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Journal Journal: my inbox has been spam free for a while... 3

with only a few foriegn spams. i wonder if the wow spammer realized i was posting about the spam here on slashdot... seasons greetings as well, having a safe and quiet holiday season so far here.

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Journal Journal: after a long hiatus the wow spam continues...

http://www.battled3-wow.tk/login.asp?ref=https%3A%2F%2Feu.battle.net%2Faccount%2Fmanagement%2Findex.xml&app=bam

i was busy catching up on my netflix today so they sent two emails.

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Journal Journal: more blizz scams emails

http://www.saeby-fourm.tk/login.asp?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fus.battle.net%2Faccount%2Fmanagement%2Findex.xml&app=bam

Spam

Journal Journal: WoW spam is back again.

http://us-blizzaird.tk/login.asp?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fus.battle.net%2Faccount%2Fmanagement%2Findex.xml&app=bam
they are using a netherlands server i guess go daddy wasn't their only disposable server company.

Microsoft

Journal Journal: TrustedInstaller.exe 50% cpu + 1MBPS disk utilization problem... 4

my sisters computer is having a weird bug, related to windows update trustedinstaller.exe it is using 50% cpu and 1 MBps hdd utilization, i came across someone else having a similar problem.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-windows_update/service-trustedinstallerexe-permanently-active/32f87e95-1afa-4478-90a3-61fa6537c44c
but here is the kicker, in my situation the hdd and cpu use starts at bootup(pre login), windows update says there is a 'failed' install. my sister had done a system restore due to a failed sp1 install (her internet stopped working) i will try disabling the auto update and explain to her how to manually update on the second Tuesday of the month, but in the case that fails to resolve the issue i will wipe her system, but i really dislike having to do that especially since she has a lot of programs and music.

User Journal

Journal Journal: should i convert a i686 with 256mb ram to linux or not? 4

my sister has an old junky i686 i didn't have my install discs except a wierd one off distrowatch. the old pc is mainly used by 8 yearolds and windows xp gave up the ghost. i can download any distrowatch disk, but being so old want an easy platform for browsing and schoolwork. i would also like to have an ids to email me once a month a status of that ids system. so what works is it worth getting a slim distro and which one? it has a 3 year old 100gb hdd and decent for the era gpu, or should i tell them to give up on such old hardware? the parents have a laptop, so does one of their kids, but this is the last desktop they are getting from me unless i find one nearby on craigslist or something cheap like that. please post any info you think i need to do this, thanks.

Spam

Journal Journal: they updated their fake wow emails

now an unloaded image is the link, but i still got their url with web of trust. www.mywot.com/scorecard/us.battle.net.login.wow.beta.2012.managemenit.com
i know some feel it is pointless to try to stop spam and scammers but that isn't the point i am here sharing the information knowing that there are people who can use that information in good ways.

User Journal

Journal Journal: so they figured i'm not into WoW so they amped up with a fake yahoo login... 1

and i figured out how to use web of trust finally (tldr on documentation!) so the email used http://configurats-yuboosmail.cixx6.com/ but WoT said it was mailers-configurs.3eeweb.com
both are run by spammers and i did give an all red for the site 'web of trust' followed through to here http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/mailers-configurs.3eeweb.com using the domain tools here http://whois.domaintools.com/3eeweb.com shows 96 domains run to the same ip. including 0570.tk schquiz.com and 1plus-term-life-insurance-rates.com

User Journal

Journal Journal: stop me if you've heard this one, fake wow site again

http://www.forums-ctm.tk/login.asp?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fus.battle.net%2Faccount%2Fmanagement%2Findex.xml&app=bam
should i keep doing this? it's pretty clear their C&C server ip isn't being used, and it's pretty clear they dispose of old hostnames daily...

User Journal

Journal Journal: another day, another fake wow login.

http://us.battle.login.net.blizzard.pandaria.en-hxml.net/

this time web of trust knew it was a bad link. first time for that since i started posting the malware links here.

User Journal

Journal Journal: fake WoW malware site. 2

the most current one is.
http://www.worldofwarcrafj.tk/login.asp?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fus.battle.net%2Faccount%2Fmanagement%2Findex.xml&app=bam
i have older ones with different sites. notice the exploit uses 'bam' as the name of it. i'd wager that this site trafficks a lot of game related pc hijacks.

on a brighter note, the season 3 st:tng episode 19 "captain's holiday" starts with the captain playing with various devices that look really similar to todays tablets and phones. i know the first touchscreen i ever saw was on st:tng that i recall anyways.

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