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| Thread ID: 72454 | 2006-09-13 13:52:00 | Is Ad-Aware email a hoax? | Vince (406) | Press F1 |
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| 484393 | 2006-09-13 13:52:00 | I have just received an email purporting to be from LavaSoft saying that a new defination file "SE1R123 12.09.2006" is available to download. The reason I am suspitious is that I have never had an email from them before and that it is very un-proffessional looking. When I ran Ad-Aware it said that there are no new defination files available, which doesn't suprise me because I last ran Ad-Aware just 5 days ago. Can anyone explain this?:confused: |
Vince (406) | ||
| 484394 | 2006-09-13 14:17:00 | Sounds like a hoax to me, all updates come through the auto-updater, just delete the email. Or maybe forward it to lavasoft. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 484395 | 2006-09-13 15:30:00 | Wise up. It's a phishing attempt. At least you had the sense to ask. | Greg (193) | ||
| 484396 | 2006-09-13 16:52:00 | Wise up. It's a phishing attempt. At least you had the sense to ask. That is what I thought, but I like to get second opinion; also this informs others at the same time.:) |
Vince (406) | ||
| 484397 | 2006-09-14 04:58:00 | For info I downloaded SEIR 123 12.09.2006 using update in program yesterday but it has got problems with "multiple false positives"and Lavasys have issued SEIR 123 13.09.2006. Suggest you open Ad-Aware and update. Must admit have never received E mail requesting that I update. | FrankS (257) | ||
| 484398 | 2006-09-15 00:06:00 | SEIR123 14.09.2006 was issued late yesterday.Have just downloaded and installed it. | FrankS (257) | ||
| 484399 | 2006-09-15 07:48:00 | I have had the email 3 days in a row now, each offering a new version, (different dates). | Vince (406) | ||
| 484400 | 2006-09-16 07:34:00 | Vince, today came across following on another forum, have you somehow acquired the file. "I have for a year if not longer kept the most recent DEFS.REF file on my ISP free space. A Manual Update is simple, just replace the DEFS.REF file with the new one. File is here freespace.virgin.net The file turns up by e-mail regularly from any one of several people who have managed to download it. I just upload it to my freespace at the address given. The lavasoft servers can at times seem to run a little slow. I don't think the updated file is always uploaded immediately to all servers and mirrors I normally upload the file as soon as I get it. " |
FrankS (257) | ||
| 484401 | 2006-09-20 14:05:00 | I have just received an email purporting to be from LavaSoft saying that a new defination file "SE1R123 12 . 09 . 2006" is available to download . The reason I am suspitious is that I have never had an email from them before and that it is very un-proffessional looking . When I ran Ad-Aware it said that there are no new defination files available, which doesn't suprise me because I last ran Ad-Aware just 5 days ago . Can anyone explain this?:confused: Just to let everyone know, I forwarded the email to AdAware along with my suspitions . They tell me that it is legitimate . I must have signed up for it without remembering!?:blush: It was the emails resemblence to a typewritten page that made me suspitious . :) |
Vince (406) | ||
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