Joe Sloan wrote:
Doug McGarrett wrote:
For those dual booting, or otherwise running Windows, I got this message on my Linux (only) machine:
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http://www.updatew.org/?q=scan
**************************************************** I wouldn't dare run this on this Linux machine, nor especially on my Windows machine. (It would be interesting to see what it would make of SuSE, but I don't think I'm going to find out!)
I've no need to be timid - I'm running linux after all ;)
I visited the site, and like Randall, I was treated to a silly dog and pony show in which the remote system was "scanning my system" (as IF!), and found several serious issues. I played along with the gag and clicked the "remove all" button and up popped a shopping cart and they were ready to collect my payment info. I cancelled out at that point, but it was good for a few chuckles.
I doubt very much if it's a scam to sell fake software, although that would be bad enough. With the credit card information they require, they can harvest working credit information easily. The original poster should definitely report this phishing attempt to his ISP, if he hasn't already done so. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org