Royal Dragon
11-24-2006, 01:41 PM
Anyone else get this?
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:55:55 -0500
From: crowther@wanadoo.fr Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: FW: Martial Arts Forum Viruses And Security Issues
To: royaldragonusa@yahoo.com
If you participate in on-line forums such as martialtalk.com and e-budo.com, the security of your computer and personal data may have been seriously
compromised.
Like most of these types of forums, they use cookies to track your movement and record you Internet Protocol (IP) Address to identify your computer.
This information gets recorded in thier data base along with your user name. So they know who you are, where you are and where you go on the internet.
They will run scripts that can gather other personal information off of your computer. If you use things like Quicken and Microsoft Money, they know what bank you use, what credit cards you use and other vital personal data.
This information then can be sold to marketing companies and spammers and can also be used for identity theft.
This is also now a popular way to spread viruses. If you use the Private Message feature to read notes from someone, you may very well find that your computer has unwanted and perhaps even harmful programming installed.
If you are concerned about the integrity of your personal information and the security of your computer, you should stay away from these types of forums.
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:55:55 -0500
From: crowther@wanadoo.fr Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: FW: Martial Arts Forum Viruses And Security Issues
To: royaldragonusa@yahoo.com
If you participate in on-line forums such as martialtalk.com and e-budo.com, the security of your computer and personal data may have been seriously
compromised.
Like most of these types of forums, they use cookies to track your movement and record you Internet Protocol (IP) Address to identify your computer.
This information gets recorded in thier data base along with your user name. So they know who you are, where you are and where you go on the internet.
They will run scripts that can gather other personal information off of your computer. If you use things like Quicken and Microsoft Money, they know what bank you use, what credit cards you use and other vital personal data.
This information then can be sold to marketing companies and spammers and can also be used for identity theft.
This is also now a popular way to spread viruses. If you use the Private Message feature to read notes from someone, you may very well find that your computer has unwanted and perhaps even harmful programming installed.
If you are concerned about the integrity of your personal information and the security of your computer, you should stay away from these types of forums.