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Old Aug 23, 2004, 09:53 PM   #1
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Spyware using OE to connect to host site!

I got this e-mail in my alias inbox and noticed that it was talking about a bank acount I did not have. Immediately upon clicking on it, there is a request to connect to cool web search's website. This stuff is just out of hand. Will the authorities ever do something about this.

Notice how it tries to use the OE process to do the connecting. Is this some unknown vulnerability in OE. Spyware should be able to use OE to phone home like that.




Notice the firewall request. If anyone is interested in messing around with this email and seeing what else it does, PM me and I will forward it to you. I recommend you have a firewall. If it wasn't for my firewall, I would have most likely been infested with something.
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Old Aug 23, 2004, 10:05 PM   #2
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interesting.. I hate OE... I hate email actually, i use my web based.... once i get my better firewall i may play
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Old Aug 24, 2004, 07:19 AM   #3
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Yeah, OE, and Outlook suck... I use Opera for mail.

Coolwwwsearch is some of the worst spyware... afaik, there's no way of properly removing some of the latest versions, other than manual clean-outs in safe mode.
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