Geek Speak — HabitableZone

Geek Speak » in reply to Apparently I'm not the only one...

not by a long shot

My first today came (ostensibly) from Alan Boyle at MSNBC, followed by a flood of others, many with return addresses I recognized, probably all forged.

Interestingly, Norton AntiVirus didn't catch them until after I got the new definitions noonish today. What saved me was knowing that a PIF file is an executable, and that there's no legitimate reason to ever email one. The first line of defense is always a little computer situational awareness.

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