Re: the super key + R key scam

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Author: Michael Havens
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: the super key + R key scam
awwwwwws... no one ever calls me!

:-)~MIKE~(-:

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Todd Millecam <> wrote:

> Yeah, they called me as well a few months ago when they were still using a
> different remote-login program that, incidentally, had some known
> vulnerabilities that would let the client take control of the host. So I
> led them on for about 40 minutes and never once mentioned that I was
> running Linux. 40 minutes was enough time to spin up a fake windows VM and
> install the exploited client binary on. Combine that with a .bat file
> that B) issues a force-delete on C:\ and it took them about 2 months
> before they tried calling me again, by then they had changed their remote
> agent to logmein. LogMeIn has some known vulnerabilities, but I haven't
> found one that will let me take control of their "agent's" computer.
> They still call from time to time. I usually just do something like this:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFWeoxrhbE8 and hang up, but if anyone
> finds a admin-level reverse session exploit for LogMeIn, lemme know. .
> .next bozo who calls I'm gonna install a keylogger and then write a script
> that parses their identity-theft-related information out and emails the
> victim and the FTC notifying them as soon as it gets typed in via email or
> text if such contact info is available.
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 9:16 PM, David Lopez <>
> wrote:
>
>> all
>>
>> i had a call saying my computer was spewing confidential data all over
>> the net, or at least to this guys computer. he said to prove it, log in to
>> my computer and press the windows key plus the R key. well, well, the
>> conversation went down from there... total scam.
>>
>> at any rate, on my ubuntu box, if i press the window key for a couple of
>> seconds, a new wiindow pops up with a handy key shortcuts. but now on rev.
>> 1410, it also overlays a small icon over the left hand icons starting from
>> the second icon to the 12th icon. the overlay is simply a number '1' to '9'
>> followed by a zero, then 'd'. anybody know why?
>>
>> david
>>
>> --
>> David López
>>
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> Todd Millecam
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