now I have "supposedly" been sending out bogus e-mails by the truck load. AOL wasn't much help. I changed my password twice but still have a lot of people pissed off at me for something I did not do. SOO , if anyone gets an e-mail from me and know a couple of you have and were like WTF , it ain't me. If I want to contact any of you it will be thru PM or on the board.
I hope this last attempt tonite will fix it finally.
That really bites WL, hope this gets corrected for you soon. You'ld think people would have better things to do than immature crap like this. I also use Yahoo for all my e-mails, so thanks for the warning. :(
Man, I just hate crap like this this - GRRRRRRRR!
RRRRR! How irritating! ededed
I was wondering why you were trying to get me to buy Mexican Viagra.
Quote from: Scatter on July 29, 2011, 06:11:14 PM
I was wondering why you were trying to get me to buy Mexican Viagra.
Seriously , did you get one? Because essentially that is what most of them were.
Now I have a few people that even tho they know the situation refuse to respond to my REAL e-mails.
I spent 90 minutes with some dumb ass that sounded like a mom from an 80's sitcom reading off a script a could not answer even 1 technical/security question. Passwords and security questions changed and so far so good but... we shall see. Just can't figure how this happened with all the security locks I have.
I doubt it was a case of someone hacking into your personal account. There are viruses out there that get onto someone's computer and get into their Outlook address book. Then, spam emails are sent out using whatever email addresses were found on the infected computer's address book. It looks like the email came from you but it really came from another computer. Odds are, someone you know who had your email in their address book got the virus. Sadly, there's almost nothing you can do about this. All you can do is tell your friends they need better virus protection.
Quote from: Wicked Lester on July 29, 2011, 06:38:44 PM
Seriously , did you get one?
Nah, just messin' wit ya. Besides, everybody knows the good fake Viagra comes out of Cuba.
Seems Nothing is safe anymore, Give me the Good Old Days (1960's ). I swear, People are Crazy these Days,Whatever happened to ' Live And Let Live " ? UGH....I'll just hide here in my Crypt and let the World go by.
Quote from: Terry on July 29, 2011, 10:08:13 PM
Seems Nothing is safe anymore, Give me the Good Old Days (1960's ). I swear, People are Crazy these Days,Whatever happened to ' Live And Let Live " ? UGH....I'll just hide here in my Crypt and let the World go by.
So you prefer the days of civil rights riots, anti-war riots, daily Vietnam War death tolls, and assassinations?
Also there was no internet . . . .Oh, I think I see your point. :laugh:
Quote from: FACTO2 on July 29, 2011, 08:39:10 PM
I doubt it was a case of someone hacking into your personal account. There are viruses out there that get onto someone's computer and get into their Outlook address book. Then, spam emails are sent out using whatever email addresses were found on the infected computer's address book. It looks like the email came from you but it really came from another computer. Odds are, someone you know who had your email in their address book got the virus. Sadly, there's almost nothing you can do about this. All you can do is tell your friends they need better virus protection.
Here is the security I have set up. First with my AO-hell they are "supposed" to scan all incoming e-mail. For the net I run Zone Alarm Pro and have it set at stealth mode. I have auto updates and an auto weekly run for any viruses. I also have Malwarebytes which I run every so often. Neither one of them found anything that was above a low level pest. The e-mails look like they did come from me because when I look at my out box/sent mail there were over 70 of them in 2 days.
AOL security question and password changes are working so far. If this thing kicks in again I may just drop AOL all together and get a different e-mail account.
Hmmm. If you're actually seeing the spam emails in your out box, yeah, you're right, your account must have gotten hacked. That really does suck. That doesn't sound like a virus at all. It means someone figured out your password and knew your user name and was then able to sign onto AOL pretending to be you. As long as the pass word change is working, you're probably okay, as long as whoever was doing this can't figure out your new password. Really sorry that happened to you. What a pain in the butt.
Quote from: Fester on July 30, 2011, 12:23:03 AM
So you prefer the days of civil rights riots, anti-war riots, daily Vietnam War death tolls, and assassinations?
Also there was no internet . . . .Oh, I think I see your point. :laugh:
All that you say is true,All that DID happen,AND more I'm sure, But as a kid I don't remember my mother worrying if some pervert was going to pull me into a car and mutalate me, I don't remember a curfew on Halloween, or morons sticking razors in our candy, Kids didn't go to their schools and pull out automatic weapons shooting everyone in site, where I lived girls did'nt get pregnant at 12,13,or even 17. And it's ODD,but there wasn't a drug problem among kid's when I was young. I could go on and on, But Whats the point? ALL generations have problems, All I'm trying to say is growing up in the 60s was a wonderful thing. >:D
And that is why I believe computer hacking, computer viruses and identity theft ought to be punishable by death.
Quote from: Dr. Madd on August 01, 2011, 12:04:22 PM
And that is why I believe computer hacking, computer viruses and identity theft ought to be punishable by death.
Maybe very important ones.
Quote from: Terry on July 31, 2011, 11:32:05 PM
All that you say is true,All that DID happen,AND more I'm sure, But as a kid I don't remember my mother worrying if some pervert was going to pull me into a car and mutalate me, I don't remember a curfew on Halloween, or morons sticking razors in our candy, Kids didn't go to their schools and pull out automatic weapons shooting everyone in site, where I lived girls did'nt get pregnant at 12,13,or even 17. And it's ODD,but there wasn't a drug problem among kid's when I was young. I could go on and on, But Whats the point? ALL generations have problems, All I'm trying to say is growing up in the 60s was a wonderful thing. >:D
Where I grew up in the 1960s, we were warned about strangers trying kidnap us. There was a curfew on Halloween and our parents checked all the Halloween loot for signs of tampering. We had the rumors of razor blades in apples needles in candy bars; and once there was even a rumor of LSD-laced candy. In my junior high(c1968) there were at least three girls left school because of preganacy. Pot and even acid was readily available. We did not have shootings, but there were plenty of stabbings and beatings. Bicycle chains switchblades were the weapons of choice. And where did I grow up?
