Asus Fan Club???

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I got an email from Asus Fan Club, a discussion/help group. I did not go
to their site yet to register. Does anyone know if this is legitimate?
Or who the sponsor is?
 
"Joe101" <[email protected]> said:
I got an email from Asus Fan Club, a discussion/help group. I did not go
to their site yet to register. Does anyone know if this is legitimate?
Or who the sponsor is?
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Isn't this newsgroup enough of a fan club :-)

You will notice that Asus attempts at web site design are
pretty lame. They did have asusnetq forum on their site
but they closed it down a while back (2 years ago).

There is this:
http://vip.asus.com/login.aspx

but not much in the way of "member benefits":
http://vip.asus.com/message/vip_en-us.html

This "club" page has no pictures:
http://www.asus.com/club/clubindex.htm

This one works:
http://usa.asus.com/club/clubindex.htm

And I see the magazine site is finally fixed.
A magazine is a 90MB download and filled with pictures
suitable for making posters for a store:
http://www.asus.com/emagazine.htm

Maybe if you give us a few details, like a URL from the email...

Paul
 
Yep this site is a pretty good one, but I'm always looking for more
information. A well structured site would be good I'm still curious if
anyone has info on the FanClub via an email notification recently. I'm
concerned about a phising expedition. The site is http://www.asusfaq.com/
if anyone is brave enough to click.
 
"Joe101" <[email protected]> said:
Yep this site is a pretty good one, but I'm always looking for more
information. A well structured site would be good I'm still curious if
anyone has info on the FanClub via an email notification recently. I'm
concerned about a phising expedition. The site is http://www.asusfaq.com/
if anyone is brave enough to click.
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What does this smell like ? Looks like a rent-a-server.

***************************** www.asusfaq.com ***********************
Reverse Lookup Results

Host Type Value
110.19.104.67.in-addr.arpa PTR 67.104.19.110.ptr.us.xo.net
19.104.67.in-addr.arpa NS nameserver.concentric.net
19.104.67.in-addr.arpa NS nameserver1.concentric.net
19.104.67.in-addr.arpa NS nameserver2.concentric.net
19.104.67.in-addr.arpa NS nameserver3.concentric.net
nameserver.concentric.net A 207.155.183.72
nameserver1.concentric.net A 207.155.183.73
nameserver2.concentric.net A 207.155.184.72
nameserver3.concentric.net A 206.173.119.72

IP Address Contact Information

OrgName: XO Communications
OrgID: XOXO
Address: Corporate Headquarters
Address: 11111 Sunset Hills Road
City: Reston
StateProv: VA
PostalCode: 20190-5339
Country: US

ReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.eng.xo.com:4321/

NetRange: 67.104.0.0 - 67.111.255.255
CIDR: 67.104.0.0/13
NetName: XOXO-BLK-17
NetHandle: NET-67-104-0-0-1
Parent: NET-67-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NAMESERVER1.CONCENTRIC.NET
NameServer: NAMESERVER2.CONCENTRIC.NET
NameServer: NAMESERVER3.CONCENTRIC.NET
NameServer: NAMESERVER.CONCENTRIC.NET
Comment:
RegDate:
Updated: 2004-05-07

OrgAbuseHandle: XCNV-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: XO Communications, Network Violations
OrgAbusePhone: +1-866-285-6208
OrgAbuseEmail: (e-mail address removed)

OrgTechHandle: XCIA-ARIN
OrgTechName: XO Communications, IP Administrator
OrgTechPhone: +1-703-547-2000
OrgTechEmail: (e-mail address removed)

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2005-02-24 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.
*****************************

Now, if I look up usa.asus.com, I get:

***************************** usa.asus.com **********************
Host Type Value
177.234.148.216.in-addr.arpa CNAME 177.0/28.234.148.216.in-addr.arpa
234.148.216.in-addr.arpa NS ns-east.cerf.net
234.148.216.in-addr.arpa NS ns-west.cerf.net
234.148.216.in-addr.arpa NS ns-east.cerf.net
234.148.216.in-addr.arpa NS ns-west.cerf.net
ns-east.cerf.net A 207.252.96.3
ns-west.cerf.net A 192.153.156.3

IP Address Contact Information

CERFnet CERFNET-BLK-4 (NET-216-148-0-0-1)
216.148.0.0 - 216.148.255.255
ASUS Computer International ATTENS-008866-002079 (NET-216-148-234-176-1)
216.148.234.176 - 216.148.234.191

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2005-02-24 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.
*****************************

Notice how this one is owned by Asus? I think I'd
leave asusfaq.com unclicked.

