Hi Doug,
I was also leery of this program and Avast popped up with a severe warning
and said do not use it for it was not on there list yet. But as you say, I to
suspect it is in fact a virus. Possibly like the one that seems to have
infected the GW-APPS blog. For I only get those messages on that list and not
this list. Avast checks each email as they come in and I am not on the GW-Apps
since last night, and getting one this morning, suggests that may email
addresses are also be taken.
Now, since our emails are in fact exposed on the list, maybe that is how it
is getting in, but the header says it is coming from the GW-Apps site.
Now maybe that data can be faked, don't know. For maybe the IP address is
the only way to tell and have not checked that.
So, I to believe that this is another virus attack and using the list for
that purpose and may be in fact getting our email addresses as well.
so, maybe we have to hide private email addresses from the list?
Sincerely
Bruce
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 11:46 AM
Subject: Decrypting Window-Eyes scripts
This message is in regards to an email posted to this list stating the
individual has provided a utility to decrypt any Window-Eyes encrypted script.
Obviously we take these things very seriously but we went in with caution.
Personally I never trust someone who I don't know that says download this and
run it. So we used a very secure and isolated system to test this so-called
decrypt utility. Our tests failed. Meaning this utility did not decrypt the
script as it suggested. Did it install any malware or virus? I don't really
know as the test system was wiped clean after our testing.
Regarding the legality, this would indeed be illegal as in order to decrypt
any app would require reverse engineering Window-Eyes itself which is clearly
stated as being illegal in the end user license agreement that the user accepts
during the Window-Eyes installation.
So at this time I take this post as a hoax to get people riled up and
possibly infect individual machines. It is disheartening to know that this
motivates certain individuals. At this time there is no evidence that this
utility does what it is stated to do.
Regards,
Doug
