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Kevin



Joined: 10 Jun 04
Posts: 12

Location: Pennsylvania

PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:43 am    Post subject: New spam Reply with quote

I'm starting to think that we need a delay function in approving new accounts. This was in my inbox this morning:


From: trueLadyAdmin
To: Kevin
Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:13 pm
Subject: Important message from the forum administration!
Dear, Kevin!

A virus alert was noticed on your computer.
We highly recommend you to check your computer and perform online virus check at our site immediately: http://protectcomp.effectmeds.com/
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Sincerely, Forum Administration www.spielbyweb.com.
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lefty



Joined: 03 Sep 07
Posts: 54

Location: South Central PA

PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you should have 1 completed game in order to post.
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Carmilla



Joined: 13 Jul 08
Posts: 70

Location: Brooklyn, NY

PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

But what if you have questions about the game? Or joining a game? Where do you ask?

I'm all for ending SPAM, but let's not throw the players out in the process.
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lefty



Joined: 03 Sep 07
Posts: 54

Location: South Central PA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Carmilla wrote:
But what if you have questions about the game? Or joining a game? Where do you ask?

I'm all for ending SPAM, but let's not throw the players out in the process.


I've found it easy to start a game I wasn't sure of with the comments that I'm looking to learn a game and the players who have joined have been very forthcoming with my mistakes and how to play.

The last thing I want to do is throw players out - but there has been a lot of spam lately that bogs down the board.
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smlait



Joined: 16 Jul 06
Posts: 392

Location: alberta, canada

PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Would it be possible to disable PM abilities until a game is completed but leave the ability to post?
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Spud



Joined: 26 Mar 06
Posts: 17

Location: Yorba Linda, CA USA

PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just got this pm. The site it references is a known distributor of viruses and malware.


From: XandderrMan
To: Spud
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:06 pm
Subject: Please, take into account.. Quote message
Hello, friend. There are viruses' activities from your computer in last few days. Strongly recommend you to check your computer. You can find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it here: http://www.virus-total.net/detected/Spud
Thank you. Forum member.
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orcishlumberjack



Joined: 17 Nov 05
Posts: 1


PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i have received the same and it's one of those fake virus scan links that infect your computer

From: XandderrMan
To: orcishlumberjack
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:09 am
Subject: Please, take into account..
Hello, friend. There are viruses' activities from your computer in last few days. Strongly recommend you to check your computer. You can find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it here: //www.virus-total.net/detected/orcishlumberjack
Thank you. Forum member.
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jbrier



Joined: 31 Oct 05
Posts: 125

Location: Miami, FL

PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Also received the same message from XXanderman
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freduk



Joined: 18 Jan 06
Posts: 433

Location: Bristol, UK

PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ah, at last I've got some spam. I was beginning to feel left out. It was redirecting me to www .virus-total.net/detected/freduk. does that mean he's prepared my own customised virus for me? How sweet!

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Early_10



Joined: 14 Mar 06
Posts: 270


PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got the XXanderman one too.
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Zaui



Joined: 29 Mar 06
Posts: 120

Location: Sandy, Utah, USA

PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 2:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Me too on XXanderman.
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lesk



Joined: 08 Nov 05
Posts: 3

Location: Sydney, Australia

PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ditto from Xandderrman
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Adriaan Pieters



Joined: 02 Nov 05
Posts: 137

Location: Ontario, Canada

PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ditto Evil or Very Mad
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Coyotek4



Joined: 20 Nov 05
Posts: 28

Location: Philly, PA

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spud wrote:
I just got this pm. The site it references is a known distributor of viruses and malware.


From: XandderrMan
To: Spud
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:06 pm
Subject: Please, take into account.. Quote message
Hello, friend. There are viruses' activities from your computer in last few days. Strongly recommend you to check your computer. You can find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it here: http://www.virus-total.net/detected/Spud
Thank you. Forum member.

OK, I'll fess up: not only did I receive this spam, I FELL FOR IT!!!

Just got my computer back today (had to pay almost $100), free from the rogueware virus that link goes to. I was lucky that (a) I only lost my computer for a day and a half, and (b) no data was damaged.

That said, I think I'll be reading up at Wikipedia about the 'Security Tool' virus. That thing is pure evil.

Evil or Very Mad
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sn0wball



Joined: 19 Nov 09
Posts: 1


PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

XandderrMan changed into Dersterman:

From: Dersterman
To: sn0wball
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:17 am
Subject: Hello
Hello, friend. There are viruses' activities from your computer in last few days. Strongly recommend you to scan your computer. You can find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it here: www.total-scan.net/detected/sn0wball
hank you. Forum member.
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