WARNING MESSAGE FROM THE AG OF TS

Post by **marilyn morning** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:25 pm

WARNING MESSAGE TO THE MEMBERS OF TALKINGSCOT.

AS WITH ANY WEBSITE ON THE WWW, FROM TIME TO TIME, WE HAVE THE DISPLEASURE OF "UNWELCOME MEMBERS" JOINING OUR SITE!

WE THEREFORE ADVISE YOU TO READ THE FOLLOWING ADVICE:

To never click on a link that sounds "too good to be true", particularly in a case, where a member only joined TS. Any link you see anywhere on the web that you are unsure of, err on the safe side and don't trust it. There are so many of these types out there trying to plant these trojans in the PCs of many people.

TalkingScot Administration Group

Post by **emanday** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:33 pm

Thank you for posting this warning.

While I might judge myself to be fairly knowledgeable about these things, even I have been caught by such links in seemingly "nice" forums.

Unfortunately, the type of

people

who do this kind of thing are learning all too quickly that it is just that kind of forum that they can use to do the most damage.

AnnieMack · Post by **AnnieMack** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:10 pm

Thank you for that, I was caught out with that today when a helpful family member thought he'd click it while I was making a cuppa! Needless to say it toook me three hours to right the damage it had done and there was much cursing and gnashing of teeth!

Annie

Post by **Tracey** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:30 pm

I know which post this is referring to and i did click the link out of habit (as i get sent so emails with attachments from people i dont know to do with work) and touch wood i didnt have problems.

$ 8-[
Well done McAfee !

Post by **emanday** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:35 pm

Don't you want to just take these rotten people by the scruff of the neck and shake them till their teeth rattle

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:34 am

H Mary

Don't you want to just take these rotten people by the scruff of the neck and shake them till their teeth rattle

Yup!

Best wishes
Lesley

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:50 am

Hi All

My question in Why do they do it? What do they get out of it? It makes no sense to me at all.

Sheila

Post by **marilyn morning** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:08 am

Sheila wrote

Hi All

My question in Why do they do it? What do they get out of it? It makes no sense to me at all.

Because their low-life loosers!

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:14 am

Hi Sheila

Why do they do it? What do they get out of it? It makes no sense to me at all.

No idea - they need to take up something that occupies their wee brains in a more productive way that doesn't leave them any free time to get into trouble ...like, er, investigating their family tree.

Best wishes
Lesley

Post by **marilyn morning** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:40 am

Lesley wrote

No idea - they need to take up something that occupies their wee brains in a more productive way that doesn't leave them any free time to get into trouble ...like, er, investigating their family tree.

Best wishes
Lesley

Lesley,

Your reply is much more dipolmatic then mine.

Regards
Marilyn