Normally I don't post warnings here about viruses, phishing and other similar threats. There are just too many.
However, I know many students have Gmail accounts, and the threats to Gmail are not widely known, so I'm passing on warnings about two recent ones from
Gizmo Richard's Support Alert Newsletter (Issue 155, 20th March, 2008)- Malware Disguised as Freeware
Subscribers to this newsletter know I love freeware. They also know that I advise users to only download freeware from trusted sites such as download.com and majorgeeks.com, or from sites recommended by trusted sources. This article, sent to me by regular contributor JW, illustrates some of the dangers. The author downloaded a freeware Gmail accessory only to discover that the program emailed his Gmail username and password to the author. Read the gory details here:
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001072.html
- Spammers Defeat GMail
It looks like the bad guys have found a way to defeat the CAPTCHA graphics verification system used by Google. Google uses that system to ensure new Gmail accounts are created by real people, not spambots. Expect to see more spam originating from Gmail accounts.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,143270/article.html?tk=nl_dnxnws
New threats on Gmail accounts
