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I Have Been Outsmarted!

Feb-27-2007 By ColourfulWorld

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All the while i have been labeling myself as a person who is quite good at handling internet security issues. I have Avast! Home Edition, Zone Alarm Pro and AVG to provide maximum protection. All the while i have been able to intercept spywares, trojans or malicious codes from being executed. Everything was nice and cool until 2 days ago i was completely outsmarted by this hacker.

2 day ago when i open up my Google Mail and found this mail from AccountRobot_donotreply@e-gold.com:

Dear e-gold account holder,

Access to your e-gold account has been temporarily disabled due to
the number of incorrect login attempts. This has been done to secure
your account and to protect your private information in case the
login attemps were not done by you.

Account access will remain disabled until this issue will be solved.
If you are the rightful holder of the account, please click on the
title bellow and log in to your e-gold account.

Respond to this notification

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate
assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire e-gold
system. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Please do not reply to this automatically generated email message.

Well, all i can say is that i’m stupid enough to believe this one. Previously i have received something similar but i was able to ignore those phishing mail. Why i choose to believe this mail? It’s because i myself have been aware of unsuccessful attempts to log in to my e-gold account by someone out there. But then i still have little doubt on this one for i know e-gold will not send such mail no matter what.

Well, i made a wrong decision by clicking the link. I enter my username and password and surprisingly i was still able to check my remaining balance using that phishing link. Well, after reactivating my account (according to the email), i log off again. I kept on considering the possibilities of that mail sent by email and suddenly i recalled someone posted a thread regarding the phishing email. That was after 2 hour when i realized something had gone wrong. When i logged into e-gold again, i could do nothing except seeing my display showing me zero balance. All my funds has been stolen!

I lost my hard earned RM400 for being careless… I’m so speechless…

I reported to e-gold that day also and received a reply from e-gold this morning:

Seng,

As you now know the email you received was not sent by e-gold Ltd. It was a fraudulent attempt to compromise e-gold accounts through a scam known as “Phishing”. e-gold will never send you an unsolicited email asking you to access your account from a link in an email or click on a link in an email. Please review the security alert on the e-gold site for more information. If you clicked on the link or if you opened the attachment, there is a strong possibility you may have a Trojan virus on your computer!
If your account was compromised while AccSent was enabled, there is a high probability that you either have a security hole in your computer, which allowed hackers to take control of your computer or you have a Trojan virus, spyware or keylogger software installed on your computer because someone not
only had access to your e-gold passphrase, they also had access to your email address password. AccSent monitors account access attempts and issues a one-time PIN challenge to those coming from IP address ranges or browsers that differ from the last authorized account access. Your account was accessed from remoteip ‘64.224.109.59‘ and a pin was sent to the email
address on the account. The person logged into your email account and retrieved the pin, accessed your e-gold account and made an unauthorized spend from the account.
Until you remove the malicious software from your computer, your account is still vulnerable. Your email account has also been compromised so it is important that you change the password for your account after your computer is cleaned. If the malicious software is still on your computer, someone is able to read your emails, delete your emails or send emails from your account.
Have you run a complete virus scan of all computers used to access your account with updated anti-virus software? You should also check your computer for Spyware and Trojan keyloggers. Some people mistakenly assume that anti-virus software protects them from keyloggers and Spyware. Most anti-virus software does not adequately check for keyloggers and Spyware. If you have checked all the computers used to access your account with only
an anti virus software, we strongly recommend you use a software that specifically checks for Spyware and keyloggers.

There are Trojans keyloggers that monitors Internet Explorer windows until a user visits the e-gold login page: e-gold.com/acct/login.html. Once the user is logged in, the Trojan opens a hidden Internet Explorer window in which it accesses the user\’s account balance: e-gold.com/acct/balance.asp. After ascertaining the value of the user\’s account it attempts to transfer
their funds to another account using the hidden window.

Most viruses are conveyed by spammed e-mail in the form of HTML messages. The scripts run on viewing, no clicking on attachments is necessary. They may also arrive as image attachments. Once the image is viewed, the program is executed. Either way, the system is now infected and is just waiting for
you to check your e-gold account balance.

You can protect yourself by:

* Using another browser instead of Internet Explorer (IE). Firefox by Mozilla is an excellent choice. You can visit www.mozilla.org for more information.
* Do Not auto-preview incoming e-mail.
* Do Not open obvious spam.
* Do run a full virus scan regularly.

As of today we know specifically of 9 viruses that could cause a problem similar to the one you are having.

1. Win32/Goldun.ia (One customer said he did not find anything when he ran Norton and McAfee anti-virus software, but he found the Win32/Goldun.ia Trojan when he used a software called ‘Kaspersky’)

2. T SPY_HAXDORY (A customer who was receiving the fake login confirmation page located a virus with Trend Micro Housecall identified as T SPY_HAXDORY. Removing this seemed to solve the problem without having to reinstall windows.)

