Hoax, or what?

[William B. Lurie]

The following message, received in my regular e-mail, looks
like a hoax, or a Phishing or virus deal. Any of the MVPs have an
opinion to disseminate?
--
William B. Lurie
************************************************************

This below message contains important information pertaining to possible
"error" files located in your PC's registry. Please read carefully to learn
how to locate these potentially harmful error files located on your PC, and
how to fix them.

Are you aware that over 95% of ALL PC's have file errors in Windows that
could cause your PC to crash, lose important memory, and cause other
software on your PC to fail or uninstall without your knowledge.

Protect Your PC From Annoying and Harmful File Errors and Major System
Problems today with a FREE PC Diagnostics Test and Report which will hunt
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If after completing the free Diagnostic Test it is brought to your attention
that your computer's registry does contain "error" files, then it may be in
your computer's best interest to fix these files.

Once again, there are NO COMMITMENT for this FREE OFFER that includes our

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[gls858]

The following message, received in my regular e-mail, looks
like a hoax, or a Phishing or virus deal. Any of the MVPs have an
opinion to disseminate?

Not an MVP but the fact that the ad doesn't include a company
name and it has FREE FREE FREE plastered throughout makes it
look VERY suspicious. I would just delete it, unless you're
feeling adventurous.

gls858

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

Spam is spam. Delete it.

Tom
| The following message, received in my regular e-mail, looks
| like a hoax, or a Phishing or virus deal. Any of the MVPs have an
| opinion to disseminate?
| --
| William B. Lurie
| ************************************************************
|
| This below message contains important information pertaining to possible
| "error" files located in your PC's registry. Please read carefully to
learn
| how to locate these potentially harmful error files located on your PC,
and
| how to fix them.
|
| Are you aware that over 95% of ALL PC's have file errors in Windows that
| could cause your PC to crash, lose important memory, and cause other
| software on your PC to fail or uninstall without your knowledge.
|
| Protect Your PC From Annoying and Harmful File Errors and Major System
| Problems today with a FREE PC Diagnostics Test and Report which will hunt
| out & rectify even the smallest Windows problems on your PC.
|
| Press below to launch the Diagnostics Test download:
|
| Clik Here
|
| If after completing the free Diagnostic Test it is brought to your
attention
| that your computer's registry does contain "error" files, then it may be
in
| your computer's best interest to fix these files.
|
| Once again, there are NO COMMITMENT for this FREE OFFER that includes our
|
| FREE Software, FREE Analysis, FREE Report and 24 Hour Support !
|
| Press below to launch the Diagnostics Test download now:
|
| Clik Here
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[_Vanguard_]

The following message, received in my regular e-mail, looks
like a hoax, or a Phishing or virus deal. Any of the MVPs have an
opinion to disseminate?

<snip of spam>

Hoax? Maybe since they are asking you to install something that they
don't identify. Virus? Probably not but maybe for whatever you
download from their web site. Phish? Well, I don't see it trying to
pretend to be someone else other than themself trying to separate you
and your money. Spam? YES!!!

By the way, don't go asking about an e-mail by cutting and pasting its
rendered copy from your preview pane. That's worthless. Look at the
HTML source and copy and paste that. Add the headers at the top since
those help identify the sender (but munge out your personal info, like
e-mail and IP address). What you showed what NOT what you got but only
what was presented visually to you. Click here? Where's there? Well,
that a URL link that is part of the HTML code.

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Why do you think MVP's would want to disseminate opinions about this?
--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


| The following message, received in my regular e-mail, looks
| like a hoax, or a Phishing or virus deal. Any of the MVPs have an
| opinion to disseminate?
| --
| William B. Lurie
| ************************************************************
|
| This below message contains important information pertaining to possible
| "error" files located in your PC's registry. Please read carefully to
learn
| how to locate these potentially harmful error files located on your PC,
and
| how to fix them.
|
| Are you aware that over 95% of ALL PC's have file errors in Windows that
| could cause your PC to crash, lose important memory, and cause other
| software on your PC to fail or uninstall without your knowledge.
|
| Protect Your PC From Annoying and Harmful File Errors and Major System
| Problems today with a FREE PC Diagnostics Test and Report which will hunt
| out & rectify even the smallest Windows problems on your PC.
|
| Press below to launch the Diagnostics Test download:
|
| Clik Here
|
| If after completing the free Diagnostic Test it is brought to your
attention
| that your computer's registry does contain "error" files, then it may be
in
| your computer's best interest to fix these files.
|
| Once again, there are NO COMMITMENT for this FREE OFFER that includes our
|
| FREE Software, FREE Analysis, FREE Report and 24 Hour Support !
|
| Press below to launch the Diagnostics Test download now:
|
| Clik Here
|
| Copyright 2002 - 2004 All Rights Reserved
|
| *
|
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| 127 Washington ave Garden level, North Haven, CT 06473 (203)234-02-92
| (e-mail address removed)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

The following message, received in my regular e-mail, looks
like a hoax, or a Phishing or virus deal. Any of the MVPs have an
opinion to disseminate?

No, it's neither a hoax, a phishing attempt, nor a virus. It's a
perfectly straight-forward offer to fill your hard drive with spyware
and adware.


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Bruce Chambers

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[Malvern]

I also am not an MVP and I agree with gls. DUMP THAT MESSAGE ! It has all
the flags waving that we read daily about NOT opening email that is not
expected, has an "offer"
too good to be true, and comes from a sender with the temerity to be
anonymous. BTW, I have some nice swamp land for sale; Interested ? (Get
the drift on last item ?)

Malv

 

[Dave Gower]

By the way, don't go asking about an e-mail by cutting and pasting its
rendered copy from your preview pane. That's worthless. Look at the HTML
source and copy and paste that.

Well, not really worthless. If you want to assess the social engineering
content, the text is sufficient. And this just drips with elaborate social
engineering. Yeah, it's spam, of the for-profit variety.