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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-21-10 06:15 PM
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What is this I hear about FB and MySpace being full of worms and
viruses. Is this true?
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-21-10 06:18 PM
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1. Husband works in a computer repair shop
and that's what he's been telling me. Neither of us belong to either site.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-21-10 06:20 PM
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3. what if one has an account but, never goes there?
can they still invade?
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-21-10 06:24 PM
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6. Not if you don't ever go there.
And if you don't open the fake emails that look like they are from the site.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-21-10 06:19 PM
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2. trolls and slugs too
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-21-10 06:22 PM
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5. ahh, the slow moving variety. still dangerous though.
damn lerts.
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-21-10 06:20 PM
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4. Basically an infected email allegedly from FB
It's a phishing attempt.
Like all phishing, the giveaway is "Dear FB(or fill in the blank) user"
A legit email would know your actual name.
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