HACKED BY CYBER-ATTACK - ALPERENBTN

[Skipper]

How do we know you are not the one spreading the virus? Getting us to click on your link we may get infected. Some of us are smarter than you give us credit for. ( Bad choice of words in your post). Thanks for the warning...Adios

Skipper

[cjlandry]

Since I put up the warning earlier, I have to assume you're referring to me.

It's smart to be leary about the warning. I guess I could have just copied and pasted the text from the McAfee advisory, but I think it seems more legit if you can see it for yourself.

If you don't trust my link, check out any anti-virus site and they'll tell you all about the latest threats. Symantec is a good one for that. I won't post a link though. I'll let you search for yourself.

The bottom line is that you have to be careful of any links that you see in your email.

And I think if you read my posts on this forum, you'll find that I'm here to learn about fishing and I want to make whatever contributions I can to the members here. It's not like I'm shy about posting. My real name is in my signature, and my personal email is in my profile, and I'd be happy to provide my address and phone number as well if you don't trust me. I don't have to hide myself behind screen names and anonymous profiles.

I'd like to know what about the wording of my post seems wrong. I thought it was pretty straight up. I certainly didn't imply that anyone is dumb, if that's what you mean. If you have something to say, say it. My email is right there to use for such things.

Oh, someone remind me in the future to refrain from trying to help people here. That's the second time I've been given crap for trying to warn people away from something potentially harmful.
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Chad Landry

"Whiskey for my men, and beer for my horses"

[mulletmaster aka David Sc]

Hang in there Landry, no good deed goes unpunished. Don't let the bastards grind you down.

[Bluffer]

I trust you 100% landry.
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[SA Donald]

Chad, it all comes down to a choice on the part of anyone who reads your warning. I can only speak for myself, but I appreciate your effort to alert the group on this site. It is everyone's own decision whether to trust you or not, and if someone doesn't, it should end with that person simply not clicking your link. I signed up officially only recently because I don't get to fish nearly as often as I would like living in San Antonio compared to when I lived in Corpus and therefore, don't feel I have much to contribute. But, I do visit the site at least every other day and have for many months to the point where I believe I have picked up on the members who DO have very much to contribute. I won't name names of these members because I know I will leave someone out, but you are on the list. So, keep on posting and feel free to pass on any info you think might be of assistance to us, fishing related or not.

Donald

[am3]

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