Is t.co a Virus or Is t.co a trojan

Many of you may be wondering where all these links to https://t.co/ and https://t.co/ are coming from when your trying to understand if a site can be trusted or needs to be blocked, if you know how to block things through your router.

I have just set up my new #scam-catcher blog and noted immediately that my new blog had been visited by https://t.co/ and was smelling rats everywhere.

After some research I can report that they safer than most, in that they are autogenerated by Twitter as part of URL shortening system, by shortening URL using their own algorithms it  should help reduce spam the the original Author by not broadcasting their URL for all to see, but instead broadcasting only their auto-generated URL which only Twitter can use and decode.

This strikes me as a great idea, as we are forever being forced to disclose URL details which are picked up by SPAM BOTs and bombarded with the latest scam.

Here is a nice graphic I found.

I hope you find this information useful and subscribe to this blog.

Malcolm aka #fixed1tSCAMcatcher

Pink Migraleve Unavailable DON'T BY YELLOW Here's Why!

SERIOUS fixed1t MONEY SAVING TIP

Do You Suffer From Migraine?

Treat It With Pink & Yellow Migraleve?

If Pink Or Pink/Yellow Is Not Available To Help Treat Your Migraine

DO NOT BUY YELLOW MIGRALEVE

Until You Have Watched All This Video!
Malcolm aka #fixed1tMONEYSAVINGtips

Big Pharma Migraine Over Charging Rip-Off

I was in London yesterday and went in 4 different Chemists / Pharmacies and non of the had the Pink Migraleve (the only Migraleve with any special ingredient in to reduce the nauseating effects of a Migraine Attack). But all of the shops attempted to sell me the box of Yellow Migraleve at nearly £9 per box rather than the identical cheaper Co-Codamol 8/500 alternative which was around £1.50. This is such an organised extortion racket affecting 10s of thousands of suffers. But what I'm really saddened about is there have been only 30 views of my expose video and 1 share. Facebook decides what it feels should be shared based on advertising and other criteria, but they can be over ridden if individuals choose to share a video with their friends and the public. Migraine is brought on a lot by stress and poverty related stress which means those with the least amount of money are being systematically and deliberately ripped off by big Pharma, but nobody I know (thanks to the one share) can be arsed to share a video which would possibly save severely impoverished people a lot of money. Meanwhile millions of people share videos of cats doing silly things. Doesn't anybody care about humans any more? or want to help themselves and others.

Here is my original post:

Pink Migraleve Unavailable DON'T BY YELLOW Here's Why!

Malcolm

Real Life Online Sextortion Blackmail Warning - Part 5

Hi,

It looks like I spoke too soon about the Sextortion Blackmailers giving up, the Blackmailer Corine has sent another copy of the original message, so this is obviously either an auto send or they are just redoing the list.  Here is a picture of the email:

However there is a new Blackmailer who has popped in the threaten me Anonymous Diego, he says he's giving me 72 hours to come up with £1000 so he thinks his video is worth more than Corine's.

This is not a joke, and sadly 10's of Thousands of people are robbed and their lives ruined by the fear that these blackmailers lies put in them.  Here is the Diego Email.  Please share this entry with others so they can see what threats these Sextortion Blackmailers make.

I posted a Blog last night on dealing with this, I will be posting further details over the next few days and weeks.  Here is the post:

Real Life Online Sextortion Blackmail Warning - Part 4

Malcolm 

Real Life Online Sextortion Blackmail Warning - Part 4

If you haven't been following this alarming attempt by blackmailers to extort money with menaces here is the video that explains things:

Online Sextortion And Sex Blackmail On The Increase

The deadlines for so-called exposure from the Sextortion Blackmailers has passed and I've had no further threats or messages from them, which is surprising as if they are monitoring my computer and my online presence, as they say they are they would surely have happened to notice I've published several videos and 4 blogs posts naming and shaming them (shame only works if the give a crap) and highlighting their tactics to a greater public.

So why haven't they released their video, well there are several possible explanations.

1. This is a criminal Phrishing hoax designed to extort money from me based on a lies and fear
2. They were able to get information about my machine but not able to access it
3. They were waiting on my response for the extra details they needed to launch an virus attack
4. The site the allude to does not exist and is a red herring to scare decent people

So what did it do right:

• I did not reply to their email in any way
• It was really tempting for me to send them a piece of your mind or to tell them to sod off but I resisted all contact.  If I replied, my email would confirm its me and would give them vital information about my IP address and how to contact me.

• I am not running a Microsoft Machine which protects me from Microsoft Viruses
• Sadly virtually all of the Trojan Virus's out there are written in a macro/java language used by Microsoft products Word, Outlook, Excel or associated code, as a Apple user it affords me a higher degree of security.

• I turn off communication programs when I'm not using them
• If I were to leave Skype and other programs running they have code in them that allows others to use my machine as a jump off point, this could allow access but equally important it is using up my network bandwidth (if you have a limited package turn it off) by funnelling others calls and videos through my machine.

• I keep my laptop webcam covered and desktop webcam disconnected 
• This prevents anybody watching me through the cameras, monitoring my movements and knowing when I'm around or out.

• I have an up-to-date Anti-Virus package with extended functionality
• I've gone for years on my Apple machine without any Anti-Virus Protection, its only since I heard of people having their hard-drives locked by Ransom-Ware that I invested in an annual package.

I will be making some short videos on Online Security shortly and will keep people appraised.  If you want to know more feel free to replay to this and any other of my posts.

Malcolm aka #fixed1tINTERNETsecurity 

Real Life Online Sextortion Blackmail Warning - Part 3

Now this is getting annoying this is my third Online Sextortion Blackmail email in two days, I think I may have upset TORMENTOR who made the first threats to me who should be carrying out his plan to destroy me very soon.

As you can see the text is threatening, malicious and a direct attempt of extorting monies from me through Blackmail by the threat of exposure to my friends, relatives and peers. This is total nonsense.

Please share this with others so they are aware of this insidious practise and so they don't fall prey to it.

If you receive one of these:

1. Do not under any circumstances reply
2. Do not go and Press the +++ on the Calculator It may activate a Virus
3. Do not pay this blackmailer they always come back for more
4. Subscribe to my fixed1t channel as I will be publishing videos on how I'm dealing with my own sextortion blackmail threats, hopefully what I discover will help you.
5. Use the hashtag #sextortion so the number of cases can be counted

#fixed1tINTERNETsecurity #sextortion

Real Life Online Sextortion Blackmail Warning - Part 2

I've just gone to check my emails after writing my last two posts on Sextortion Blackmail and I have received a second sextortion blackmail email. It is similar to the one I received on Thursday, it again makes threats, demands money with menaces and demands I pay by BitCoin. This one claims I live in the United Kingdom and suggests I search Google for how to pay with BitCoin which suggest to me they may have a much higher grasp of English than my first blackmailer "TORMENTOR"

This email was received Friday 7th December 2018 at 15:20 hrs