Hi Slightly off topic, but when I have time to waste, I love getting those “your computer has a virus” calls. I make them wait as I “boot it up”, suggesting it’s a bit old and slow, say I’m switching on the modem, and then eventually let them know I’m ready. Let them start trying to instruct me, before I eventually tell them I have an Amiga. They generally immediately hang up, but at least I’ve wasted their time. Of course, I’ve not done anything during that time except for lead them on.
On a more practical note, I find that if you answer with anything but a standard greeting (I just immediately say my name when I answer), the autodialler doesn’t tend to transfer it to a “consultant”. Jamie On Thu, 18 Feb 2021 at 5:16 pm, Mark Andrews <ma...@isc.org> wrote: > I’m sure all DOCSIS and DSL modems are potentially capable of being > infected as they are all managed. > > > On 18 Feb 2021, at 15:50, Guy Ellis <g...@traverse.com.au> wrote: > > > > I wonder what sort of a Virus a real modem can catch - I guess that > would be FSK? > > > > On 18/02/2021 3:34 pm, Kai wrote: > >> Just had a scam call from a female operator, called from "0432 594 523" > (probably a spoofed number), says her name is Selina from Telstra, that my > modem has a virus. She gave her Telstra staff ID as C0527 (that's not a > real Telstra staff ID, it starts with a 0 and it's too short) and hung up > when I asked what her Team Leader or Manager's name and staff ID is. > >> > >> So the "Telstra scammers" are still out there, trying to scam people. > >> Parasites. > >> > >> Sent from my smartphone. > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> AusNOG mailing list > >> > >> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > > -- > > Guy Ellis > > Mobile +61 419 398 234 > > AU 03 9489 6678 > > NZ 09 884 9756 > > > > www.traverse.com.au > > > > > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > www.avast.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AusNOG mailing list > > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > > -- > Mark Andrews, ISC > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org > > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > -- Jamie Lovick <-> IT Consultant <-> AU <-> +61-4-1479-1681 -> US <-> +1-8018-4-52643 (JAMIE) -> FR <-> +33-9-7073-0340 Doof.org -> Em <-> jalov...@doof.org
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