I used a copy of Lynx to look at the site, and it
looks like some kind of forum. I didn't see anything
there to make me want to use a real browser tho :-)

Paul
 
Paul said:
What does this smell like ? Looks like a rent-a-server.

***************************** www.asusfaq.com ***********************
Reverse Lookup Results

Host Type Value
110.19.104.67.in-addr.arpa PTR 67.104.19.110.ptr.us.xo.net
19.104.67.in-addr.arpa NS nameserver.concentric.net
19.104.67.in-addr.arpa NS nameserver1.concentric.net
19.104.67.in-addr.arpa NS nameserver2.concentric.net
19.104.67.in-addr.arpa NS nameserver3.concentric.net
nameserver.concentric.net A 207.155.183.72
nameserver1.concentric.net A 207.155.183.73
nameserver2.concentric.net A 207.155.184.72
nameserver3.concentric.net A 206.173.119.72

IP Address Contact Information

OrgName: XO Communications
OrgID: XOXO
Address: Corporate Headquarters
Address: 11111 Sunset Hills Road
City: Reston
StateProv: VA
PostalCode: 20190-5339
Country: US

ReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.eng.xo.com:4321/

NetRange: 67.104.0.0 - 67.111.255.255
CIDR: 67.104.0.0/13
NetName: XOXO-BLK-17
NetHandle: NET-67-104-0-0-1
Parent: NET-67-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NAMESERVER1.CONCENTRIC.NET
NameServer: NAMESERVER2.CONCENTRIC.NET
NameServer: NAMESERVER3.CONCENTRIC.NET
NameServer: NAMESERVER.CONCENTRIC.NET
Comment:
RegDate:
Updated: 2004-05-07

OrgAbuseHandle: XCNV-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: XO Communications, Network Violations
OrgAbusePhone: +1-866-285-6208
OrgAbuseEmail: (e-mail address removed)

OrgTechHandle: XCIA-ARIN
OrgTechName: XO Communications, IP Administrator
OrgTechPhone: +1-703-547-2000
OrgTechEmail: (e-mail address removed)

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2005-02-24 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.
*****************************

Now, if I look up usa.asus.com, I get:

***************************** usa.asus.com **********************
Host Type Value
177.234.148.216.in-addr.arpa CNAME 177.0/28.234.148.216.in-addr.arpa
234.148.216.in-addr.arpa NS ns-east.cerf.net
234.148.216.in-addr.arpa NS ns-west.cerf.net
234.148.216.in-addr.arpa NS ns-east.cerf.net
234.148.216.in-addr.arpa NS ns-west.cerf.net
ns-east.cerf.net A 207.252.96.3
ns-west.cerf.net A 192.153.156.3

IP Address Contact Information

CERFnet CERFNET-BLK-4 (NET-216-148-0-0-1)
216.148.0.0 - 216.148.255.255
ASUS Computer International ATTENS-008866-002079 (NET-216-148-234-176-1)
216.148.234.176 - 216.148.234.191

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2005-02-24 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.
*****************************

Notice how this one is owned by Asus? I think I'd
leave asusfaq.com unclicked.

I used a copy of Lynx to look at the site, and it
looks like some kind of forum. I didn't see anything
there to make me want to use a real browser tho :-)

Paul
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Paul
thanks for the research. Today I got 2 more emails from them, one is
pasted below. They sure are anxious for me to join or click through. It
is too consequential that I have a ASUS mb and frequent these news groups
and found my real email address. I don't have my real email address setup
in newsgroups. I just cant figure out what is going on.
Joe
*********Here is the paste ****
Welcome to ASUS FANS CLUB, the world's first online ASUS FANS CLUB community
where members from around the world come to discuss and get help with all
issues related to only ASUS products in posted discussions!
Click here to go http://www.asusfaq.com/

By joining our ASUS FANS CLUB community you will have access to post topics,
communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, and access
many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely
free so please, join our world's first online ASUS FANS CLUB community
today!
C lick here to go http://www.asusfaqcom/

**************end paste**********
 
NO confusion here, I just want to know
how you got my email address. Did you get it from ASUS??? There
must be some way you got it and I want to know!!! How do you "fish"
for your email address's???

All I know is I never gave you my email address and yet - somehow you
have it. How did this happen... and did anyone else wonder this?

[b:0548cbb2c8]If ASUS gave it to you I want to know because then I
know who to go after for giving out my private email address.

If ASUS DID NOT GIVE IT TO you then you farm it else where, where is
what I want to know!!![/b:0548cbb2c8]


DBMDude
asusfanswrote:
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Sorry if this confuse you guys, as a ASUS FANS CLUB owner, just want
to
 
I just did some research and discovered that the administrative
contact for www.asusfaq.com and www.asus.com are one in the same:

(e-mail address removed).

He seems to spoof his new "private not affiliated" venture of
asusfaq.com under a gmail address ( (e-mail address removed) ) and
claims it is not affiliated with asus - but interestingly they are
one in the same person.

I believe that all of us that got this email were victims of a not so
carefully disguised plan to lure us into his website. He probably
"took" the email address's from the ASUS database (this is the only
way that explains how he got mine) and then used them for this
venture.

He is misleading us all.

Please email him or call him on either number below and tell him to
remove your email address from BOTH databases now!!!

BTW the info I have give here is public domain from the
http://www.whois.sc/ source so I am personally not giving out any
private info!!!

Asus.com : (510) 608-4527
AsusFaq.com : (415) 334-3977
 
just got a email from eric asking me how do i got his email ? sounds
like a newbie to me, should he ask every junk email sender ? who ever
asking this question never see some software call " email address
finder , email address sniffer ? i got over 2000 junk email per day
, should i ask the same question also ? can anyone help me findout
where all the junk mail come from ? :twisted: :evil: (
now got more people know about his email for
sure.) i did look it the whois contact , thanks for
the asusfans.com owner put my name as contact information, and also
please transfer your site owner ship to me so i could own the site
and sell it . or else, please remove my name for the contact.
stop send me junk email. :evil:

here is the email that he send to me.

You have an employee “Charles Yao” that seems to think it is OK to
take my email address from the ASUS database and use it for his
personal website. According to the thread I read (see excerpt below)
the website he created “asusfaq.com” is NOT affiliated with ASUS.COM.
Yet, my email address that I know I never gave him, he has.



You may go to this website to read the entire thread:
http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/bb/ftopic78541.html



asusfans wrote:

Sorry if this confuse you guys, as a ASUS FANS CLUB owner, just want
to
let you guys know that ASUS FANS CLUB is nothing to do with ASUS
company,

WE open ASUS FANS CLUB, only for few reason.
#1, we are ASUS product LOVER. we love and using asus product since
1990.
#2, we like to help other user that using ASUS product that may have
question.
#3, we like to share anything that is about asus product.

Administrator:
http://www.asusfaq.com
--
asusfans










Well as you can see he claims no connection, yet he (Charles Yao) is
the administrative contact for both asusfaq.com and asus.com.



Do you allow your employees to take personal information from clients
and customers offsite for personal gain????

Is this non-affiliated website really affiliated and he has some other
motivation for presenting it otherwise?



This is just the kind of behavior that most people frown upon –
unsolicited offers and disguised as a non-affiliate!!!









You there at ASUS NEED TO TIGHTEN THE REIGNS AROUND THE DATA YOU
CARRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!













Thank you for listening!!!



Eric Joy
 
to administrator :

if he post my email in this forum and then i post his email address,
whats wrong with that ? but why you only remove his email address and
still leave my email address as show ? please spend time to remove
this and don't try to disable my account all the time. :evil:

PS: you could do what ever you want said about your email address that
got post or someone got your email from no where, i don't care and
will not waste my time for this shit. this is my last time visit this
fourm.
:evil:

since you post my phone , anyone could call if you want.
1510-608-4527

bye.
charles
 
OK well I did not post private info. The info I got was PUBLIC DOMAIN
from the whois registry.

You had NO RIGHT to post my personal info here and I for one am going
to make sure ASUS knows what you are doing.

I am the real victim here, I was the one getting tons of email from
ASUSFAQ.COM, I merely reported what I found when I researched who
owned it by public record. If you do not own it then that is not my
fault - go after the guy who owns it, not me.


BTW anyone that wants to spam me that address has been suspended.

TY
Eric Joy

PS Administrator please remove my personal info from the post above.
 
Hi,
only remove his email address and still leave my email address as
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show
Sorry, you didn't ask about it.
Dont blame me - I'm here to help :)
What would you like me to do - delete the e-mail address? Consider
it's done.
don't try to disable my account all the time
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I haven't touched it - whats wrong with your account?
 
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