Fwd: Spam alert
Have forwarded to WAMUG for you Daniel :-) And I have been receiving a lot of the below SPAM emails! Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au Subject: Fwd: Spam alert Date: 30 August 2012 2:13:27 PM AWST To: Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com Hi Ronni Can you please forward this whole email to WAMUG as for some reason both times I sent it they haven't arrived. Thanks! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: dan...@macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au Date: 30 August 2012 10:18:15 AM AWST To: WAMUG wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Spam alert Hi all Just for interest sake, I thought I'd let all know there's quite a few spam emails about at the moment. These include (but not limited to)- Facebook - your friend has sent you photos attached. Telstra - your account current invoice is attached Apple. - you need to reset your password with this link FedEx / UPS - you have a parcel waiting. Please complete the form attached Amazon - your order is waiting approval or needs finalised. Please complete the form attached (or can also say its a copy of your order). They all normally have a zip file attached. Not a big issue for us Mac people, but some to be wary of. I get about 3 or 4 a day at the moment , all to weird addresses I don't use (but I have a catch all domain so hence get more then normal). :) Some days a nice mixture of all of them. Makes a difference from the old ones (I don't seem to get any more) - Russian brides , Viagra , but cheap meds. Lol. :) Hope that info helps. (Apologies for the mention of spam itself lol, and mistakes - dictating at red lights can only do so much. Lol) Enjoy! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Spam alert
I am not so sure about no issue for Mac owners. At least with Lion and Leopard before it I started using Sophos and it would frequently pick up unwanted guests. And still does. Bill On 30/08/2012, at 2:17 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Have forwarded to WAMUG for you Daniel :-) And I have been receiving a lot of the below SPAM emails! Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au Subject: Fwd: Spam alert Date: 30 August 2012 2:13:27 PM AWST To: Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com Hi Ronni Can you please forward this whole email to WAMUG as for some reason both times I sent it they haven't arrived. Thanks! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: dan...@macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au Date: 30 August 2012 10:18:15 AM AWST To: WAMUG wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Spam alert Hi all Just for interest sake, I thought I'd let all know there's quite a few spam emails about at the moment. These include (but not limited to)- Facebook - your friend has sent you photos attached. Telstra - your account current invoice is attached Apple. - you need to reset your password with this link FedEx / UPS - you have a parcel waiting. Please complete the form attached Amazon - your order is waiting approval or needs finalised. Please complete the form attached (or can also say its a copy of your order). They all normally have a zip file attached. Not a big issue for us Mac people, but some to be wary of. I get about 3 or 4 a day at the moment , all to weird addresses I don't use (but I have a catch all domain so hence get more then normal). :) Some days a nice mixture of all of them. Makes a difference from the old ones (I don't seem to get any more) - Russian brides , Viagra , but cheap meds. Lol. :) Hope that info helps. (Apologies for the mention of spam itself lol, and mistakes - dictating at red lights can only do so much. Lol) Enjoy! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Spam alert
Hi Bill, What Daniel is meaning I would assume... The zip file in these emails normally contains an .exe file which contains the virus; and an .exe file cannot be opened on a Mac. Therefore they can't cause any damage on a Mac. Common sense and safe practices is required. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 30/08/2012, at 3:12 PM, Bill Parker ren...@westnet.com.au wrote: I am not so sure about no issue for Mac owners. At least with Lion and Leopard before it I started using Sophos and it would frequently pick up unwanted guests. And still does. Bill On 30/08/2012, at 2:17 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Have forwarded to WAMUG for you Daniel :-) And I have been receiving a lot of the below SPAM emails! Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au Subject: Fwd: Spam alert Date: 30 August 2012 2:13:27 PM AWST To: Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com Hi Ronni Can you please forward this whole email to WAMUG as for some reason both times I sent it they haven't arrived. Thanks! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: dan...@macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au Date: 30 August 2012 10:18:15 AM AWST To: WAMUG wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Spam alert Hi all Just for interest sake, I thought I'd let all know there's quite a few spam emails about at the moment. These include (but not limited to)- Facebook - your friend has sent you photos attached. Telstra - your account current invoice is attached Apple. - you need to reset your password with this link FedEx / UPS - you have a parcel waiting. Please complete the form attached Amazon - your order is waiting approval or needs finalised. Please complete the form attached (or can also say its a copy of your order). They all normally have a zip file attached. Not a big issue for us Mac people, but some to be wary of. I get about 3 or 4 a day at the moment , all to weird addresses I don't use (but I have a catch all domain so hence get more then normal). :) Some days a nice mixture of all of them. Makes a difference from the old ones (I don't seem to get any more) - Russian brides , Viagra , but cheap meds. Lol. :) Hope that info helps. (Apologies for the mention of spam itself lol, and mistakes - dictating at red lights can only do so much. Lol) Enjoy! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Spam alert
