Journal TFBW's Journal: Winpopup: Now they REALLY want you to phone me! 4
In their latest mutation, our spam-kiddies are now using the Windows message protocol to put up alerts on the screens of unsuspecting Windows users. These contain a dire warning that your computer has been compromised, and you should contact tech support -- on my home or mobile numbers. (My thanks to the person who submitted this in my feedback box.)
Message from NUTTERS.ORG to X.X.X.X on 3/25/2003 4:48:35 PM
A HACKER HAS GOTTEN INTO YOUR SYSTEM
CALL TECH SUPPORT IMMEDIATELY:
+61 2 9801 2416
OR
+61 4 2528 0158
YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM MAY RESET IF YOU DO NOT CORRECT IT.
Yes, folks, TFBW's tech support service is standing by 24/7 to solve your problems -- even if we've never heard of each other before.
How many more tricks do you think they have up their sleeves? And how cussedly stubborn am I going to be about putting up with this in good humour? Stay tuned to find out!
Oh the irony! (Score:1)
Assessment (Score:1)
The attack seems to have starte
Other variants on the popup (Score:1)
The second shows the depths to which these kiddies will go in their attempt to annoy people. It says, "known pedophile Brett "the famous" watson my be in your area. His targets are young boys ages 5-12 and he is to be considered very dangerous. Las seen in NSW,
New message today (Score:1)