3. TROJ_GOLDUN.DO which has a file named CPU.EXE found in the c:\windows directory. This was found with Trend Micro’s PC-cillin.
4. cpu.exe (Aladinz.l Trojan) more information regarding this virus can be found at http://www.auditmypc.com/process/cpu.asp

5. GDIWXP.DLL

6. pwsteal.trojan
7. Win32.Grams.I which monitors Internet Explorer windows until the user visits the e-gold login page: e-gold.com/acct/login.html. Once the user is logged in Grams opens a hidden Internet Explorer window in which it accesses the user’s account balance: e-gold.com/acct/balance.asp

8. Trojan.LdPinch.L
9. Trojan.PWS.GoldSpy e.exe in Directory D:\Documents and Settings

We investigated and placed a block on account #4114176 to prevent it from receiving additional funds. Unfortunately we will not be able to refund your money because all e-gold spends are final and not reversible as stated in the e-gold account user agreement. e-gold is also contractually prohibited from freezing e-gold accounts or releasing e-gold account information in the absence of a court order or subpoena. You might want to consider obtaining some combination of help from a legal professional or law enforcement to obtain a court order, if the size of your loss warrants expenditure of your resources (time and money) to resolve.

The court order/subpoena should be presented by postal mail to:

e-gold, Ltd.
c/o Andrew S. Ittleman, Esq.
1001 Brickell Bay Drive
Suite 2002
Miami, FL 33131

If you are able to receive the records electronically please specify the appropriate email address the records should be emailed to. Please allow a minimum of 2 weeks for the production of any e-gold records.

In order to ensure you get all pertinent information when issuing the court order or subpoena to e-gold Ltd please:

- Ask for e-gold account profile information for account number #4114176
- Ask for transaction history information for account number #4114176
- Ask for information on any other accounts owned or controlled by the individual
- Ask for counteraccount_id profile information. This is the account profile information for any accounts that made payments into or received payments from the subpoenaed account
- If applicable, ask for stabilization of the funds in question “freezing of the account if the funds are still under the control of the perpetrator”

Regards,
e-gold Abuse

Well, i have to pay the price for being indifferent towards previous warning. I can only laugh at this statement:

…You might want to consider obtaining some combination of help from a legal professional or law enforcement to obtain a court order, if the size of your loss warrants expenditure of your resources (time and money) to resolve.

Haha, trading RM400 with all sorts of legal crap with unpredictable cost? I don’t think i will do that. Who knows i may lose more?

E-gold suggested that there might be a trojan or keylogger running on my pc using Internet Explorer. Funny, I’m a Mozilla Firefox Supporter. Do i really care about Internet Explorer? The main reason i switch to Mozilla Firefox is because of the security vulnerabilities of Internet Explorer. Thank you Microsoft for giving us this kind of trouble with your ActiveX Technology! But sadly, Mozilla Firefox’s phishing filter does not work on this site: http://www.e-gold.com-el.es/acct/login.html. Now that the site is gone, no more phishing filter is required…

I have been running full system scans using Avast! Home Edition and AVG. Feeling so unsecured i even installed Spyware Terminator by Crawler.com, and a-squared HiJackFree, a-squared Anti-Dialer and a-squared Free by Emsi Software GmbH. So right now i have a total of 6 programs to protect me? Is this a set of effective protection? I don’t know for now but time will tell. Somehow after some scans i managed to eliminate 2 trojan not detected by Zone Alarm, Avast! Home Edition and AVG. So i guess they can provide me value insight of what is running at the background.

To those people dealing with online transaction like me, security is a must and cannot be compromised. I suggest beginner to try out Spyware Terminator. For advanced users, a-squared HiJackFree and a-squared Free will be a flexible option for you to dig out the culprit.

Online Security……

Zzzzzzzzzzz……

I Have Been Outsmarted!

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L-Carnitine & Golden Corbicula Clam

Feb-25-2007 By ColourfulWorld

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What is L-Carnitine?

mitoch9 L-Carnitine & Golden Corbicula Clammitochondria L-Carnitine & Golden Corbicula ClamL-Carnitine is a vitamin-like and an amino acid-like nutrient in the body which transports fatty acids across the mitrochondria (cell’s energy powerhouse) membranes, converting stored body fat into usable energy for the body.

Although the body is able to synthesize it, the production of L-Carnitine is a very complex process, requiring numerous vitamins, minerals and amino acids, and often declines as we age.

As L-Carnitine is found primarily in meat, vegetarians and those wh oare on low meat diet often suffer from low levels. Other factors such as high-fat diets, certain medications, and low protein intake can cause a severe decline in L-Carnitine in the body, causing frequent tiredness, chest pain, muscle weakness and pain, increased body fat, elevated cholesterol etc.

