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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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what's up with these "you have a virus, and your ISP will be reported" notices getting sent out? I have one heck of a good virus checker (ESET), and it shows nothing. Has this place been hacked? Not to mention I haven't logged in here for months.
 
Old Feb 15, 2010 | 12:41 AM
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I received one of those messages too and in my case my computer was totally messed up but I knew that. Spent this morning talking to McAfee and they cleaned it up for me. I had let my subscription run out. Try running the scan the email tells you to check and see if anything shows up.
 
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 10:46 AM
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This is just a scam to get you to go to their site. Just delete the message. If you visited the site that they want you to visit, they would download fraud-ware to your computer and then would want $29.95 to get rid of it. I know of a few people who have fallen for this scam. Don't be one of them.
 
Old Feb 19, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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yeah, figured as much
 
Old Feb 19, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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OK good I keep getting these messages, but only from this site. Ones name was Board administrator, and the other was like forum moderator.
 
Old Feb 20, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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jeeze! Look at all the spam here today! This place needs a moderator!!
 
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