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Old 02-14-2010, 05:52 AM
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I received a pm from someone who said they were an admin and said that there was a virus detected or something like that and gave me a website to go to.


Anyone else get this. Pretty sure its a spam
 
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Old 02-14-2010, 06:32 AM
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I just got it too.
Didn't click on it though, just in case...
 
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Old 02-14-2010, 12:05 PM
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I got it, also. Just wondering if it is a hoax.
 
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Old 02-14-2010, 01:40 PM
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It is, dont click on anything like that.... i got it too. We are trying to keep them banned.
 
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Old 02-14-2010, 04:08 PM
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I thought it was funny because I haven't been on here almost a year. So if it was a virus alert that took a year to get to me then I don't put that at a high priority!
 
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Old 02-14-2010, 06:45 PM
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I got it also. How could someone else notice a virus alert on my PC? The deletion warning and the threat to notify my IP were obvious red flags. A quick google search on "security tool" turns up dozens of references to the virus it gives you and how to remove it.
 

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Old 02-14-2010, 07:42 PM
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Ha, Ha....I got one too.

From the "Moderator Team" ,,,,,, I laughed and just deleted it. F the mods
 
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Old 02-14-2010, 08:44 PM
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I am a moderator from another site its a spammer I banned him 4 times in one day so we finally shut down the I.P address. I use this site to check I.P addresses http://www.stopforumspam.com/
 
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Old 02-15-2010, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Gatorade
I thought it was funny because I haven't been on here almost a year. So if it was a virus alert that took a year to get to me then I don't put that at a high priority!
hahaha, welcome back though.
 
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Old 02-15-2010, 01:06 AM
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I got it too. Thanks for the heads-up to get rid of it.
 


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