WILBUR - Caution Data Miner

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Doug

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Wilbur,
I know you will see this before any call or email I would send!
When I clicked on the link in Post 244 on the World thread I was taken to a website that had retreived some of My Personal Data and posted it along with the picture of the Milano 50M scores. I then ran a virus program and deleated all threats. Cleared all my browser cookies and files. I then came back to the forum as a vistor Clicked on the picture and my personal data did not appear.
This lead me to believe that maybe this website was mining your database.
Call if any questions!
For other forum members I recomend not clicking on this post.
 
Checked it out

I created a bogus user, logged in as that user and clicked the link. Didn't see any personal data. Where did the personal data show?

I'm gonna go scan now.

Thanks Doug! I deleted the post for now.
 
Wilbur,
It picked up Savannah. It then said there was 2 Emails from Savannah with a hyperlink to click on to see these emails. My guess is that 90% of the people who went there and saw the link they would click on it.
This could have been mined from my computer but I became suspicious when I logged on as a Vistor Savannah did not come up.
My guess was it could have gotten Savannah from my forum profile.
 
I clicked on it and was logged on in a remote location (not home). It picked up correct name of the town I was in and said my secret admirer had a message for me. I didn't know I had one. I guess that's why it's secret.
 
Thanks Wilbur!
That sounds logical & scary at the same time!
I thought I was pretty good but the bad guys are getting better!
I am glad you do not have a problem.
 
Thanks Wilbur!
That sounds logical & scary at the same time!
I thought I was pretty good but the bad guys are getting better!
Using a simple & easily obtained bit of info (IP Address) to set the hook on the unsuspecting.
I hope I did not cause you toooooooo much heartburn over this potential problem.
 
No heartburn at all

It may very well be that there IS a problem!

As I said before - a dirt farmer like myself ain't got a chance in the server world.
 
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