Hi Pat, It does sound a bit "suss" doesn't it, if they aren't answering their phones and not responding to email query … hmmm. Have you tried checking the websites URL to see if it is a phishing link. Copy & Paste the URL into Text Edit and then check.
If you would prefer to send the URL to my Private Address & I will check it for you, as we don't want the address on WAMUG for people to click on, just in case it is fraudulent. Notice in the following example that resting (but not clicking) the mouse pointer on the link reveals the real Web address, as shown in the box with the yellow background. The string of cryptic numbers looks nothing like the company's Web address, which is a suspicious sign. -- 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>
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I know attachments are NOT to be included in WAMUG Mailing list, I'm hoping the List Administrator will let me "off the hook" this one time, as I feel it is important for people to know. Cheers, Ronni On 19/03/2010, at 3:18 PM, Pat wrote: > > Hi, Ronni, > > I realise that Little Snitch only handles outgoing network connections - thus > the message which gave me the opportunity to prevent the outgoing connection. > I think there might have been consequences if it had been allowed to proceed. > > I think the local business website is infected, because of the close > coincidence of the events of looking at this website and the message popping > up. I been working offline for a long time and hadn't accessed any other > websites. Of course, I could be wrong. > > I did try to ring this business several times, but got no answer, and they > did not reply to the e-mail that was sent enquiring about prices. > > Thanks, > Pat > > On 19/03/2010, at 8:42 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> >> Hi Pat, >> >> Little Snitch doesn't stop "Incoming Connections" only "Outgoing Network >> Connections". >> >> Extract taken from Little Snitch website: >> <http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/faq.html> >> >> "Little Snitch only handles outgoing network connections on all network >> interfaces (AirPort, PPP, network cards, etc.). >> It intercepts and defers an application’s network access until you decide to >> allow or deny the request, or it handles the request automatically based on >> an already defined rule. >> >> Little Snitch does not intercept incoming connections. They can be blocked >> with the built-in firewall of Mac OS X. >> This firewall can be configured in System Preferences > Security > Firewall >> (or in System Preferences > Sharing > Firewall on Max OS X 10.4)." >> >> Why do you think the Local Business website is infected? >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo >> 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB >> OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> >> >> >> On 19/03/2010, at 8:25 AM, Pat wrote: >> >>> >>> I had a look at cookies. No sign of any of that. As I think more about >>> it, I think that Little Snitch saved my computer from infestation. >>> Immediately before the message appeared, I had been looking at the web site >>> of a local business that makes galvanised water tanks, and had sent them a >>> query about prices. I think now that their computers are infested, and I >>> will ring them this morning to mention it. >>> >>> Does this make sense? >>> >>> Pat >>> >>> >>> >>> On 18/03/2010, at 8:44 PM, Paul Weaver wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> You could open Safari/Preferences/Security/Show cookies and do a search >>>> for partypoker or .ru and delete them. >>>> >>>> Paul. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Pat" <clamsh...@iinet.net.au> >>>> To: "WAMUG List" <wamug@wamug.org.au> >>>> Sent: Thursday, 18 March, 2010 6:19:09 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / >>>> Hong Kong / Urumqi >>>> Subject: Strange Safari message >>>> >>>> >>>> Little Snitch on my Mac Pro just put up a very suspicious message. There >>>> is a screen shot of it at: >>>> >>>> http://www.wanatca.org.au/Xtra/Screen%20shot%202010-03-18%20at%206.05.12%20PM.png >>>> >>>> Should I be worried? Take more stringent measures? I told Little Snitch >>>> to Deny Forever to that particular entity. >>>> >>>> Pat >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- 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> >> > > > > -- 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> >
