[access-uk] Re: A warning for skype users
- From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:21:35 +0100
if set to this, and someone I don't know tries to contact me will they just
be automatically blocked or will I know that a person not on my approved
list has tried to contact me at all?
Regards
Graham
Graham Page
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Beasley" <p.beasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 10:33 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A warning for skype users
Why don't you have your skype set to only allow contacts that you have
approved to contact you.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 9:22 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A warning for skype users
> Yes I do get quite a lot of mesages from people trying to contact me on
> skype who I don't even know. I just block them. I am sure there must be
> an
> option to stop yourself appearing in searches that people do online but I
> have really looked for it yet. I would certainly ignore any chat messages
> with links in them from people you don't know.
>
> regards
>
> Graham
> Graham Page
> Home Phone: 0207 265 9493
> Mobile: 07753 607980
> Fax: 0870 706 2773
> Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Skype: gabriel_mcbird
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David W Wood" <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 8:34 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] A warning for skype users
>
>
> All:
> Here is a piece from my friend Fred in the U.S.A. - take
> heed from a knowledgable guy:
>
> David
>
> The W32/Pykse-C worm (also known as Ramex, Skipi or Pykspa)
> spreads via Skype's chat system in a variety of languages
> including English, Russian and Lithuanian. Recipients of the
> instant messages are invited to click on a link to what they
> believe will be a .JPG picture, but is in fact a
> downloadable executable.
>
> Hackers are becoming more inventive in their attempts to
> infect PC owners. With so much money to be made, the hackers
> aren't going to stop trying to break into PCs anytime soon.
> Everyone needs to take safety seriously online, which
> includes ensuring that a secure defense is in place.
>
> The latest incident is not the first time that Skype has
> raised questions for system administrators tasked with
> securing their networks. In April, malware was spreading
> via Skype offering pictures of a scantily clad model wearing
> stiletto high-heeled shoes.
>
> The fact that Skype also contains an instant messaging
> component also raises concerns for system administrators, as
> it is potentially an avenue for data leakage as well as
> malware infestation.
>
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