Post by: Sooz on June 02, 2014, 03:16:08 PM
Maybe someone here can make sense of it?
It was from: shantora@tresduo.tld.cc with this message
quote: (hiding?) TrusT3Dimplmnt [mO-v.jp/?mov=326 ] end quote
I figure someone here can explain this to me, and tell me what the heck the "TrusT3Dimplmnt [mO-v.jp/?mov=326" means and how someone unknown can send me a text from a ?website? Thanks!
Smiles,
Sooz
Post by: Xairbusdriver on June 02, 2014, 05:06:29 PM
"tld" usually stands for top level domain.
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The ".cc" domain suffix is the top-level domain (TLD) for the Cocos Islands. However, it is commonly used as an alternative to the ".com" suffix for commercial Web sites.
As for it coming from a "web site" that's certainly possible. While it probably uses a scripting 'language' on the sites server, there's not really a limit on what can be done/sent with the right code. I'd suggest this is likely an error on the plumbing site. OTOH, it could be a phishing message. Either way, I think you're safe... as long as your plumbing doesn't find out your looking at replacing things!
Most url's are just a <combination of separate bits of info> between those periods ("."). You can search each bit via your favorite search engine and get leads/ideas about what to look for next. Just be careful with the often confusing additional "info" at the end of a url, usually after a "?". That is usually information sent to the owner and may have information that identifies you! As Abe Lincoln said, "Internet Search engines are your friend."
Post by: Sooz on June 02, 2014, 06:33:18 PM
Thanks, ExAirbie! Happy Monday!
Smiles,
Sooz
Post by: Xairbusdriver on June 03, 2014, 09:31:54 AM
I had Mail open, BTW. Almost immediately, I hear the 'ding' of an in-coming message. Sure enough, it was from Apple reporting that I had made changes to my "Shipping and/or billing address". Uh, no, I added the security PIN to the credit card section (which seems to never be saved), nothing about my address changed.
So, my paranoid mind snaps to attention!
Then I remembered your experience and just deleted the thread. 
BTW, now that I changed my Apple ID password to something un-rememberable much less pronounceable, I seem to have more requests for it in non-browser apps! Thank goodness I can access (copy) it from the 1Password mini Menu Bar access.
Post by: Sooz on June 05, 2014, 05:34:28 PM
Smiles,
Sooz
Post by: Xairbusdriver on June 05, 2014, 07:26:57 PM
I'm sure someone can help you understand the process of using 1Password, and there may be several different ways! The point is, it's important to your interweb security to use a good PW manager and 1Password may not be the best tool for you. So, Sooz, see what you can say at Survivors! 
Post by: tacit on June 05, 2014, 10:03:29 PM
The URL itself actually goes to a hacked site that is hosting a payday loan spam page. The hackers set up a page they want to spam, then they use a device that can send out thousands of text messages a day. (They don't even send them just to cell phones; sometimes, they'll send them to 813-215-0001, 813-215-0002, 813-215-0003, 813-215-0004, and so on.)
Just another form of spam, nothing else. It's illegal, but that doesn't seem to matter.