BodybyFisher Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I am sorry, if you have received a PM with PORN links in it. It appears that I was sent the PM also. If you received a PM with inappropriate links in it this morning send me the members name so I can confirm who the member is. I dont get why people need to do these things In the meantime if you receive a PM from someone you dont know with a just LINK in it, DONT CLICK IT..... I dont know what negative impact this can have to your computer (worms, spyware, etc) Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I have banned the perpetrator and am studying how to clear the PMs. Sorry for the inconvenience. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I have banned the perpetrator and am studying how to clear the PMs. Sorry for the inconvenience. I got three PMs from a few members and the porn links came from the same member, Thanks Bruce Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Don't click the link if you do get a message. It's the easiest way to spread a viral infection. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I have taken removed PM access for registered members for now. Sorry for the inconvenience and I will try to restore access as soon as I can prevent this type of issue. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 This must be related to the 200+ guests on the board? Jim Drive your car. Use your cell phone. CHOOSE ONE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I was thinking that we got a rush of members on board if they have email notification enabled, they went to their email, saw that they had a message and came here to check the message? We broke a record today for members on line Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Come on now. I know it was Bruce just trying to get more member activity on the board. Of course I'm kidding. It was just a matter of time before something like this happened. I'm surprised it wasn't sooner. Because of the dynamics of the board security, BBF and Bruce should see many attempts at hijacking their login and pw. One of the best ways I can think of is the low tech approach. Hijack a friendly member account and send a file or link to the mother ship (that would be Bruce or BBF). Many high tech securities are breeched via low tech approaches. This PM from mignulik was pretty obvious but curiosity will sometimes get even the most diligent. Hope all is well. "Burns" rubber " I've never considered myself to be all that conservative, but it seems the more liberal some people get the more conservative I become. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesel Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I am sorry, if you have received a PM with PORN links in it. It appears that I was sent the PM also. If you received a PM with inappropriate links in it this morning send me the members name so I can confirm who the member is. I dont get why people need to do these things In the meantime if you receive a PM from someone you dont know with a just LINK in it, DONT CLICK IT..... I dont know what negative impact this can have to your computer (worms, spyware, etc) Hello, I also received one this morning. Followed the link and tried to open it, as I thought someone was interested in buying my '90 Eldorado. I hadn't read the forum yet this morning, or your post. I got an error message stating that I couldn't use the message function, which got me fired up. Now I see (hope) it was related to the inappropriate use of the forum by another person. I sent a "reply" to the email notification from your site regarding the PM, and sent it back with the links, originator's name, etc. Regards, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Okay, I appear to have deleted any PM from that user. Now I just need to address how to keep a random person from shotgunning so many PMs again. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Tech Support has a new patch coming soon which they are going to apply for us to help prevent re-occurrence. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 In case I missed anyone who emailed or PM's me, here is the summary: It was a spam PM with a link to a bad site. I have erased all the pm's from that person, and temporarily turned off PM's for registered users until we get the next patch in place to prevent. Sorry for the inconvenience. thanks, bruce Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 The Forum has a new patch applied, and I have turned back on PM's for registered users. IF you do get any PM from anyone you don't know please treat it as you would any other mail from a person you don't know. Also let me know via PM or Report. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Texas Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I got one too! Thinking the 'need help' meant just that, I opened it. Not shocked, but worried, I did a full AV scan....nothing found. Actually, I don't 'need help' to find porn... GM Reman 4.1 engine Dec '08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jndnaps Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I got this on another car site I'm on also. Guess they're making the rounds on the car sites.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Come on now. I know it was Bruce just trying to get more member activity on the board. Of course I'm kidding. It was just a matter of time before something like this happened. I'm surprised it wasn't sooner. Because of the dynamics of the board security, BBF and Bruce should see many attempts at hijacking their login and pw. One of the best ways I can think of is the low tech approach. Hijack a friendly member account and send a file or link to the mother ship (that would be Bruce or BBF). Many high tech securities are breeched via low tech approaches. This PM from mignulik was pretty obvious but curiosity will sometimes get even the most diligent. Hope all is well. So Regis, do you think we should have sophistocated passwords? My guess is that a good password should include upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols, the problem is that when you need to enter them, they can be tedious to input. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 The forum software manufacturer moved up the release of their fix to today. Apparently they have gotten a barrage of problems similar to what happened for us lately. We now have the fix in place here. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted April 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Interestingly, today the same thing happened on another site that I am a member of. The Dahlquist Speaker Forum, I got a link to a sex site on it in a PM... So this appears to be a wide ranging problem. I am currently rebuilding a pair of 20 year old Dahlquist M-907's.... Mike Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted April 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I want to thank member lxndrtg for bringing this to my attention at seven minutes to 9 this morning, that was very fast, given that the perp joined about 8:30. Thanks again for acting so quickly, Mike Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 The forum software manufacturer moved up the release of their fix to today. Apparently they have gotten a barrage of problems similar to what happened for us lately. We now have the fix in place here. Bruce: When do you plan to enable PM again? I have a question or two for Warren regarding Eldos. Jim Drive your car. Use your cell phone. CHOOSE ONE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I believe that PMs are on again now. Let me know if you can't pm. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I get the message "PM system currently disabled". Jim Drive your car. Use your cell phone. CHOOSE ONE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I think our hosting service (the same people who make the forum software) has PM's disabled for now. IPS Shared Hosting Server PM System Currently Disabled You have reached this page because the Personal Message system you are trying to access is currently unavailable while awaiting a software update. If you are the site owner/administrator, please login to the IPS client area for further information and to attain the software patch. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. I'll email them and make sure it's not a setting I can control though. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Yes, they had instructions for me to follow to turn the pm system back on, and you should be able to use it now. Sorry for the delay. Please report any misbehavior on PM's. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Working as expected now, Bruce. Thanks. Jim Drive your car. Use your cell phone. CHOOSE ONE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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