I am sure he is, but Sophos tells me what they are and responds if I tell it to quarantine. I installed Sophos from advice I got from Charles Taylor at Macs4U when we set-up a new computer. Bill Hi Bill, What Daniel is meaning I would assume... The zip file in these emails normally contains an .exe file which contains the virus; and an .exe file cannot be opened on a Mac. Therefore they can't cause any damage on a Mac. Common sense and safe practices is required. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 30/08/2012, at 3:12 PM, Bill Parker ren...@westnet.com.au wrote: I am not so sure about no issue for Mac owners. At least with Lion and Leopard before it I started using Sophos and it would frequently pick up unwanted guests. And still does. Bill On 30/08/2012, at 2:17 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Have forwarded to WAMUG for you Daniel :-) And I have been receiving a lot of the below SPAM emails! Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au Subject: Fwd: Spam alert Date: 30 August 2012 2:13:27 PM AWST To: Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com Hi Ronni Can you please forward this whole email to WAMUG as for some reason both times I sent it they haven't arrived. Thanks! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: dan...@macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au Date: 30 August 2012 10:18:15 AM AWST To: WAMUG wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Spam alert Hi all Just for interest sake, I thought I'd let all know there's quite a few spam emails about at the moment. These include (but not limited to)- Facebook - your friend has sent you photos attached. Telstra - your account current invoice is attached Apple. - you need to reset your password with this link FedEx / UPS - you have a parcel waiting. Please complete the form attached Amazon - your order is waiting approval or needs finalised. Please complete the form attached (or can also say its a copy of your order). They all normally have a zip file attached. Not a big issue for us Mac people, but some to be wary of. I get about 3 or 4 a day at the moment , all to weird addresses I don't use (but I have a catch all domain so hence get more then normal). :) Some days a nice mixture of all of them. Makes a difference from the old ones (I don't seem to get any more) - Russian brides , Viagra , but cheap meds. Lol. :) Hope that info helps. (Apologies for the mention of spam itself lol, and mistakes - dictating at red lights can only do so much. Lol) Enjoy! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Spam alert
Hi Bill and Ronni Yes, it was more the mention of them, so people knew. Not about how to deal with viruses etc etc,… :) The files themselves generally wont' worry the Mac. Sure if you have Parallels etc then an .exe file will load straight into that and can cause hassles. Yes, helpful to have virus software for some instances. And yes, common sense is a fantastic practice to deal with them,… Those emails arrive (with attachments) and I simply delete them. Problem solved. I've got virus software to check my machine (once in a blue moon) but I don't run it all the time. I don't work with a lot of Word documents, bar ones I get sent from clients to check or that won't open. And I can them to check. But I don't generally have to stress about it in my line of work for things coming through my email or computer. As an aside, in over 11 years of doing computer consulting I've only ever had ONE call out for something that was virus related. And it was an old OS9 computer with a Word macro virus. (And that was about 9 years ago now). It had infected the Word documents but nothing else. An easy fix and software then installed to keep a check on it. But apart from that, I've never had any other virus related call outs, even in the instances where they thought it might be a virus,..a scan showed nothing. I'm sure the same couldn't be said for a Windows consultant! lol :)) (In fact I'm sure for some of them, their bread and butter is removing viruses,…lol. :o) (Thanks Ronni, for forwarding it on as well). Hopefully this email will get here too. Enjoy! KInd regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 30/08/2012, at 3:57 PM, Bill Parker ren...@westnet.com.au wrote: I am sure he is, but Sophos tells me what they are and responds if I tell it to quarantine. I installed Sophos from advice I got from Charles Taylor at Macs4U when we set-up a new computer. Bill Hi Bill, What Daniel is meaning I would assume... The zip file in these emails normally contains an .exe file which contains the virus; and an .exe file cannot be opened on a Mac. Therefore they can't cause any damage on a Mac. Common sense and safe practices is required. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 30/08/2012, at 3:12 PM, Bill Parker ren...@westnet.com.au wrote: I am not so sure about no issue for Mac owners. At least with Lion and Leopard before it I started using Sophos and it would frequently pick up unwanted guests. And still does. Bill On 30/08/2012, at 2:17 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Have forwarded to WAMUG for you Daniel :-) And I have been receiving a lot of the below SPAM emails! Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au Subject: Fwd: Spam alert Date: 30 August 2012 2:13:27 PM AWST To: Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com Hi Ronni Can you please forward this whole email to WAMUG as for some reason both times I sent it they haven't arrived. Thanks! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: dan...@macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au Date: 30 August 2012 10:18:15 AM AWST To: WAMUG wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Spam alert Hi all Just for interest sake, I thought I'd let all know there's quite a few spam emails about at the moment. These include (but not limited to)- Facebook - your friend has sent you photos attached. Telstra - your account current invoice is attached Apple. - you need to reset your password with this link FedEx / UPS - you have a parcel waiting. Please complete the form attached Amazon - your order is waiting approval or needs finalised. Please complete the form attached (or can also say its a copy of your order). They all normally have a zip file attached. Not a big issue for us Mac people, but some to be wary of. I get about 3 or 4 a day at the moment , all to weird addresses I don't use (but I have a catch all domain so hence get more then normal). :) Some days a nice mixture of all of them. Makes a difference from the old ones (I don't seem to get any more) - Russian brides , Viagra , but cheap meds. Lol. :) Hope that info helps. (Apologies for the mention of spam itself lol, and mistakes - dictating at red lights can only do so much. Lol) Enjoy! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings
Re: Spam alert
On 30/08/2012, at 6:09 PM, Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Bill and Ronni Yes, it was more the mention of them, so people knew. Not about how to deal with viruses etc etc,… :) The files themselves generally wont' worry the Mac. Sure if you have Parallels etc then an .exe file will load straight into that and can cause hassles. Yes, helpful to have virus software for some instances. And yes, common sense is a fantastic practice to deal with them,… Those emails arrive (with attachments) and I simply delete them. Problem solved. I've got virus software to check my machine (once in a blue moon) but I don't run it all the time. I don't work with a lot of Word documents, bar ones I get sent from clients to check or that won't open. And I can them to check. But I don't generally have to stress about it in my line of work for things coming through my email or computer. As an aside, in over 11 years of doing computer consulting I've only ever had ONE call out for something that was virus related. And it was an old OS9 computer with a Word macro virus. (And that was about 9 years ago now). It had infected the Word documents but nothing else. An easy fix and software then installed to keep a check on it. But apart from that, I've never had any other virus related call outs, even in the instances where they thought it might be a virus,..a scan showed nothing. I'm sure the same couldn't be said for a Windows consultant! lol :)) (In fact I'm sure for some of them, their bread and butter is removing viruses,…lol. :o) (Thanks Ronni, for forwarding it on as well). Hopefully this email will get here too. One of the great strengths of Apple's Mail (and why I won't use anything else) is the fact that it takes full advantage of OS X's QuickLook system. One of the great features of QuickLook is its support for plugins, and one of the more useful of these is the BetterZip plugin. http://www.quicklookplugins.com/2007/12/02/zip-betterzip/ Once installed, it gives you an instant peak inside the contents of any .zip file. It is particularly useful for quickly examining these little nasties without running any risks associated with opening them. A simply slick of the QuickLook button at the top of the message opens a window displaying the contents of the archive, and these attachments typically contain nothing but the aforementioned .exe file. Of course, BetterZip is useful for looking inside legitimate Zipped attachments as well, so you can see what you might be getting before you actually open the attachment. As an adjunct to this, QuickLook in 10.7 and above also works on embedded URLs, so you can preview those inviting links before you actually click them: you know, the ones from the bank that say things like your password needs to be reset. Please click here to correct the issue or something similar. Invariably these links lead off to some site in Russia or somewhere, performing some nasty magic along the way. QuickLook lets you see what the destination page looks like without involving your browser. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
OT - spam alert
I received an e-mail purporting to be from the USPS about a package that could not be delivered. Suspected spam, so checked with Google. This URL tells all about it: https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/radDocs/consumer/SpamAlert.pdf Pat -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: OT - spam alert
I got that one and since I was about to take delivery of a UPS package thought it was real. The atual package was left at the front door. Bill On 17/07/2012, at 2:49 PM, Pat wrote: I received an e-mail purporting to be from the USPS about a package that could not be delivered. Suspected spam, so checked with Google. This URL tells all about it: https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/radDocs/consumer/SpamAlert.pdf Pat -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