Healthy Liver for Better Health
It is virtually impossible to escape the thousands of chemicals in our food and water supplies today. Our plants are sprayed with toxic herbicies and pesticides, our animals are injected with growth hormones and antibiotics, and our processed foods are laden with preservatives, artificial colour and flavouring. All of these toxins put a tremendous strain on our liver.

The liver is the body’s key detoxification organ, and with all the chemicals we are exposed to everyday, its detoxification systems are often overloaded. On top of having to cope with toxic chemicals, the liver also has to deal with the damaged fats and carcinogenic substances that we ingest with processed, barbecued or fried foods. Lifestyle habits such as drinking, smoking, late nights and stress add further abuse to the liver. To top it all off, the food most people eat is virtually devoid of the nutrient that the liver needs to function, so it has nothing to work with as it works overtime.

DO YOU HAVE A TOXIC LIVER?

Symptoms of an over-burdened liver include:

  • fatigue and lethargy
  • insomnia and poor sleep quality
  • pigmentation
  • blotchy or dull complexion
  • dark under eye circles
  • body odour
  • bad breath
  • coated tongue
  • water rentetion
  • weight gain
  • cellulite
  • constipation
  • nausea after an oily meal
  • high cholesterol
  • fuzzy memory
  • inability to concentrate
  • poor vision
  • muscular aches
  • skin conditions like rashes, eczema, allergy, boils and acne

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“Golden” Corbicula Clams For Robust Liver Function

Corbicula Clams have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a liver enhancing tonic, and to treat liver disorders for ages. Unfortunately, some people miss out on a real health-enhancing miracle because they’ve heard that one can contract Hepatitis A from eating contaminated clams. But the truth is that if the clams come from a fresh uncontaminated source, they are actually one of the best things you can take for your liver.

In Japan, Corbicula Clams is routinely taken for liver ailments and to ensure a healthy liver. It is regarded the best remedy for heavy drinkers. With the increasing research done on its benefits, Corbicula Clam has gained much recognition as a health-enhancing tonic.

While all Corbicula Clam is good for the liver, the quality varies greatly depending on the region the clams are obtained. The best Corbicula Clams come from the HuaLien county in Taiwan. One unique feature that sets the Corbicula Clams form that region apart from the Corbicula Clams from other countries - is their golden colour… hence the name “Golden Clams”. The nutritional value of the Golden Clam surpasses any other, and has more profound liver-enhancing benefits. In fact, the Golden Corbicula Clam is now regarded as one of the few Taiwan’s National Treasures.

The Golden Corbicula Clam is packed with the perfect balance of essential amino acids, particularly Ornithine, Taurine and Arginine. which are very important to support liver’s detoxification process; Choline to prevent fatty liver; B vitamins and organic minerals, including zinc and calcium, essential to support healthy liver function; trace minerals; energy-boosting glycogen, and DHA.



Benefits of Taiwan Golden Corbicula Clams

  1. Improves Men’s Sexual Performance & Libido
    Golden Clams are often used to enhance men’s sexual prowess and virility, as it is rich in oganic Zinc. Golden Clams are also a great source of L-Arginine that is typically found in seminal fluid and is used to treat infertility. L-Arginine improves blood flow to the genital area, to enable more frequent and stronger, longer lasting erections.
  2. Reveals Clear, Radiant Complexion
    One of the liver’s primary functions is filtering the blood. Almost 2 litres of blood pass through the liver every minute for detoxification. This explains the reason why an overloaded liver often manifests itself as skin problems. Dull sallow complexion, skin breakouts, acne, eczema, allergies and rashes, are clear signs of liver overload. And if you are suffering from age spots, or “liver spots”, on your face or body, reaching out for a whitening cream should not be your only remedy. Don’t forget to treat your liver.

  3. Controls Weight Problems Better
    One major underlying cause of weight gain, especially fat around the midriff and water retention is liver dysfunction. Many health professionals recognize the need to remedy the liver in order to tackle weight problems successfully.

  4. Improves Energy Level & Endurance
    The liver stores glucose in the form of glycogen which is converted back to glucose again when needed for energy. If you constantly feel drained of energy, supplying your body with energy-boosting glycogen (found in the Golden Clam) can help alleviate tiredness.

  5. Aids in the Prevention of Cancer
    Proper functioning of the liver’s detoxification system is especially important for the prevention of cancer, and an impaired detoxification system significantly increases susceptibility to cancer. In fact, up to 90% of all cancer is thought to be due to exposure to carcinogens (cancer-causing substances), combined with deficiencies of the nutrients the body require for proper functioning of the detoxification and immune systems.

