Doing the rounds and annoying the masses like uninvited flies at the local BBQ are these troublesome PM'S and Emails.
Delete them and report them but never open them.
Here is a warning I found from one of my friends comments.
re: PM's and Email...with a Rogue AV Spam!
FYI:
There have been many who, for whatever reason, have received PM's (or emails)...with the following (in most cases)...
heyy! (username), do we know from some place isn’t it? so here’s a special video i did for you, ull recall me!, pls holler me back!!!, kisses <3
...with a wannabe "video"......which is actually a clickable gif image/link...which will take you on a road trip you do not want to experience!
Anyway...If wanting/needing more details/references/info, please see PM's and Email...with a Rogue AV Spam!...
I highly recommend the passing of the link to the above post to any and all of your contacts...as some, and their itchy trigger fingers, have gotten into some very serious issues with their computers...and, if/when you receive one of these, please take the time to check/confirm if the spammer has or has not been dealt with (ie; URL still active...or "No longer exists")...and report their dumb asses if the account is still active...so they can be dealt with in a timely manner!
Thanks for your indulgence...
Pepper
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Waiter, there's a fly in my soup!
Force of habit, sir. Our chef used to be a tailor.
Waiter, there's a fly in my soup!
Its OK, Sir, there's no extra charge!
Love the fly jokes, Milli, especially the first one1 LOL! And thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteWelcome. I found a whole page of fly jokes..quite amazing actually LOL.
ReplyDeleteIMPORTANT MESSAGE : VIRUS IN PM'S = THE FACTS ARE HERE - PLEASE READ.......
ReplyDeleteThe PMs in question do not contain any video. They contain two things
* a message from someone pretending they know you, usually by saying you look familiar, and
* an animated .gif image of what looks like a video player loading a video
These PMs do not contain a virus. You can click that image of a video player 27 different ways from now until the third Tuesday of next week and you will not get a virus. You will simply be taken to a web page outside of Multiply with another fake video player on it.
If you click that fake video player you'll activate an alert window which will perform two tasks:
* It will tell you you're missing a codec required to play the video (which doesn't really exist), and
* it will offer you a link which will supposedly download that video codec
At this point you still have no virus.
Even if you clicked to download the fake codec you'd still not have a virus. You'd merely download the program which installs the malware in question.
If you download the file then click the icon to run what you just downloaded then you'll have a problem but that takes 4 clicks on your part.
* click the video in your PM
* click the fake video on the new web page
* click to accept the download
* click to run the file you just downloaded
SOURCE: MULTIPLY USER SUPPORT GROUP
Yep, I got a couple of these PMs and deleted them immediately
ReplyDeleteI didn't delete the second one I got today because I want Customer Service to trace who it is. Someone should not be allowed to get into a network from the outside. They possibly set up a profile, sent the spam, and then deleted their profile. I'm wondering why they don't show up on my page history.
ReplyDeleteI had another one just now, I'm amazed they cannot be stopped?
ReplyDeleteI guess they open new accounts all the time but you'd think
the server and IP could be traced?
You too, huh? I was getting them yesterday. Reported the perpetrators and deleted the PMs.
ReplyDeleteI hate these creeps.
ReplyDeleteHave had 3 so far I think I will
Tell Peter the President of multiply.
Did you see him online the other day?
I looked at his site.
Funny how sometimes though we can be caught off guard and I think some people have been Amy.
ReplyDeleteGreat Laurita, this will certainly help the cause.
ReplyDeleteI checked and no they were not on my page history either.
I deleted mine already.
Thanks for your post as well.
Good point Mia. I would wonder very much how they can't be traced. Everyone else can be it seems.
ReplyDeleteI have had 4 personally but all are now deleted.
ReplyDeleteWe all find these creeps appalling Sue. No I did not see Peter online. Did you IM him?
ReplyDeleteThought it was just me...I put them under Junk and Pshing scam when they got to my mail box. Nope didnt click on them. I had 3 of them, they appeared in my email box but when I got to the Inbox on Multiply, they werent there... did I imagine them?
ReplyDeleteI have gotten a few, as well, and reported them to Multiply. Thanks for the info, Milli.
ReplyDeleteYup...I've got 2 in my account unopened. One of my contacts had received the exact same one awhile back and I'm not sure if she had opened it or not......Got a question....how do we report them as we r not opening the PM. Does flagging it send a notice to Multiply staff letting them know that the contents r just too hot to handle?
ReplyDeletei got one yesterday , which i deleted coz i knew thank lord...something bout someone knowing me and stuff...with a vid.
ReplyDeleteNo you did not imagine them.
ReplyDeleteSeems you did the right thing Rashmi.
Kewl Jo that's the way.
ReplyDeleteLet's ask Nic how the others have treated this matter. I actually deleted before reporting.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely too weird Sonny and I saw a video on Cavies post...A load of the proverbial...that is for sure.
ReplyDeleteI, too, deleted before I reported.
ReplyDeleteHere is an example of a typical spammer.
ReplyDeleteMost of these notifications will appear often in your Groups. ie: photo groups.
Copy and paste the HTML and send your complaint to Multiply on the person's site ... not the groups site.
Here for example . . . . juytre
Then click . . report abuse.
Example:
Sign up today, for free, and meet hot singles!Nov 14, '10 2:00 PM
by juytre for everyone
Link: bla bla bla
editor's note: please do not click on the hi lighted HTML if it appears here.
REPORT ALL SPAM to the admins of Multiply
ReplyDeleteAnswer .... NO
ReplyDeleteYou have to report
Multiply cannot control or monitor all submissions.
If you see spam >>>>> REPORT IT
NO .... you do it
ReplyDeleteits just not stopping !
ReplyDeletei got one more an hour ago....gawd...
REPORT IT
ReplyDeleteThanks for the positive input here while I was away...the message is loud and clear now for what to do..thanks Ben...now we all must do it!
ReplyDeleteSorry Milli and Gary, I don't quite see that reporting over and over will make any difference??? MP are well aware of the problem and I really
ReplyDeletethink it's now up to them to stop these people. Surely they can be traced like most spammers can... What we can do of course is
warn all our friends (like you are doing here) and delete anything we are not 100% sure of...
Gary, this is not about spammers to photogroups sending links to rubbish sites, this is PM's sent to us personally, containing viruses or malware...
ReplyDeleteTrue Mia...this is about personal im's here right now.
ReplyDeleteMakes one think how do they do it but non the less we can all still be vigilant and warn others of these activities, that way they get no joy from their wasted efforts.
i got like 5 of them and each time i report to multiply admin. dunno what's been done because i just got one again last night. dorks.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that MJ....lets hope the Dork's Days will soon be over.
ReplyDeleteI have gotten 3... Reported and blocked.. TY for the info.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteI have not had one, but perhaps it is because I never use the Multiply e-mail facility.