that is correct. I suspect this person is blind as well. as I said on another list get a real job and you will be to productive to do this sort of thing. You may be smart and possess lots of computer knowledge but if you are not using it for productive work you are wasting out time.----- Original Message ----- From: "john GO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 6:13 AM Subject: Re: Beware: AudioMagic, public domain sound editor software...
So, folks, let me get this right, these are individuals, perhaps some blind themselves, deliberately targetting blind computer users with virus programs, correct? At 10:22 18/03/2006, you wrote: > I was extremely suspicious when I saw the file size so I didn't > download >it and was about to send a message warning people. As usual, Daryl was >already on top of it. >That definitely wasn't Robert. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 3:39 AM >Subject: Re: Beware: AudioMagic, public domain sound editor software... > > >Hi Darrel >Unless we're talking aout the same person, make it 2 people. I got a >phone call from a close friend of mine who also ran this and received >a boot sector virus. >Folks, be careful with this one, it sounds dangerous. > >At 11:24 PM 3/17/2006, you wrote: > >Hello everyone, > > > >I would urge you all to be very careful when downloading and > >installing new software, especially if claims are being made that > >might sound too good to be true. At the same time, I don't want to > >be the guy who wrongly trashes someone's reputation. I'll just lay > >out the facts and everyone will decide for themselves: > > > >* Fantastic claims of a new accessible sound editor may be too good > >to be true. > >* The e-mail address is "jokerdog" on the fastmail.fm domain. > >* The domain name is roachhost.com. > >* The software has already been reported to have crashed one > >person's computer! > > > >In late November of last year, I accepted a person's claim that he > >had found a way to defeat Google's visual verification to make it > >accessible to blind users. I downloaded and ran an executable file > >that promptly trashed not only my computer, but also all the data on > >a backup drive connected to another computer on our network here in > >the Accessibility Command Center! Watch out my friends! > > > >Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! > >Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! > >A+, CSSA, Network+! > >Visit http://www.petitiononline.com/captcha and sign the Google Word > >Verification Accessibility Petition today! > >Information should be accessible to us without need of translation > >by another person. > >Blind Access Journal blog and podcast: http://www.blindaccessjournal.com > >_______________________________________________ > >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > >http://www.pc-audio.org > > > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other > >lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > >_______________________________________________ >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we >offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > >_______________________________________________ >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other >lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
