Attention Skype users: If you receive a Skype message that resembles the text below ignore it. This is fraudulent message that redirects users to a rogue anti-malware site.
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Update Alarm ® says: WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION =============================
ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected malware on your computer !
Affected Software:
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows Win98
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution / Virus Infection / Unexpected shutdowns
Recommendation: Users running vulnerable version should install a repair utility immediately
Your system IS affected, download the patch from the address below !
Failure to do so may result in severe computer malfunction.
http: //www. registryscan. cc/?q=scan
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Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus FREE Scan
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I actully got one of those messages
I block the people, and go to options and say that only people in my contacs may contact me.
I did not click the link because i am slightly more knowledegeable about computers than most.
I got this message as well. The user profile says online.notice.gaga7 and I immediately Googled it. Sure enough, some piece of shit scam.
My parents don’t know anything about computers and, when a program suggests clicking something, they click it. They complained about their computer being slow so I looked at it. They were completely infected with just about every virus, malware, and Trojan you can imagine. I’d be willing to bet they have responded to those phishing scams as well.
I hate these mother fuckers and wish they would die. Fucking pieces of shit.
Got this message today.
[5:05:30 PM] Registry Security: WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
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ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected
malware on your computer !
Affected Software:
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution / Virus Infection /
Unexpected shutdowns
Recommendation: Users running vulnerable version should install a repair utility immediately
Your system IS affected, download the patch from the address below !
Failure to do so may result in severe computer malfunction.
http://www dot updatealert dot net/
For the link to become active, please click on ‘Add to contacts’ skype button or type it in manually into your web browser !
I received a message similar to this today on Skype. I gave an interesting reply.
[12:11:53 AM] Brad Merrill: Clever spamming technique, but I would mess with someone a bit less tech savvy. Good luck with your mission, and happy trails.
[12:22:37 AM] Brad Merrill: I have reported you to Skype.
I emailed abuse@skype.com with the guy’s username.
This link shows the exact message I received as well as a short rant about spammers and malicious code: http://unitedtechguys.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/spammers-%E2%80%94-a-rant/