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From: pdt at jackhammer.org (Paul Tinsley) Subject: Hacker suspect says his PC was hijacked Do you often buy cars directly from the manufacturer? I pretty much assumed you didn't have a car drop shipped to your house and would have a dealership in the loop... And I mean it's not like Microsoft doesn't send out critical patching information, hell I get about 20 notices a day, just click on that executable they conveniently send in the email and your set ;) Joshua Levitsky wrote: > > On Oct 12, 2003, at 4:48 PM, Paul Tinsley wrote: > >> I have a Honda Accord and a Mini Cooper, prior to that a Mazda and an >> Oldsmobile and I get/got reminders from all of those companies pretty >> regularly with coupons, suggested maintenance flyers and the like... >> >> I put car manufacturers right behind my dentist in reminders, well >> lawn care is somewhere in the middle me thinks.... > > > That was your particular dealer sending the flyers no? The only notes > I've ever gotten from Ford were things that my dealer sent. So I've > always taken it upon myself to make sure I understood when my vehicle > needed service based on how it is used. That's why I equate CompUSA > with my Ford dealer. CompUSA could send notes to people they sold > computers to saying "You need to update x, y, and z. If you bring your > PC in for service then we will happily update it for you." > > -Josh > > -- > Joshua Levitsky, CISSP, MCSE > System Engineer > AOL Time Warner > [5957 F27C 9C71 E9A7 274A 0447 C9B9 75A4 9B41 D4D1] >
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