Paypal Phishing Scam

Doesn't this e-mail look legitimate? Please be sure never to fall for anything like this. If you do what they say, you'll wind up giving them your Paypal account userid and password, and from there they will have access to your bank account and probably your credit card information.

I have removed the link where it says "click here.....".


The e-mail came from paypal@service.com, which is to me a clear indicator that it's a phony address.

Information Regarding Your account:

Dear PayPal Member: Attention! Your PayPal account has been limited! As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system.We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.We requested information from you for the following reason: Our system detected unusual charges to a credit card linked to your PayPal account. Reference Number: PP-259-187-991 This is the Last reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access. Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety. Click here to activate your account We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologise for any inconvenience.. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department

Copyright ? 1999-2010 PayPal. All rights reserved. PayPal Ltd. PayPal FSA Register Number: 226056.

PayPal Email ID PP059

Office for Mac Isn’t an Improvement

This comes as a disappointment to me. I was hoping for a rich Office product for my MacBook Pro. I even figured I would have to spend $200 on it because I use Outlook for my e-mail. Now I am not so sure.

From David Pogue of the New York Times:

"Last week, though, Microsoft released Office 2011 for Mac, the first new version in several years. The Home version ($120) comes with Word, Excel and PowerPoint; the Business version adds the Outlook e-mail program (formerly called Entourage), which goes for $200. Much of the work Microsoft has done is to make the Mac version of Office look and work more like the Windows versions.
The new Office suite has gotten rave reviews from my colleagues at other publications. Clearly something must be wrong with me; I think that, in day-to-day usability, Office 2011 is a big step backward."

Read the whole article here

Bharath has been absent for a while, and I for one have missed his blog posts that address new rogue programs. Today he is back, and boy did he come back strong. I didn't count them, but he has identified a bunch of new rogues, some of which one or more of you might encounter. For most of these he provides a link to removal instructions. This site is definitely worth visiting once in a while, just so you can stay one step ahead of the bad guys.

Bharath's Security Blog

 As good a resource tool as Bharath's web site is, remember that the best defense is a good offense, and if you practice what I preach, you shouldn't have these problems.

Please take heed and secure your system now!