lol - No more SystemTool?

peet · Post by **peet** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:03 am

http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-rel...uting-scareware

raumvogel · Post by **raumvogel** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:26 am

Great news! About time!

Mastametz · Post by **Mastametz** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:32 am

It was most certainly a big problem for Raum.

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:13 pm

Wow, that many people actually fell for it? and paid that much?
I would figure some old people would fall for it since they don't know much about what's going on in the internet, but still...

raumvogel · Post by **raumvogel** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:16 pm

Mastametz wrote:QUOTE (Mastametz @ Jun 24 2011, 07:32 AM) It was most certainly a big problem for Raum.

No, it was a problem for my clients, though. Some of us have better things to do than snort hot sauce.

raumvogel · Post by **raumvogel** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:24 pm

madpeople wrote:QUOTE (madpeople @ Jun 24 2011, 09:13 AM) Wow, that many people actually fell for it? and paid that much?
I would figure some old people would fall for it since they don't know much about what's going on in the internet, but still...

You have to remember that the average person didn't touch a computer until the "Internet bubble" around the year 2000. I have been amazed at how many normally average adults told me "Well, if it comes up on the screen, I have a tendency to believe it". And yes, the elders are especially vulnerable.

Granny: "Who would do such a thing?

Me: "You poor, sweet, naive thing".

Post by **BackTrak** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:25 pm

Can't count how many times I heard these:

"It asked me if I wanted to continue, and I wanted to. So I hit ok."

- and my other favorite -

"I didn't do anything this time, I SWEAR!!"

So, two thumbs up for global law enforcement!

Broodwich · Post by **Broodwich** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:29 pm

BackTrak wrote:QUOTE (BackTrak @ Jun 24 2011, 12:25 PM) Can't count how many times I heard these:

"It asked me if I wanted to continue, and I wanted to. So I hit ok."

- and my other favorite -

"I didn't do anything this time, I SWEAR!!"

So, two thumbs up for global law enforcement!

lol qft

coopertronic · Post by **coopertronic** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:45 am

Thank god!!!

What do you think would be a fitting punishment(s) for them?

Bard · Post by **Bard** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:32 am

coopertronic wrote:QUOTE (coopertronic @ Jun 24 2011, 07:45 PM) Thank god!!!

What do you think would be a fitting punishment(s) for them?

Several decades of HelpDesk for no money cleaning off viruses the hard way -- no OS re-installs.

(edit -- and no remoting in. They have to go to people's houses so they can experience the full horror of grandma's dustbunny collection and necklaces made of cat fur. From the "artist:" The hair was collected during grooming sessions from my indoor, purebred Ragamuffin cat. His hair is very soft; almost rabbit like when touched. It took many grooming sessions to collect the hair, then more time to felt it into solid round balls. Finally, it was strung using silver wire.)