| Author | Message | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 9069 Registered: 11-1998 |
Dear Membership -- just wanted to give you a brief warning. Day before yesterday, an unregistered guest left a post with a bunch of links in it that generated pernicious popups and some kind of AOL page when you clicked on it. While we have tried to sew up every unauthorized entry point into Wild, every once in a while unregistered people will find one. Please approach these posts (instead of a regular username, the post will be accompanied by the "Unregistered Guest" ID on the left side where the username usually is) with caution until we have a chance to remove them. And just to be safe, don't click on any links unless they are posted by a registered member. Thanks, folks! Love, M (Administrator) | ||
| Christopher T George
Senior Member Username: chrisgeorge Post Number: 6380 Registered: 12-2004 |
Hi M Thanks for the warning, M. There are always troublemakers around unfortunately. Keep the defenses up! All my best Chris Editor, Desert Moon Review http://www.desertmoonreview.com/ Co-Editor, Loch Raven Review http://www.lochravenreview.net/ http://christophertgeorge.blogspot.com/ | ||
| penny
Advanced Member Username: funnyoldlady Post Number: 1808 Registered: 06-2006 |
Thanks for the warning, M - will watch carefully!  Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. - Mark Twain. | ||
| Fred Longworth
Intermediate Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 735 Registered: 05-2006 |
The poor fellow who discovered the intruder was me. I made the mistake of clicking on one of the links. POW! It took about sixty keystrokes to free myself from all the popups and other invaders. Then I ran a Norton 2006 virus scan. Then I did 100 fingertip pushups. Later, a fellow from Homeland Security came to me and asked why I didn't support our troops. Thinks are getting crazier. Fred | ||
| LJ Cohen
Moderator Username: ljc Post Number: 5949 Registered: 07-2002 |
Ouch, Fred. We had a major problem about a year and a half ago with a browser hijack virus. It took us WEEKS to disinfect the laptop. Now I use firefox rather than IE. (The virus that nailed us used an IE vulnerability) best, ljc Once in a Blue Muse Blog | ||
| Lazarus
Senior Member Username: lazarus Post Number: 2526 Registered: 10-2005 |
OK it's good to see you are doing your best to warn people and stop this. "Tribulation first makes you realize who you are." ~ Marie Antoinette Poetspennies eBay Window | ||
| Christopher T George
Senior Member Username: chrisgeorge Post Number: 6449 Registered: 12-2004 |
Aaaargh, sorry to hear of your trouble, Fred. These troublemakers seem to be getting into every website these days. Just more proof that we do need to remain ever vigilant!  Chris Editor, Desert Moon Review http://www.desertmoonreview.com/ Co-Editor, Loch Raven Review http://www.lochravenreview.net/ http://christophertgeorge.blogspot.com/ | ||
| Fred Longworth
Intermediate Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 754 Registered: 05-2006 |
Chris, I spoke with Gino and Marcello, the infamous poetry goons. They said they'd have a little talk with the "unregistered guest" in exchange for a copy of What Work Is by Philip Levine. What a deal! Fred | ||
| Vernon Clayton Hensley
Valued Member Username: only1ne Post Number: 168 Registered: 11-2006 |
So Fred was the only sucker that clicked it HUH ?..LOL..I remember it..LOL , My bad.. Fred, sorry. Your' investigation into the matter was the correct thing ....I vote Fred "a moderator".Ignore Me....hahahahahaha...as I go to get Me another beer. |
