Hi Sky, Probably because it is not a sound editor at all. It is tauted as one, but is really a trojan horse program designed to cause damage to the user's computer.
Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! A+, CSSA, Network+! Visit http://www.petitiononline.com/captcha and sign the Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition today! Information should be accessible to us without need of translation by another person. Blind Access Journal blog and podcast: http://www.blindaccessjournal.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sky Taylor Mundell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 2:54 PM Subject: Re: Beware: AudioMagic, public domain sound editor software... > Now, why would this dude, put virus's in a new ssound editor? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allison Mervis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 12:43 PM > Subject: Re: Beware: AudioMagic, public domain sound editor software... > > >> Yes. Absolutely correct! >> Allison >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "john G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 6:13 AM >> Subject: Re: Beware: AudioMagic, public domain sound editor software... >> >> >> > So, folks, let me get this right, these are individuals, perhaps some >> > blind themselves, deliberately targetting blind computer users with >> > virus programs, correct? >> > At 10:22 18/03/2006, you wrote: >> >> I was extremely suspicious when I saw the file size so I didn't >> >> download >> >>it and was about to send a message warning people. As usual, Daryl was >> >>already on top of it. >> >>That definitely wasn't Robert. >> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >>From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> >>Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 3:39 AM >> >>Subject: Re: Beware: AudioMagic, public domain sound editor software... >> >> >> >> >> >>Hi Darrel >> >>Unless we're talking aout the same person, make it 2 people. I got a >> >>phone call from a close friend of mine who also ran this and received >> >>a boot sector virus. >> >>Folks, be careful with this one, it sounds dangerous. >> >> >> >>At 11:24 PM 3/17/2006, you wrote: >> >> >Hello everyone, >> >> > >> >> >I would urge you all to be very careful when downloading and >> >> >installing new software, especially if claims are being made that >> >> >might sound too good to be true. At the same time, I don't want to >> >> >be the guy who wrongly trashes someone's reputation. I'll just lay >> >> >out the facts and everyone will decide for themselves: >> >> > >> >> >* Fantastic claims of a new accessible sound editor may be too good >> >> >to be true. >> >> >* The e-mail address is "jokerdog" on the fastmail.fm domain. >> >> >* The domain name is roachhost.com. >> >> >* The software has already been reported to have crashed one >> >> >person's computer! >> >> > >> >> >In late November of last year, I accepted a person's claim that he >> >> >had found a way to defeat Google's visual verification to make it >> >> >accessible to blind users. I downloaded and ran an executable file >> >> >that promptly trashed not only my computer, but also all the data on >> >> >a backup drive connected to another computer on our network here in >> >> >the Accessibility Command Center! Watch out my friends! >> >> > >> >> >Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! >> >> >Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! >> >> >A+, CSSA, Network+! >> >> >Visit http://www.petitiononline.com/captcha and sign the Google Word >> >> >Verification Accessibility Petition today! >> >> >Information should be accessible to us without need of translation >> >> >by another person. >> >> >Blind Access Journal blog and podcast: > http://www.blindaccessjournal.com >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >> >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> >> >http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> > >> >> >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > >> >> >This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 17/03/06 >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 17/03/06 > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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