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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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 Posted - 10/28/2004 : 14:26:00
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I got this a few moments ago;
argillaceous debtorreprieve omaha dutydeclarator acquittal inorganicasiatic confectionery tullebusiness sexton gannetalistair paragonite chestnutsurf catatonia individualismmort chairmen trickerycoexist osborne passaicberyllium
Anyone care to hazard a guess as to what it means?
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Godfather of nothing, ancesters of none.
Black glasses and feedback took my sense of fun.
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Ebb Vicious
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2004 : 14:36:08
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i'm very sorry what i meant to say in that message was:
calculator spitton orangutan chihuahua festoon crimson balogna al-jazeera tiburculosis messopotamia verdant malignant chowder hysterical magnaminous
actually those messages usually have a malicious attachment of some kind, the seemingly random words are chosen from a dictionary database and are meant to fool anti-spam filtering software. some filters that use spam ratings will count "non spam words" (words that are not known to be popular in spam) and use those to reduce the "spam score".
in other words it's meant to get around your filtering software so the attachment can infect your machine. |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2004 : 14:38:33
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| I got an email with the name of daughter's soccer team in the subject line. How the fuck did they do that? It's not that unusual of name "Shooting Stars" so maybe it's a coincidence, but has anyone else had something like that happen? |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2004 : 14:38:43
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Fantastic.
Actually there was no attachment so...
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Godfather of nothing, ancesters of none.
Black glasses and feedback took my sense of fun.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2004 : 14:39:07
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You mean passaicberyllium isn't common in spam? Must be the type of sites I go to.
"You ever seen a man say goodbye to a shoe?"
"Yes, once..." |
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Ebb Vicious
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2004 : 14:40:26
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darwin: either coincidence, or if that's impossible, then someone you know or you yourself are infected.
carolyn: it's likely your mail server (or client) stripped the attachment knowing it was a virus/trojan. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2004 : 14:45:42
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i must be infected then. i get spam all the time where the subject line is someone's name i know. and i'm not just talking John or Jim. like, people with unique names..
also, sometimes i get email from myself. it's my email address. i'm like, "how did they do that?"
unless it is another "self" of mine that i'm not aware of.
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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Ebb Vicious
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2004 : 14:51:53
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yeah you may very well be infected.
it's possible it's just someone you know though.
once you get infected it will use your contact list and mail history (sent mail and recieved mail) to find more people to send messages to, and it will address those messages from those people.
trendmicro.com has a good online virus/trojan scanner. |
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KimStanleyRobinson
* Dog in the Sand *
1972 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2004 : 14:56:59
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got a good alter-ego name from this one.
inapt hendricks mycology coexistent suave idempotent trichrome chant cunard lossy arnold maddox sprig plunge indentation spunk bessel fob cretaceous bordeaux honesty chile busboy butane twelfth colgate paper circuitry whereupon rainy salient crosshatch linemen marx ragging perspicacious rickets debugged restraint holystone furtherance connote typography preston caddy tacit felony anchorage bathrobe crossarm plead anonymous aristocratic fiendish ophthalmic spit aliquot exclusive disambiguate convalesce begetting sunshine stash embryonic communicate ranch machination
asia consolation beneficent alteration bemadden ought authoritarian croix chlorate decisive monetarism nebraska orville alibi disciplinary edible an memphis blush kava decelerate celebrity bygone daredevil ostrander digestion admiration pharmacopoeia afro parasol auberge cage rep monticello blanche typography vouchsafe neapolitan stingy tangle industrialism fete venetian moline viennese aires basilisk pica bolton saucepan chou buttermilk invitation caustic protestant ostentatious caldwell agreeable invertible parallax knoll spaniard morbid santiago manservant coin confirmation matriarch anorexia coachwork bloodshot
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
2139 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2004 : 19:32:49
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fuck those. never open stuff you can't understand, that's my philosophy. no french or spanish mails for me. heh.
 join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3759 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2004 : 22:39:42
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Sometimes when I get mail I'm not sure of, I will hit reply instead of opening it. Does that help protect me at all? My computer is fine but I have a mac. Aren't most viruses designed to attack Pc's?
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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1718 Posts |
Posted - 10/29/2004 : 00:49:44
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I've been getting blank mails, with no attachments, and weirdly, even the "sender" line is blank. I don't know how they do this, and I certainly haven't got a clue as to their purpose.
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 10/29/2004 : 13:45:14
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Maybe they're just testing out a new mass-mailing device.
"Signature quotes are so lame." --Nathan |
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slaveish
= Cult of Ray =
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 10/29/2004 : 22:10:21
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KoK, I wouldn't reply- then the sender knows they've hit an active email account and they'll send you more.
If it's an email from someone you don't know, delete it or use one of the spam management tools in your email program. |
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strange email messages
