Comments on: Beware of the CNN.com daily top ten email

By: Com Spam Protection

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By: Rhodilee

Rhodilee — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:48:00 +0000

Lamar,

Somebody else is sending you those spam messages, NOT ME.

By: Lamar Daniel

Lamar Daniel — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:38:19 +0000

I no longer wish to receive these email alerts. please unsubscribe me from your list.

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Blogspot Blogs, Google Ads used to Spread Malwares — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:57:53 +0000

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By: Another Trojan from CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert Email

Another Trojan from CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert Email — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:07:02 +0000

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By: Warning: Someone sent you an Ecard email may contain malwares

Warning: Someone sent you an Ecard email may contain malwares — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:05:46 +0000

[...] guess, the ecard that I have received belongs to the 123greetings.com spam family that Shannon has mentioned in my CNN daily top ten post. I strongly advice those who receive these types of [...]

By: Soundbyte

Soundbyte — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:25:27 +0000

I suspect you’re right Rhodilee, the email probably didn’t originate from CNNs competitors or foes. Makes me wonder who is sending this stuff out though. I saw a doco on the 08 olympics a night or two ago that featured anti-cnn.com where they demonstrate some of the skewed reporting at CNN, FOX, and BBC when it comes to China, then got more bogus emails so it got me wondering.

By: Rhodilee

Rhodilee — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:55:03 +0000

To remove the CNN daily top ten malware, you can also check out this post: http://cantalktech.com/2008/08/07/remove-get_flash_updateexe-downloaded-from-cnn-daily-top-10-spam/

By: Remove get_flash_update.exe downloaded from CNN Daily Top 10 Spam

Remove get_flash_update.exe downloaded from CNN Daily Top 10 Spam — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:50:06 +0000

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By: Marc Cagliero

Marc Cagliero — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:36:05 +0000

I unfortunately clicked on the link and downloaded the file. It was a mess. Downloaded some program that kept stating i was infected with things. Found this guide that was able to remove it all:

bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/remove-cnn-daily-top-10