GrayScales - Scams, Viruses & More
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GrayScales - Scams, Viruses & More

Trojan delivers unwanted gift to Windows PCs | Tech News on ZDNet

Thursday, December 29, 2005
ZDNET reports this: "A new Trojan horse program was infecting PCs on Wednesday, exploiting a hole in Windows systems to sneak onto computers, then dropping adware or spyware or turning them into zombies, according to several Internet security companies."
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Posted on 12/29/05 at 11:32:18 by Jim Gray
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King Kong Website - Publisher Site

Thursday, December 22, 2005
Semmy Stumpp, one of our Q Publishers, gave me a great idea yesterday. He asked me to visit one of his new sites and mention it on my channel. The King Kong is the one he asked me to visit. My problem with this request is that I'm always talking about scams, viruses and stuff. So how to I handle this type of request.
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Posted on 12/22/05 at 10:56:47 by Jim Gray
Category: Publisher Sites - 2 comments - [Link to this item]

Receipt for your Payment - PayPal Scam

Thursday, December 15, 2005
The phishing scammers are getting a little sneakier. This particular PayPal scam comes in looking like a receipt for money that you've supposedly sent to someone. In my example, the receipt was for an engine for an Accura Legend for $600.01. The only legend here is that of the exploits of these idiots out trying to scam anyone with an email address. The problem with this particular scam is that it can catch you off guard because it's so absurd that a victim might find themselves clicking on the "If you haven't authorized this charge" link. By that time it may be too late, you've been caught.
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Posted on 12/15/05 at 10:36:52 by Jim Gray
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