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links contained phone dialler !!!

emmaBZ
emmaBZ Posts: 760 Forumite
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a mate bought some software of ebay... BIN £1 ..P&P £3 ....anyway got emailed links ? so why did he pay P&P ? any way since opening links hes now got a phone dialler and certain virus alerts ... :eek:
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  • mcwarre
    mcwarre Posts: 835 Forumite
    And what are we supposed to do with this nugget of information???? :kisses3:
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  • chartreuse_2
    chartreuse_2 Posts: 287 Forumite
    I have to say, I've always been surprised that more crooks don't embed trojans into the pirated software they sell.
  • emmaBZ
    emmaBZ Posts: 760 Forumite
    mcwarre wrote:
    And what are we supposed to do with this nugget of information???? :kisses3:
    you can do what you like with it !:p
    i posted info as i thought it might make others aware of this possibility ...
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    what you get for buying dodgy software off ebay :)
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  • highguyuk
    highguyuk Posts: 2,763 Forumite
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    Browntoa wrote:
    what you get for buying dodgy software off ebay :)

    Not very helpful that was it? :rolleyes:
  • GreenNotM
    GreenNotM Posts: 1,087 Forumite
    highguyuk wrote:
    Not very helpful that was it? :rolleyes:

    But he was very helpful creating this http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=133269
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    Poor people spend then save what's left.
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    but true...come on, what are the chances of any decent software on ebay for a £1 being real !!!

    the only links for downloading copies of software are on the Makers own web sites...after you pay them

    this has got to be "cracked" versions

    I've already helped the original poster in their other thread about removing the junk that the dodgy links infected the PC with
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  • chartreuse_2
    chartreuse_2 Posts: 287 Forumite
    Browntoa wrote:
    but true...come on, what are the chances of any decent software on ebay for a £1 being real !!!
    I agree. As I implied earlier, if somebody is happy to rip off the manufacturer by selling pirate copies, why would anybody expect them to baulk at screwing their customers too?
  • emmaBZ
    emmaBZ Posts: 760 Forumite
    well i guess hes learnt his lesson now !!!!!!
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  • GreenNotM
    GreenNotM Posts: 1,087 Forumite
    emmaBZ wrote:
    well i guess hes learnt his lesson now !!!!!!

    Yeah don't pay p&p on emailed items .... :rolleyes:
    Rich people save then spend.
    Poor people spend then save what's left.
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