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Kathy A - Mar 09, 2009 9:00:03 am PDT #9385 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Gris - Mar 09, 2009 12:19:54 pm PDT #9386 of 25501
Hey. New board.
Okay, I just got the second e-mail from my parents, sent to a very weird contact list, that is clearly pointing me towards some sort of viral thing at depositfiles.com
The thing is, my parents only use Macs, and the address it uses is an older one that is not their default at all anymore. Plus, the link it sends me takes me to "new5.exe" which doesn't sound much like a Mac virus, all things considered.
The address it's using is a Yahoo account, and doesn't appear in their sent messages online. Any idea how this might be happening?
Jon B. - Mar 09, 2009 12:24:38 pm PDT #9387 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Are you sure your parents sent the message? Someone else may be spoofing their address.
Gris - Mar 09, 2009 12:25:09 pm PDT #9388 of 25501
Hey. New board.
No, it's from them. But it looks like the contact list it's using is their actual Yahoo Mail contact list (a very arbitrary list), so I'm just having them change the password to something more secure.
le nubian - Mar 09, 2009 1:03:13 pm PDT #9389 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Gris,
they may want to change their answers to security questions also. That's how Sarah Palin got punk'd.
§ ita § - Mar 09, 2009 1:10:32 pm PDT #9390 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Le N, I know I've asked you this elsewhere before, but I can't find where--what are you using for journalling on the Mac?
quester - Mar 09, 2009 2:55:37 pm PDT #9391 of 25501
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I've got a problem with Java in both Safari and Firefox. I'm on a Macbook Pro with Leopard and I've updated my software, repaired my permissions and restarted, but I cannot use some online games that I used to play all the time.
I get the message that Java is either not installed or not enabled. Neither of which are true. Does anyone have any ideas?
Tom Scola - Mar 09, 2009 2:59:04 pm PDT #9392 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It's not from your parents, Gris. It's from a third party who has both you and your parents email in their address book. Their computer is infected, and it's sending mail out with your parents address to disguise its origin.
le nubian - Mar 09, 2009 3:00:10 pm PDT #9393 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita,
oh, this is a BIG question. So I tried a bunch of software programs, read a bunch of reviews, and I bought MacJournal. I liked it quite a lot, but I found it to be buggy as hell and would just quit for no reason. This did not make me happy.
So I started using Circus Ponies Notebook, which I like quite a lot. It is very stable and I generally find that it works with my way of working. Very functional. I read manuals, but I think it is the kind of software program that you skim for an overview, start using it, then go back to the manual and read some more, etc.
I also use Devonthink Pro for more comprehensive archives and collecting of things that I need to search en masse.
I'm happy to give you tips, etc. for the programs if you want to try them out, etc. Notebook gives a very nice trial period where I really could run it through the rails to see if I liked it. DTP also.
Gris - Mar 09, 2009 4:39:08 pm PDT #9394 of 25501
Hey. New board.
It's not from your parents, Gris. It's from a third party who has both you and your parents email in their address book. Their computer is infected, and it's sending mail out with your parents address to disguise its origin.
I thought that at first, but the list of addresses it sent to was EXACTLY the contact list that was on their online yahoo account. It was only about 10 addresses, because they almost never use it.
(shrug) Bidunno.