EXAMPLE OF CLEVER SPAM - Is the Mac Really Safer Then a PC

[NerrdyGirlyx]

Everyone claims the mac is safer but realisticly isn't it less safe because most people on a mac are not as cautious as pc users. Pc users are running software firewalls to see what connections are coming in and out, (http://www.gustoes.com/forum_spam) sandboxing type software and other security type programs.
If someone personally knows you are on a mac seems they could target you better since they know you proably won't be looking for anything out of the ordinary.

What do you guys think

[mondala]

This is an example of clever spam.

While the message looked legitimate and the content of the post looked like someone genuinely asking for an opinion on Macs,,, there are a few things that don't add up.

Note: I have an advantage (well not really) over larger active forums, that being that my forum is not active (not by choice) thus I get to be skeptical of every posting I do get. :D

Was it Spam? Why yes it was. Damn it!

A few of the things my dedicated attention to this message found (because I have nothing better to do!) were as follows:
The company email address used as for a USA aerospace manufacturing company.
The timezone was set to GMT -12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein
Then I searched out the username within Google and found the same post on several other unrelated forums which is a good hint that the message is spam in one way or another.... so at this point looking closer at the message reveals the link.

Take a peak at the comma after the word "out," in this line:
"Pc users are running software firewalls to see what connections are coming in and out, (http://www.gustoes.com/forum_spam) sandboxing............."

You will see that the spam has hidden a link with the comma. I have replaced the link of course but it originally pointed to some mp3 download site per usual.

Buggers!!

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