Facebook Photo Tag Virus Scam

There currently appears to be a Facebook Photo Tag Virus Scam where you are tagged in a random friend's photo - except it isn't a photo of them or you./ The most recent ones I've seen are World Trade centre photos and Tsunami videos or Alton Towers theme park disaster story. If you click the link attached the chances are that you will be downloading a trojan virus onto your PC.

It won't wipe your hard drive, make you bald or destroy the world as some email hoaxes suggest but it will almost certainly have infected your PC, will spam your friends via Facebook and could gather internet banking or email passwords.

So if you are sent any Facebook messages be very careful of clicking any links in them. And make sure that your PC is fully up to date with both the latest Microsoft updates and also a current AntiVirus solution.

Alternatively use Linux and most of these problems go away!

Volkswagen Passat PD TDI 140 Remap by Angel Tuning

I recently had my Volkswagen Passat PD TDI 140 Sport remapped by Angel Tuning. The difference in the car is amazing, the car is so much more responsive and smooth when driving. The economy is also improved by around 10%. The remap by Angel Tuning is not as aggressive as some remaps as the power output is not as massively increased improving from 140bhp to around 165bhp. In comparison the VW Golf Mark 4 TDI130 remap increases the output from 130bhp up to 175bhp and seriously increases the performance of the car.

Dropbox for iPhone and Blackberry

As an update to my recent post about Dropbox I have now found that there is a Dropbox app available for both the iPhone and Blackberry.

It means that I can have documents and photos from my desktop immediately available on my phone where I have 3G/Wifi internet available. There is also an option to save files locally on the iPhone.

Online Backup and Storage

I've recently found a fantastic online site that allows you to backup & sync files from multiple computers. It is called Dropbox and by installing a small app on your PC you can backup files to the cloud and other PCs. It is the perfect way to have files available wherever you are without carrying a USB stick around.

You can check out the Dropbox website here

What's Happened to Gmail spam filtering? Why is gmail spam filter not working?

Over the last week or two Gmail spam filtering seems to have taken a turn for the worse. Gmail is normally very good at preventing spam getting to your inbox but recently many messages that appear to be OBVIOUS spam have been deluging the Gmail inbox. So why is the Gmail spam filter not working?

Repeated messages offering Russian wives, gambling accounts and medicines with clear text in the email are being received direct into inboxes not spam.

Messages received recently include the text below

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Dear Gentleman!

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Gmail Spam Explosion

The normally very successful Gmail spam filter seems to have been overloaded with a new variety of spam in the last week or so. Initially it was spam emails with just the words "hello how are you" and no other information that were getting into our inbox without being filtered. It was unclear what the purpose of these messages was as there was no advertising, no links and no attachments and the sender address was also spoofed.

The latest messages that are defeating the Gmail spam filter are a series with contents as below

Please find attached below a copy of the document you requested.
Please find my CV and cover letter attached.
Greetings from Amazon.com

All have a file attached of the format below which may have some payload attached if run on your PC but on iPhone just shows as text.

27915doc.html

The messages have all been reported to Gmail to improve their filtering but it is unclear what the purpose is when replies cannot be harvested for active email accounts and the email contains no payload.

Volkswagen Passat PD TDI 140 Remap by Angel Tuning

I recently had my 2003 Volkswagen Golf Mark IV 1.9 PD TDI 130 remapped by Angel Tuning. The difference in the car is amazing, the car is far more responsive and smooth when driving. The economy is also improved by around 10%. The remap by Angel Tuning increases the output from 130bhp up to 175bhp and seriously increases the performance of the car. The acceleration when joining the motorway at a junction is immense and the TDI 130 engine just pulls effortlessly up to the speed limit.

I think the Volkswagen Golf Mark IV TDI 130 is one of the hidden gems of the motoring world. It has 160,000 miles on the clock but has been incredibly reliable in the two years we have owned it. There are very few cars that have the performance, comfort and economy that this vehicle has. 0-60 in under 8 seconds and 55+ MPG on a run is an incredible combination that very few other cars can match. Add in low road tax at £120 per year and you have an unbeatable car.

Feedback on the Remap by Angel Tuning: "Just wanted to update you on the Passat after the remap yesterday. I’d delayed getting this done due to the car being far newer than my Golf and wanting to make sure that was running fine on the Golf first but I wish I’d got it done sooner. Obviously it is still very early days but it does seem much smoother to drive and acceleration is effortless across more of the rev range without any flat spots. Best of all the economy shown on the car has improved by around 10%, today on the way into work it showed 57mpg whereas normally it is around 52-53mpg with the same driving style. As the increase in power was not as dramatic as the Golf I wasn’t sure what to expect or if it was worth doing, the answer so far is an emphatic YES! "