Another Virus attack here via PM

J.B. Books · 01-25-2010, 05:16 AM

Beware, this morning in my e-mail it informed me I have a another PM with the following message which contained a URL address to click on:

You have received a new private message at Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums from Eternity, entitled "Pete Lester".

To read the original version, respond to, or delete this message, you must log in here:
http://parkerguns.org/forums/private.php

This is the message that was sent:
***************
Hey,
I'm new here, how's it going?

"The most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently" - Pema Chodron

J.B. Books · 01-25-2010, 07:06 AM

My advice, DO NOT CLICK ON THE URL IN THE MESSAGE. In fact I am not even going into Personal Messages as I am sure John Dunkle will check this out and clean it up. It stinks people amuse themselves this way.

Old and Reliable · 01-25-2010, 07:17 AM

Hackers, spammers, trollers, the whole kit and kaboodle of folks with more time on their hands and malicious destruction on their little minds. "Idle hands are the Devil's toolbox"--or something akin to that. We and the other gun interest/membership sites are fortunate to have the Internet so we can chat and compare our experiences with our Parkers, etc.

But- for reasons that beg all understanding- we get this junk too- There is both a spam filter and the Norton anti-virus set-up on this computer, but one of my married gals- bought a new wireless Laptop (Dell) at Xmas- within 3 weeks someone had planted a virus- cost her $100 to have it "scrubbed"- price we pay for the same idiots that like to deface public property (and private as well), throw empty McD's wrappers and cigarette butts out their car windows, the list is endless.

I am glad we have folks like John Dunkle and others patrolling this site- so many good things get shared here, a shame indeed to have this occur!: