URL sharing security tips... (was: [no subject])

[Kenneth Brody]

On 9/23/2010 11:28 PM, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fairlight"<fairlite at fairlite.com>
>
> Yo, homey, in case you don' be listenin', Courtney Seith done said:
>> http://bit.ly/ao8ZRH
>
> Okay, security 101 these days...
>
> * Several people around here have been compromised by viruses in the past.
>    Email from list members is not to be trusted as 100% safe, or as
>    necessarily from a "trusted" source, even if the address matches one.
>
> And that's what this was; there's been a worm going around.
>
> That redirects to "joinfacebooktoconnect.com" or something like it.
>
> wget is great.  :-)

So is SamSpade.  :-)

Shortened "bit.ly" URL redirects to shortened "twurl.nl" URL, which 
redirects to some "joinfacebooktoconnect.com" URL, which redirects to a 
"babad.ru" URL, which never responded.

-- 
Kenneth Brody