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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,8:55 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
This was just sent to us here at work.

WORST VIRUS EVER ---CNN ANNOUNCED

PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !!

A new virus has just been discovered that has been

classified by Microsoft as the most destructive ever! This

virus was discovered yesterday afternoon by McAfee and no

vaccine has been developed yet. This virus simply destroys

Sector Zero from the hard disk, where vital information for

its functioning are stored.

This virus acts in the following manner: It sends itself

automatically to all contacts on your list with the title

"A Card for You."

As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened, the

Computer freezes so that the user has to reboot. When the

ctrl+alt+del keys or the reset button are pressed, the virus

destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently destroying the hard

disk. Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused panic

in New York, according to news broadcast by CNN. This alert

was received by an employee of Microsoft itself.

So don't open any mails with subject: "A Virtual Card for You."

As soon as you get the mail, delete it!! Even if you know the

sender!!!



Please pass this mail to all of your friends.


WTF!!!! :angry



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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,9:59 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
That sucks, ihave enough problems with computers already don't need some frickin virus.. :angry

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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,10:04 am Post # 3 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I dont see what people accomplish by fu*king w/us!  :angry



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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,12:07 pm Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Most of these viruses only affect people that use Microsoft Outlook for their mail. I don’t know if that is the case for this one or not. But that is why I don’t use it!

I hate viruses. I had my laptop hooked up to high speed internet access at a hotel once and within 20 minutes someone was using it to host their music! Now I have a ton of firewall and virus software. What a pain in the ass!  :break

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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,12:12 pm Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Lucky for us its a Hoax.  

I would rather hear about it and find its not true than not hear about it and get hit with it unexpectedly.


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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,12:18 pm Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (Forensic @ Jan. 20 2004,12:12 pm)
Lucky for us its a Hoax.  

I would rather hear about it and find its not true than not hear about it and get hit with it unexpectedly.


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Well thats good news.. :good

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Quote (Forensic @ Jan. 20 2004,12:12 pm)
Lucky for us its a Hoax.  

I would rather hear about it and find its not true than not hear about it and get hit with it unexpectedly.


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Cool  :D  :good But dont be sending me any virtual cards!  :bebe  :comp



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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,5:17 pm Post # 8 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I just put a firewall in my computer a couple days ago and I have to say, it's downright scary how many times I've been alterted to someone trying to get into my computer... fuckin' techno geeks....   :ass  :stupid  :D

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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,7:11 pm Post # 9 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Hoax or not I'd still be on the lookout!. :angry I use Outlook Express and I don't have any problems at all but, I also use Zone Alarm and I have the firewall turned on in XP, I'm sure that helps!.. :break
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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,7:14 pm Post # 10 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
with the Norton Coop. software I have never have to worry about it no matter what virus it is.... :good

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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,7:19 pm Post # 11 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Hey who let the server go down, was someone sleeping... Don't do that..I had to pm KH and wake him up to get this thing running agian.... :stupid

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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 20 2004,9:50 pm Post # 12 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Virus?  That would be too easy.  I've been down for 2 days....Power Supply bew (pop, smoke, flame) and took EVERYTHING with it.  Lost ALL of my data on 2 hard drives since neither will boot anymore, lost a DVD player, a CDRW, motherboard, RAM, CPU.....  Basically lost everything but the F'ing plastic POS case!  :angry  :break  :break

Oh well, I fixed it and upgraded quite a bit.  Now it's faster than it's ever been....but I lost alot of pictures and somewhere aroud 4000 songs (no they were not pirated, I transferred the Store purchased CD and transferred them to the pc) :rolleyes.  So what did I miss for the last 2 days? :)



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Wow Jim that sucks, sorry to hear that. That happened to me once got nailed by a power surge because I didn't have a good surge protector!.. :angry I didn't lose my primary or secondary slaves though, everything else was toast!.. :break

And I did the same and upgraded, but that's a shitty way to get to upgrade though!.. :laugh
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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 21 2004,6:01 am Post # 14 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Tell me more about the firewall in XP :stupid I run XP Media if that makes any difference.

Its a  :( when the puters die and lose everything. And there is allways that stuff you forget about till about 6 months later  :angry

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Yeah it's a bitch alright, that's why I save my important stuff on a Zip disk along with my second hard drive!.. :break

To enable the firewall, go to your "Network Connection" and right click/properties/Advanced, there you can enable or disable the firewall!.. :comp
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XP sucks IMO.  Too many holes in it and it's pretty easy to hack into.  Alot of people like it, but for security reasons I think I'll stick to Windows 2000 Advanced Server :good



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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 21 2004,11:39 am Post # 17 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Well, it may be a hoax, but I just deleted an e-mail from someone I didn't recognize (Maria) saying "click here for greeting" or something like that.  It looked like one of those cards you get on-line.  I'm not taking any chances and deleted it.   :guns
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Windows 2000 NT. is the way to go...

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I'm safe , i just bag my junk  :good

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Quote (yard barg @ Jan. 21 2004,1:37 pm)
I'm safe , i just bag my junk  :good

:confused  :confused  :confused  :confused  :confused

i just bag my junk  ........What do you mean...Delete ???? :confused

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Jan. 21 2004,8:53 am)
Yeah it's a bitch alright, that's why I save my important stuff on a Zip disk along with my second hard drive!.. :break

To enable the firewall, go to your "Network Connection" and right click/properties/Advanced, there you can enable or disable the firewall!.. :comp

Not seeing that on a right click. On the tool bar I have an Advanced tab that list properties but nothing on firewall. I do have some Network stuff turned on and I am running the Media Edition of XP maybe its a little different than XP :stupid

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If you go from your task bar to the settings pop out menu, there is a category for "Network Connections."  If you click on that a screen will popup.  Mine showed a deal for LAN connections.  If you right click on that, you can select properties.  Another screen will popup with three tabs on the top.  The furthest one right is "Advanced" and there is a box you can check to turn the firewall on.  I'm not sure how great that firewall is.  I'm running Norton Personal firewall now and it seems to be picking up at least one attack on my computer per day now.   :break

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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 21 2004,3:47 pm Post # 23 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
:angry  :angry I remember that from ME but I cant find that in my XP. My advanced settings under network connections deal with adapters and providers :break

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Quote (BigBoyToys @ Jan. 21 2004,9:30 am)
XP sucks IMO.  Too many holes in it and it's pretty easy to hack into.  Alot of people like it, but for security reasons I think I'll stick to Windows 2000 Advanced Server :good

You must mean the Home edition, I know that's a big turd, I've had XP Pro for a long time now and it works flawless,at least for me it does!.. :rolleyes
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Yeah it's a bitch alright, that's why I save my important stuff on a Zip disk along with my second hard drive!.. :break

To enable the firewall, go to your "Network Connection" and right click/properties/Advanced, there you can enable or disable the firewall!.. :comp

Not seeing that on a right click. On the tool bar I have an Advanced tab that list properties but nothing on firewall. I do have some Network stuff turned on and I am running the Media Edition of XP maybe its a little different than XP :stupid

I'm not familiar with the Media edition but you should have a Network icon on the desktop, or you can go to the Control Panel and have Network Connections and you can get to it from there!.. :stupid
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