Nope, nothing but a numerical 'merchant code' on his receipt. And prolonged questioning on the phone has given me no clues what he may have purchased. I've told him to delete the .exe file he was sent. When asked WHY he made the purchase, his only vague response was that he was worried about his car and I had told him to check for Flash updates and it was just easier to BUY the darned thing.
My god, I try so hard to help people lock down their computers, but then something like this happens and leaves one feeling powerless. On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: > It sounds like a third party billing company. > > Cannot verify them for anything, but reputable third party billing companies > usually identify for whom they are billing. > > Stewart > > > At 09:06 PM 2/2/2009, you wrote: >> >> http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=MBcontact.com >> >> My Spybot has MBcontact.com blocked at the hosts file. But a friend >> (somewhat elderly) just sent them $35 for a Flash update. Or, at >> least, they're the only ones listed on the receipt he got. Has anyone >> heard of them or dealt with them? Or heard about a premium >> subscription to Flash updates??? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
