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KJ3N
08-29-2010, 05:41 PM
We would like to inform you that as of the 29th of August you are late in updating your W-2 form submition with the new updated version. Please send us your completed W-2 update form by 10/09/2010. The updated version of the W-2 form please click on the link below:
http://www.irs.gov/irm/part3/W-2-update/
Internal Revenue Service


Of course further examination of the actual imbedded html reveals:


We would like to inform you that as of the 29th of August you are late in updating your W-2 form <br>
submition with the new updated version. Please send us your completed W-2 update form by <br>
10/09/2010. The updated version of the W-2 form please click on the link below:<br>
</font></span><b>
<a href="http://lienket.us/home/W-2form.exe">http://www.irs.gov/irm/part3/W-2-update/</a><br>

Internal Revenue Service <br>

I'm not sure which is dumber. People who fall for this stuff, or the idiots who think people fall for this stuff. Probably the former.

The highlighted domain above resolves to Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam. Like that's a big surprise..... :roll:
W5RB
08-29-2010, 06:13 PM
If you cast a wide enough net , and only the stupidest 2 per cent respond , you've got all you can handle .
KA5PIU
08-29-2010, 09:15 PM
Hello.

Just fixed it, it no longer redirects.

Thank you.
KJ3N
08-29-2010, 09:46 PM
Hello.

Just fixed it, it no longer redirects.

Thank you.

That's from an email I got today. Exactly how did you fix a redirect in my personal email?
N2CHX
08-29-2010, 10:13 PM
That's from an email I got today. Exactly how did you fix a redirect in my personal email?

He wrote the email and he's gonna send you an updated version?
KA5PIU
08-30-2010, 01:24 PM
Hello.

Try the first link. ;)
W-2form.exe is nothing but a capture file, 480kb in size.
Not saying that this did happen, but if somebody were the return this filled out form with an .exe that had some real mean code? ;)
N2CHX
08-30-2010, 02:16 PM
My linux netbook scoffs at your exe.
PA5COR
08-30-2010, 02:30 PM
My mailwasher Pro eats that kind of junk before i see it...
NQ6U
08-30-2010, 02:40 PM
My linux netbook scoffs at your exe.

As does my laptop, which dual boots Linux and Mac OS X.
KA5PIU
08-30-2010, 02:46 PM
Hello.

True, but there really are stupid people out there, the ones doing the phising included. ;)
KJ3N
08-30-2010, 04:59 PM
My linux netbook scoffs at your exe.

So does my Winders XP machine with AVG, SpyBot, Adaware, and MalwareBytes. You'd have to be pretty good to get something past this machine.
NQ6U
08-30-2010, 07:33 PM
So does my Winders XP machine with AVG, SpyBot, Adaware, and MalwareBytes. You'd have to be pretty good to get something past this machine.

Of course, if you were running something other than Windows, there wouldn't be any need to have AVG, SpyBot, AdAware and MalwareBytes sucking up your precious CPU cycles.
KJ3N
08-30-2010, 08:37 PM
Of course, if you were running something other than Windows, there wouldn't be any need to have AVG, SpyBot, AdAware and MalwareBytes sucking up your precious CPU cycles.

I just happened to be in the Windoze partition at the time. EcomStation (http://ecomstation.com/) (latest incarnation of OS/2) would have simply gone, "Huh?" ;) :lol:

BTW, dual core @ 2.4Ghz with 4G of RAM doesn't really notice the extra software.
N2NH
08-31-2010, 02:07 AM
I just happened to be in the Windoze partition at the time. EcomStation (http://ecomstation.com/) (latest incarnation of OS/2) would have simply gone, "Huh?" ;) :lol:

BTW, dual core @ 2.4Ghz with 4G of RAM doesn't really notice the extra software.

Nor did my old quad-core which laughed at Word '10 while doing a deep virus scan. WIN/PC 4-EVER.
:stirpot::spin:
W4RLR
08-31-2010, 02:24 AM
My linux netbook scoffs at your exe.As does my Mac...
n2ize
08-31-2010, 02:28 PM
When i was working at The Illuminati I used a 21 Trillion core processor.This thing could run ever type of software known to man simultaneously when it was TURNED OFF. That's Power. You know it was designed by reptilian aliens under Area 51 because no way could any of our primitive technology run like that.:-D:-D
n2ize
08-31-2010, 02:29 PM
Of course, if you were running something other than Windows, there wouldn't be any need to have AVG, SpyBot, AdAware and MalwareBytes sucking up your precious CPU cycles.

Yeah, but if you have the CPU you might as well use it.
kf0rt
08-31-2010, 09:02 PM
When i was working at The Illuminati I used a 21 Trillion core processor.This thing could run ever type of software known to man simultaneously when it was TURNED OFF. That's Power. You know it was designed by reptilian aliens under Area 51 because no way could any of our primitive technology run like that.:-D:-D

Just the opposite here. When I was just starting out, we had to get up at 4 AM to grease the gears in the analog engine. We were soooo poor that we had to flatten out the 0's to make 1's. Must be nice to be part of the power elite! :lol:
w6tmi
09-18-2010, 01:31 AM
Well, my .exe is scoffing at you ALL! all of you, every last one I say! muahahhahahahahah!!!!!!
<del *.exe>

shaddap!
KG4CGC
09-18-2010, 04:48 AM
got root?
N2CHX
09-18-2010, 05:37 AM
got root?

Su do!
NQ6U
09-18-2010, 10:10 AM
Su do!

Excellent!
KJ3N
09-18-2010, 10:23 AM
got root?

If you run as root, you're an idiot. :doh:
KC2UGV
09-18-2010, 12:47 PM
If you run as root, you're an idiot. :doh:

Is sudo su ok?
KJ3N
09-18-2010, 03:11 PM
Is sudo su ok?

I was referring to people who actually run their system as root user all the time. It's like pulling your pants down, bending over, and saying, "Here, fuck me hard!"

Fortunately, most distributions these days don't allow it by default. There was a time you could run as root without having to jump through hoops.