Salt Lake City: about as conservative and white-bread a place that ever existed.
My point? Selective memory is a tricky thing.
"We live in a decaying age. Young people no longer respect their parents. They are rude and impatient. They frequently inhabit taverns and have no self control."
Inscription, 6000 year-old Egyptian tomb
"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?"
Plato, 4th Century BC
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Quote from: Fester on August 01, 2011, 12:54:46 PM
Where I grew up in the 1960s, we were warned about strangers trying kidnap us. There was a curfew on Halloween and our parents checked all the Halloween loot for signs of tampering. We had the rumors of razor blades in apples needles in candy bars; and once there was even a rumor of LSD-laced candy. In my junior high(c1968) there were at least three girls left school because of preganacy. Pot and even acid was readily available. We did not have shootings, but there were plenty of stabbings and beatings. Bicycle chains switchblades were the weapons of choice. And where did I grow up?
Salt Lake City: about as conservative and white-bread a place that ever existed.
My point? Selective memory is a tricky thing.
"We live in a decaying age. Young people no longer respect their parents. They are rude and impatient. They frequently inhabit taverns and have no self control."
Inscription, 6000 year-old Egyptian tomb
"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?"
Plato, 4th Century BC
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
If it was THAt bad THEN,I don't think I'll be going to Salt Lake any time soon. Sorry to hear you lived in such a bad place,But Cleveland wasn't like that in the early 60s.It's not a case of " selective Memory", It's Fact. I grew up there. >:D
The late 60's early 70's in Columbia, South Carolina was pretty cool as a kid, we went Trick-n-treating by ourselves without any worry. Never found any razors or needles in my candy. Walked to school and played in the woods without being mutilated. But pot was around, and in our elementary school (we used to joke about the city being named Columbia) . Maybe California had Manson and the Zodiak, but the only serial killer we ever had was in the early 1800's. The same problems were likely all around us, but we were too busy having fun to worry about them. Best of all growing up in South Carolina, no dangerous psycho mothers trying to kill all the fun. I loved being a kid in the late 60's and early 70's. I agree with Terry, it was a wonderful time.
Quote from: CreepysFan on August 01, 2011, 09:49:14 PM
The late 60's early 70's in Columbia, South Carolina was pretty cool as a kid, we went Trick-n-treating by ourselves without any worry. Never found any razors or needles in my candy. Walked to school and played in the woods without being mutilated. But pot was around, and in our elementary school (we used to joke about the city being named Columbia) . Maybe California had Manson and the Zodiak, but the only serial killer we ever had was in the early 1800's. The same problems were likely all around us, but we were too busy having fun to worry about them. Best of all growing up in South Carolina, no dangerous psycho mothers trying to kill all the fun. I loved being a kid in the late 60's and early 70's. I agree with Terry, it was a wonderful time.
My mother grew up around there around that time, but it was in Greenville. She said it was a great time to be a kid, and that the 80s were a great time to be young!
Quote from: Fester on August 01, 2011, 12:54:46 PM
"We live in a decaying age. Young people no longer respect their parents. They are rude and impatient. They frequently inhabit taverns and have no self control."
Inscription, 6000 year-old Egyptian tomb
"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?"
Plato, 4th Century BC
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Didn't the societies cited both collapse?? ;D
Quote from: Scatter on August 01, 2011, 11:24:01 PM
Didn't the societies cited both collapse?? ;D
Yes, but they took several centuries to do so. Plato was complaining about the imminent demise of civilization at the same time the Athenians were developing democracy. The period is commonly referred to as the "Golden Age" of Greece. Egypt also collapsed as a society but it didn't really take place for another three thousand years. Even then, Egypt did not really collapse. They just got taken over by the Greeks. At the time of the Egyptian's complaint, the greatest Egyptian achievements had
not yet happened.
My point is: we all have a tendency to think the past was a lot better than the present. When I was a kid, my parents always said how much better life was when they grew up (Great Depression and World War II). My Grandparents were always complaining about the hippies and juvenile delinquents. I find myself bothered by the travails of modern life and sometimes find myself thinking how great life was when I was a kid.
Quote from: UndeadLegend on August 01, 2011, 12:43:48 PM
Maybe very important ones.
All of them. Every Citizen is important.
Quote from: Dr. Madd on August 07, 2011, 11:02:52 PM
All of them. Every Citizen is important.
From your avatar and that post, I can tell you mean justice!
Quote from: UndeadLegend on August 08, 2011, 02:27:02 PM
From your avatar and that post, I can tell you mean justice!
Dr. Madd is someone to definitely have in your corner watching your back. He's got more weapons than a small country. ;D
The next piece on my agenda, firearms-wise is a Russian Nagant Revolver. A funny story, off-topic, but funny. We went to a gunshop a couple of weeks back, and a guy there collects militaria and had in his possession a PPSH- Russian Submachine gun, made around the same time as the Mosin-Nagant rifle you see in my avatar. While I had my wife taking my pic holding it, My two-year old daughter was standing by her mother- my wife (Sad when you have to clarify in this day and age)- And suddenly she begins tugging on my wife's shirt-tail and pointing excitedly- Into a glass display full of Derringer pocket pistols. She was pointing to one in particular.. This one-
(http://cdn.armslist.com/images/posts/634122111430185000uwykv4lm.jpg)
My mother says its because she saw those as her size.
This just happened to my Yahoo account too. So if you see an email from me trying to get you to click on a link...don't.