On 15/03/2010, at 3:10 PM, Eugene wrote:
> Hi Merv, > > I had a similar attack today. It looked like an official update for Adobe > Reader but apparently either sends Mac users an advert for some software. > Apparently under windows it installed spyware on an earlier version. > > PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS IN THE E-MAIL BELOW!! I THINK I'VE > DELETED THEM BUT DON'T RISK IT!! > > Regards, > Eugene I see this one come through at least once a week. The correct name for the legitimate Adobe product is Acrobat Reader, NOT Adobe Reader. In any event, just use Preview and forget about it. And just for general reference, your bank is not sending you emails. Any messages intended for you will be waiting for you the next time you log in to your bank's website. Any and all emails from your bank (or any other financial player such as eBay) must be immediately deleted. If you're running Windows even the simple act of reading the messages can be fatal to your computer . Let us all as Mac users be thankful that we're not as vulnerable as that! If you're at all concerned about your bank account, insurance policy, eBay account, etc, at least log in to those accounts separately to confirm their status. NEVER click links in these messages, especially one which ask for your password (an iron-clad guarantee that the message is bogus). -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 064 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
