Are these Email Messages in Your Inbox?

This week alone, I received more or less 100 spammy messages but thanks to my reliable webmail, 99% of these spam messages landed in my spam folder and not in my inbox.

Among the spam messages that I receive this week are as follows:

• Do you want 25000 USD from the government, it is possible from Registered Advisors

This email tells you that that if you are an American citizen over the age of 18, you
may be eligible for some kind of government grant; encourages you to take advantage of their free FREE Government Funding CD.

• Your Title wants to be your loyal fan from FanBox Fan NOREPLY @fanboxnotes.com

It's funny that the Fanbox site tells it is a Spam-Free Web-based email because Fan box itself is one of the most diligent spammers that I know. Check out "How to Stop Receiving Fanbox Spam" to learn how you can get rid of the fanboxnotes spam.

• Need $$$, Google PayDay software makes it so easy! (see offer for details) from GooglePayDay

This email tells you they are going to show you how to create an automatic cash flow machine by working with Google.

The following are  other spam emails sent by spammers. I noticed that most of this emails sell viagra and other pills and tablets online:

• Where are you, I'm frozen!


• We need your presence


• Can't find you, darling


• Lost my number? )


• Witness some positive changes in your body


• Money so easy you'll kick yourself


• Work at home positions. Immediate Placement


• Don't reject my calls!


• Returned mail: Over quota


• Get a government grant that comes from your tax dollars: Searching for some extra money this year? You may qualify for free government funding! Millions of Dollars available now.


• View Your Latest Credit Score


• Sales Receipt from Amazon: To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please log in to www.ultralofty.com
  
  
  , click on "My Account", click "Update" to edit your registration details and uncheck the "Receive Newsletter?" check box


• Create some extra cash with Google

Why do I receive such an enormous amount of Spam messages? I love free services online and sometimes registering your email to get free graphics and free applications can land you into trouble. If you receive any of these mail messages in your inbox, I suggest you mark them as spam and delete them. You may also find it worthy to install fre antivirus norton in case you accidentally click on these virus/worm containing email messages.

MMORPGs, SEO and Website Monetization

With the number of gamers playing MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) these days, it is undeniable that starting blogs, writing articles and SEOing* on games such as Cabal, DOTA and Warcraft become a rewarding learning experience especially for bloggers who monetize the traffic of their websites. It is therefore a no wonder why it is so easy to find websites and blogs that post articles about popular games these days given the number of targeted readers who read and search for MMOG tips and tricks.

Yahoo! Buzz Wordpress Plugin for Download

Yahoo buzz! is now open and publishers and bloggers can now use Yahoo's own version of digg to have their stories published and voted for. I tried using Yahoo buzz! today by submitting one of my posts in my personal blog Rhodilee.com, "Kadayawan 2008". I embedded a yahoo buzz button in my post and replaced "ARTICLEURL" in the code with the URL of the post that I wanted to submit.

Personally though, I find the process tedious and I can't figure out how to the insert the yahoo buzz button automatically in all of my posts. Fortunately, a plugin is now available for all wordpress users who want to place the buzz on yahoo button in their blogs.

The Yahoo! Buzz Wordpress plugin is created by Travis Johnson and is available for download here.

Spam Alert: MSNBC- Breaking News and BBC News

I received three MSNBC Breaking News today in my mailbox although they are already classifed as spam. I must say though that the "news" are quite interesting. Teenagers who receive the email are likely to click the High calorie food banned in canteens link and parents would want to know about the "story" behind Plane crashes into prep school, hundreds of kids killed.  Unfortunately though, these series of MSNBC- Breaking News are spam and clicking the links will only result in you downloading harmful software or files.

There is also the BBC News spam that now arrive in the mailbox. This too is a malware email and clicking on the links is not recommended.

Read Beware of the CNN.com daily top ten email to understand why it is not advised to click on any links, even the unsubscribe links from these emails. If you wish not to receive these types of email, you might want to read this post: Unsubscribe from CNN Alerts: Breaking News, MSNBC- Breaking News and BBC News Spam.

Unsubscribe from CNN Alerts: Breaking News Spam

The CNN Alerts: Breaking News is the latest addition to the latest wave of CNN alerts spam mails that have been proliferating among email users. Like its CNN spam predecessors, the CNN Alerts: Breaking News provide links that when followed, may lead users into downloading harmful files into their computer. Some people have been spoofed into downloading malwares from the cnn breaking news email but with the new CNN Alerts: Breaking News Spam, some email users already receive warning telling them that such message may not actually come from whom it claims to be and advice is given against following  links contained on the email.

Blogspot Blogs, Google Ads Used to Spread Malwares

The spammers who have been sending the CNN daily top ten email have not been satisfied in proliferating trojan files through spam messages. They are now utilizing blogspot blogs and even google ads to ensure the spread of their malware.

Another Trojan from CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert Email

The spammers who have been sending the CNN.com daily top ten email spam seems to be sending a second wave of malware spams but this time the links really look like they lead to legit CNN links. Just today, I received this CNN alerts: My custom alert email and the supposed news the email brings is really catchy: President Bush withdraws from Iraq. The hoax news title link also looks like a real CNN site: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/threat.ap/index.html. Unfortunately, the sender of the email does not really look suspicious because it comes from a certain esubitam@equus-kentucky.com.

Warning: Someone sent you an Ecard email may contain malwares

There are two things that I always remember when opening ecards in my email:

1. The ecard should come from someone I know or else, the card comes from a spammer.

2. If the ecard appears in my spam box, it is likely that the email contains links that will likely download malwares in my computer.

Yesterday, I spotted one email in my spam box with the subject "Someone sent you an Ecard." The message says:

Remove get_flash_update.exe downloaded from CNN Daily Top 10 Spam

Read this article about the flashget update virus for an instruction on removing the downloaded get_flash_update.exe file.

Some people who have received the CNN daily top ten email spam have unknowingly downloaded the trojan get_flash_update.exe file. If you are among these people, your anti malware software may identify the threat as Win32:Trojan-gen (Avast); Trojan.Erotpics (Symantec); TrojanDropper:Win32/Nuwar (Microsoft); BackDoor-DNM (McAfee) and I-Worm/Nuwar.W (AVG).


Once the get flash update exe is installed in your PC, it will download a malware that will cause pop out messages appearing in your screen telling you that a spyware is detected in your computer. The CNN Daily Top ten malware will install Antivirus XP 2008, a rogue anti-spyware program that displays deceptive computer security risk messages in your computer and tells you to remove the security risk with a software. (Please read more about the virus alert in system tray xp homes here: AVXP08.com offers fake antivirus software?).

If you wonder about how to remove the get_flash_update.exe file that you have downloaded through the CNN daily top ten malware pack, this is how you can remove the CNN Daily Top 10 malware:

Beware of the CNN.com daily top ten email

CNN com is one of the most respected websites when it comes to breaking international news. Unfortunately, some spammers seem to be taking advantage of the CNN name to victimize innocent victims. I opened my email today and found one email with subject "CNN.com Daily Top 10". Here is what the email contains: