Spam on this forum

[AJRussell]

Received a private message from user luckkyman:

 

Hello, friend. Highly recommend you to check your computer for viruses: http://www.check-pc.net/detected/AJRussell

 

AJRussell is my user name for the hosting and I think on the forum too (first post)

 

Pretty nasty site it takes you to, it loads up a My Computer window and scans your C: and D: drives for viruses/trojans, which it finds loads of. It then pulls up a Windows Security Centre notice asking if you want to remove them, and if you click Yes it downloads an .exe file. I might have fallen for it if I wasn't on a Mac

 

Anyway, just thought the forum staff should be made aware.

[Wizard]

There's a "report" button on the forum for such matters, though I don't know if that exists for PMs. Anyways, it's taken care of. Thanks for reporting.

[Angelli]

There's a "report" button on the forum for such matters, though I don't know if that exists for PMs. Anyways, it's taken care of. Thanks for reporting.

 

I have the same problem. The guy is so cretine he identified himself as an ADM from here, tried to lure me into going to his site to have my computer "scanned" and even threatened to remove my blog!!!

 

Dear, Angelli!

 

Spam sending from your computer was detected.

We highly recommend you to check your computer and perform online virus check at our site immediately: http://anti-malware.webcindario.com/online-scanner/

If you do not pass this test we will have to delete your account and forward a complaint to your ISP with attached log file (your IP address, etc.).

 

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Forum Administration www.helionet.org

 

He is called JoshuaaNave ( http://www.helionet.org/index/index.php?showuser=8879).

 

I do hope I don't EVER have to waste my time with this kind of crap from this hosting again.

 

Thanks for any measure you take on this matter.

[Wizard]

I do hope I don't EVER have to waste my time with this kind of crap from this hosting again.

Spammers target us because we're popular. We only have 3 admins. We do our best, but not we're not here 24/7. We volunteer our time. I'm sorry you're bothered, but really? That was incredibly whiny.