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Thursday, January 09, 2003
Enough with the RealNames Knockoffs!
Not a day goes by that I don't receive a spam e-mail from one of the countless imitators of RealNames' defunct Internet Keyword system. Well, I've had just about enough!
The latest scam comes from a so-called Roger Smithson with a so-called 2000Notes Business Solutions at the suspicious URL http://upgradingyourbrowser.com/. When you click on their "More Info" button embedded in their spam e-mail, you'll get an Active X control window asking if you want to install some kind of CAB file, which probably installs some sort of spyware or adware. Obviously, it's not a good idea to install the control.
I read somewhere recently that this scam is spreading like wildfire across the Web, and people are actually falling for it. Please, dear Traffick reader, don't ever fall for one of these scams! They are almost certainly phony and even if their technology works, no normal person would download their "Internet Keyword" plug-in. Just a note of caution, because at Traffick.com, we care about you!
Posted by
Cory Kleinschmidt
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