Hah! I made the same mistake, but caught myself mid-reply. :-) Bob
On Oct 31, 2010, at 1:07 PM, roger.e.el...@sealedair.com wrote: >> Roger.E.Eller wrote: >>> It is in many cases the virus makers themselves who infect Windows, >>> and then use FAKE anti-virus messages that offer to cleanse your >>> machine "for a fee". > > Richard Gaskin replied: >> >> URL? >> >> I'm sometimes prone to notions that seem conspiratorial myself, but >> while this meme has been floating around for a few years I've not yet >> been able to find any actual case where this has been demonstrated to >> have happened. > > No no no no... I said VIRUS MAKERS, not ANTI-virus makers. One of the > most common viruses is called "Anti-Virus 2010", which spoofs a window to > look almost identical to a real antivirus window. No conspriacy, just > tricky devils. Google it, but be careful, some of the rusults can lead you > to an infecting site. > > ~Roger > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
