Like you Frank I hit the delete button when I saw that the URL label did not match the actual address when I hovered my mouse pointer over it. Yes it pays to be vigilant!
Les, N1SV Sent from my iPhone On Jun 19, 2013, at 2:49 PM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: > Clickable links in email are one of the most pervasive means of spreading > malware. > > Never click on a link in email -- even from your best friend -- because > the "social engineering" of malware spreading emails has become quite > sophisticated. > > I never click a link in email unless I'm expecting that email. If in doubt, I > send an > email to the originator asking if he sent it and if its important . > > More often than not I still ignore the clickable link unless its very > important. > Even you friends can inadvertently send you a link to malware, despite their > best intentions. > > Never --- NEVER! -- click on a "tiny URL" You have absolutely no idea what > is hidden behind it. > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com> > To: "Keith Jillings (G3OIT)" <g3oit.ke...@jillings.org.uk>, "topband" > <topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:26:21 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: Spam on the Reflector! > > HI, Keith > > Thanks for the info. I know that I did receive the "Jim Koshmider" e-mail > just this morning and I did click on it to see what it was and got no > warning. Wish I had seen your post first!! Any tips/pointers on how to check > my machine for the infection, and how to remove it? > > Thanks. > > Charlie K4OTV > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Keith > Jillings (G3OIT) > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:02 PM > To: topband > Subject: Topband: Spam on the Reflector! > > > > I've had two links to Trojans arrive in e-mails from the reflector in > the last two days - one labelled "Topband: John King" and the other > "Topband: Jim Koshmider". > > If you received and clicked on either and didn't get a warning, your > computer is now infected! > > Both seem to have originated from Yahoo addresses, so I'd guess this is > a continuation of the Yahoo hack from a couple of weeks ago. > > > Keith > G3OIT > > > > All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. > _________________ > Topband Reflector > > All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. > _________________ > Topband Reflector > > All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. > _________________ > Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _________________ Topband Reflector