jimscott
Tropical Fish Enthusiast
I got a message from tis hitsonline site that I registered with last year, part of my love for music. In the last week a received a message that read:
It's my kid's pc. I showed him the message. He says to just delete it. He has XP and they don't target older OS's like his. They target the newer ones like Vista. I don't appreciate threats like this and it doesn't ring legit, but I don't have the savvy to know for sure. Whaddya think?
From: Robert Taylor
To: jimscott
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:23 am
Subject: Hello
Hello. Email spam from your computer was detected. It is quite possible that your pc is a part of a botnet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet).
Highly recommend you scan your computer for malicious and potentially unwanted software. If you do not follow this, I will have to make a complaint to your Internet Service Provider with attached log file (your IP address, etc.).
If you want to find a report about your computer's security and solve every problem with it, please click here:
http:/www.totalpsscan.com/detected/jimscott
This is an online service that you can use for free spyware removal.
Sincerely, Robert Taylor
It's my kid's pc. I showed him the message. He says to just delete it. He has XP and they don't target older OS's like his. They target the newer ones like Vista. I don't appreciate threats like this and it doesn't ring legit, but I don't have the savvy to know for sure. Whaddya think?