Re: [U2] Tech Alert *TURN YOUR GADGETS OFF* before you get hacked
Bob Rasmussen <[email protected]>
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Allen, do you have any evidence that gadgets were the way you got
infected?
This article:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/gadgets.aspx
seems to suggest that with proper and up-to-date anti-malware software,
gadgets are no more dangerous than other installable programs.
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013, Allen Elwood RR wrote:
>
> Tech Alert *TURN YOUR GADGETS OFF* before you get hacked
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/dn261332
>
> :shock:
>
> hacker's found a way to get inside your gadgets and take control of your
> computer
>
> this explains how i got hacked last month - my computer was acting odd and
> really slow - the hard drive was thrashing like crazy and i knew something
> wasn't right so i walked to the wireless router and pulled the power cord.
> did a full disk virus scan and had a couple of really nasty trojans and 250+
> spyware apps all active at the same time.
>
> wonder WHY it was so slow! :lol:
>
> they also got my password to my roadrunner email and started blasting spam, i
> started getting mail delivery failures, put 2+2=5 together and changed my
> password. after that i immediately got a spam - kinda like a "nanner nanner
> we got you" thing.
>
> gadgets off now. i miss them already. the clock gadget disappeared and i
> started looking around to see what was up and found this alert by Microsoft
>
> you know, you'd a thunk maybe they'd let us know???
>
>
>
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