Re: [IRCA] (OT) Spam

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

Back up everything you want to see again and do it often. As I told Paul off-list, I got hit with a virus or something from one of those mouse-over things on a legitimate site about 3 years ago and lost my hard drive. Because I was well- and recently-backed up, I lost only a few files. But getting the hard drive replaced wasn't fun at all.


Russ Edmunds
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--- On Sat, 1/28/12, BARRY DAVIES <barry.davies25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: BARRY DAVIES <barry.davies25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] (OT) Spam
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 2:57 PM
> Hello Paul
> Last week I was checking program details on 1060 XEEP Radio
> Educations web site and was bitten by a Trojan infection. 
> McAfee full  scan did not shift it and finally killed it
> with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free. Lost my records.
> Fortunately key ones stored off site. What kind of guys get
> their kicks from spoiling others enjoyment.
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Barry  : -)    (Carlisle UK, PERSEUS, 3.7m x 10m Flag +
> FLG100 amp)
> 
> 
> >________________________________
> > From: Paul Swearingen <plsbcbdxer@xxxxxxx>
> >To: am@xxxxxxxxxxx; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> >Sent: Saturday, 28 January 2012, 18:25
> >Subject: [IRCA] (OT) Spam
> >  
> >I'm reposting the message below, as it's not shown up on
> either listserv after just under 2.5 hours after the
> original posting. Wayne says that the NRC listserv was a bit
> delayed after a move and some maintenance, but I don't know
> about the IRCA listserve. Again, my apologies for any
> inconvenience -pls.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul Swearingen <plsbcbdxer@xxxxxxx>
> >To: irca <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> am <am@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Sat, Jan 28, 2012 9:57 am
> >Subject: (OT) Spam
> >
> >
> >Unfortunately, some spamscum - probably in the eastern
> European time zone, by the date stamp - spoofed or hacked my
> AOL mailbox around 1:15 CST January 28 and sent out mass
> spam to everyone on my contact list.
> >
> >
> >The good news is that over 200 of these messages were
> blocked by your e-mail and ISP providers - and returned to
> me (ugh). The bad news is that many were not, if the queries
> from many of you are any indication.
> >
> >
> >AOL made me change my password this morning before I
> could access my e-mail account, so I'm hoping that the
> problem is over for now. This isn't the first time that my
> e-mail address has been spoofed, but it's probably the most
> extensive hack I've experienced since 1994, when I set up
> this e-mail account with AOL.
> >
> >
> >My apologies to all who were affected and annoyed, and
> thanks to all who sent queries to notify me that my e-mail
> had been compromised -Paul Swearingen, Topeka
> >
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