Comments on: Attention: Malware On Your Computer? http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/20/attention-malware-on-your-computer/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carol http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/20/attention-malware-on-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-8382 Carol Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:12:32 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10453#comment-8382 Hi that is a very fascinating view, It does give one food for thought, I am very delighted I stumbled on your blog, i was using Stumbleupon at the time, anyway i don Hi that is a very fascinating view, It does give one food for thought, I am very delighted I stumbled on your blog, i was using Stumbleupon at the time, anyway i don

]]> By: standart membran bayi http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/20/attention-malware-on-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-8368 standart membran bayi Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:41:41 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10453#comment-8368 a good text. thansk for article and share. a good text. thansk for article and share.

]]> By: CitizenX http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/20/attention-malware-on-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-8361 CitizenX Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:52:24 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10453#comment-8361 Nope.. looking at it again the user name is masked. Just wanted me to add the contact. Nope.. looking at it again the user name is masked.
Just wanted me to add the contact.

]]> By: CitizenX http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/20/attention-malware-on-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-8360 CitizenX Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10453#comment-8360 Funny. On Dec 17th I was hit with this. Geek in me started up the camtasia to document it. It never occurred to me to BLOCK this person, sorry. But you can see the user name in the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG0SlXPEvMA Funny. On Dec 17th I was hit with this.
Geek in me started up the camtasia to document it.
It never occurred to me to BLOCK this person, sorry.
But you can see the user name in the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG0SlXPEvMA

]]> By: fogview http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/20/attention-malware-on-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-8347 fogview Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:18:04 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10453#comment-8347 Peter, I did block the Skype user who sent me the message but they keep changing their Skype handle as well as their website URL. I wasn't trying to pick on Skype in my blog post but showing how you have to be very careful dealing with these type of messages no matter where they come from. Tom Peter, I did block the Skype user who sent me the message but they keep changing their Skype handle as well as their website URL.

I wasn’t trying to pick on Skype in my blog post but showing how you have to be very careful dealing with these type of messages no matter where they come from.

Tom

]]> By: Philip from Australia http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/20/attention-malware-on-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-8346 Philip from Australia Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:47:52 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10453#comment-8346 I got one of those shortly after switching to the Mac. I recall I blocked the user and emailed Skype (the option to report as spam did not then exist). I was amused that it said I WAS at risk, when I was in Mac OS X. And that's not even on the list. As I recall it had a .mi1 address. To look like a .mil, I guess. NOW I'm getting cigarette offers. I got one of those shortly after switching to the Mac. I recall I blocked the user and emailed Skype (the option to report as spam did not then exist).

I was amused that it said I WAS at risk, when I was in Mac OS X. And that’s not even on the list.

As I recall it had a .mi1 address. To look like a .mil, I guess.

NOW I’m getting cigarette offers.

]]> By: Peter Parkes (Skype Blogger) http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/12/20/attention-malware-on-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-8330 Peter Parkes (Skype Blogger) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:05:10 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10453#comment-8330 Please also block and report these users to us. You can do this by right-clicking their name in the contact list and choosing 'Block') - this'll help us deal with them appropriately. You might also find it useful to adjust your privacy settings so that you don't receive messages from people who aren't on your contact list. You can do this from Skype > Preferences > Privacy on a Mac, or in Tools > Options > Privacy on Windows. Please also block and report these users to us. You can do this by right-clicking their name in the contact list and choosing ‘Block’) – this’ll help us deal with them appropriately.

You might also find it useful to adjust your privacy settings so that you don’t receive messages from people who aren’t on your contact list. You can do this from Skype > Preferences > Privacy on a Mac, or in Tools > Options > Privacy on Windows.

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