The Many Benefits of L-Carnitine

1. Strengthens Your Heart & Keeps Cholesterol At Bay
The heart is highly dependent on L-Carnitine as it obtains 70% of its energy from fat breakdown. As L-Carnitine is required to transport fat into mitochondria for breakdown into fuel, without sufficient L-Carnitine, the heart muscles will be weak and drained of energy. By accelerating fat burning for energy,L-Carnitine also prevents the build up of fat in this vital organ.
Apart from improving oxygenation of the heart muscles, L-Carnitine, with its antioxidant properties protects the heart muscles and increases it’s strength. L-Carnitine also promotes cardiovascular health by lowering unhealthy LDL “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides, while preserving and promoting better HDL “good” cholesterol levels.

One of L-Carnitine most interesting uses is to protect the heart muscles form drug toxicity and extend the survival rate of patients with heart problems. Numerous studies have shown that it is helpful for speeding up recovery after a heart attack as well as for treating angina (chest pain), arrhythmia (irregular heartbeats), and congestive heart failure. Studies also suggest that those who take L-Carnitine soon after a heart attack may be less likely to suffer a subsequent heart attack. In fact, FDA has approved the use of L-Carnitine for treatment of heart disease and low energy levels.


2. Unleashes Your Fat Burning Potential for Accelerated Weight Loss

If the body is not burning fat efficiently, excess fat will be stored away in the body, causing your waist and hips to expand. However, in order for fat to be burned, they must first be transported into mitochondria where they re broken down.

L-Carnitine transports fat into the mitochondria, fires up your body’s “fat burning furnace” to burn fat and increase metabolism for weight loss. In short, L-Carnitine unlocks the energy stored in your fat, allowing you to trim those unsightly bulges while keeping your energy levels high. What’s more, L-Carnitine is also great for dieters, as it reduces feelings of hunger and weakness.

Fat + Oxygen + L-Carnitine = Energy

3. Keeps You Young & Energetic

Mitochondria functions decline and free radical damage are two main causes of aging. L-Carnitine is a potent anti-aging nutrient that functions as an antioxidant and mops aways free radicals and improves cellular energy metabolism.

L-Carnitine carries fatty acids into the mitochondria, the “furnace of the cell”. Within the “furnace”, the fatty acids are broken down or burned and energy is produced. Without enough L-Carnitine to move fatty acids to the right place, your body will eventually tire out, and you may feel drained and sluggish. L-Carnitine is also important for detoxification - it removes lactic acid, ammonia and other toxic metabolic by-products including acyl units that would otherwise disturb the fat burning process and energy production.

In the attempt to cut back on cholesterol intake, many people, especially the elderly reduce their meat consumption and unknowingly reduce their intake of L-Carnitine. Coupled with a decline in L-Carnitine production in the body as one ages, this causes low L-Carnitine levels in the body. This “deficiency” often expresses itself as lowered energy levels, increased body fat and increased blood lipid - typical affliction of an aging body. L-Carnitine can be considered a longevity nutrient as it helps seniors stay fit and healthy, both in body and mind.

4. Other Benefits of L-Carnitine

  • Increases sperm count, quality and mobility to improve male fertility.
  • Reduces the build up of fat in the liver caused by alcohol consumption and poor diet.

Recommended L-Carnitine Dosage

Recommended L-Carnitine dosage varies depending on the health condition being treated. Below is a rought guideline for common uses, based on dosage used in studies on the conditions:

  • weight loss & better endurance: 1500 - 3000 mg daily
  • cardiovascular problems: 500 - 2000 mg daily
  • alcohol-related LC deficiency: 900 mg daily
  • male fertility: 2000 mg daily
  • frequent tiredness: 800 - 2000 mg daily

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Inspirational Moments - Saving 200 Horses

Feb-23-2007 By ColourfulWorld

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This is a very inspirational story that shows the magnificent bond between man and animal.
Rescue workers in the Netherlands tried to save a herd of around 200 horses that were stranded on a tiny island after a fierce storm flooded their pasture. First firemen, then the Dutch army, tried to rescue them, but they all ended up failing to save those poor creatures. At least 19 horses drowned or died from exhaustion before the rescue took place.The rest of the horses were too scared and panicked to move even after the waters receded.
The video started with 4 courageous women riding their horses crossing the mildly flooded plain slowly. These women knew the horses well and they looked like talking to the horses. It was truly a miracle when the herd began to follow those horse whisperers crossing the flooded plain. The scene was truly spectacular and awesome. Seriously I don’t think much people would encounter such a stunning experience.
Thanks to those great women, the horses were safe at last. This is a good example that man and nature could coexist harmoniously . We as human still have the love and passion for nature. Once again i could feel the beauty of human soul. Enjoy the video clip below. Watch it with your heart. =)

P/S: I really like the part where the herd followed the path lead by the horse riders.


Inspirational Moments - Saving 200 Horses

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