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just ND
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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 23:01
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I've heard that there's a nasty msn messenger virus going round that 'if someone in your contacts has it then it turns your c drive into a wasteland and you have to format your pc'.


is this true?

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David T
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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 23:10 Edited at: 28th Mar 2005 23:11
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Yes. The only way to fix it is to stop using MSN. I hear AIM is good. That's true also.

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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 23:11
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Don't know about that one, but there is a fairly annoying one spreading around.

A contact sends you a .pif file, that when run sends it to all your messenger contacts. It also won't let you go to certain anti-virus websites, or run any anti-virus software. It comes up with a text message in notepad when you boot up your computer saying "#### you Larissa you ####### n00b!"

And yea, that was a pain in the arse to get rid of.

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just ND
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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 23:12 Edited at: 28th Mar 2005 23:14
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thanks!

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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 23:14
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What'd the quote say?


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David T
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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 23:14
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It's a bit stupid to run a PIF file that get randomly

PIF files are DOS executables, it's highly unlikely anybody wilkl be sending them.

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just ND
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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 23:14 Edited at: 28th Mar 2005 23:18
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@exeat
[monty python quote removed by a moderator that can't spell freaky properly]: not expected to be taken personally or anything...

How is a monty python quote an evil monstrousity?!! (Mod Edit: You spelled monstrosity wrong) ND edit: shhhhh! : )
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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 23:18
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David T> Well, the person I got it from is a good friend who sends me LOTS of random funny things. I thought it was just another random thing from him.

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just ND
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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 23:19 Edited at: 28th Mar 2005 23:20
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I have a friend or two who do that too. Usually ask them to tell me what it is first.

How is a monty python quote an evil monstrousity?!! (Mod Edit: You spelled monstrosity wrong) ND edit: shhhhh! : )
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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 23:35
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You even run executables from your contacts? That is dumb, even if you know them as it could be an automatic virus.


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just ND
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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 00:16 Edited at: 29th Mar 2005 00:22
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could the mod who keeps messing with everything i write please make themselves known?

<edit>also how do you get that really cool red writing in thread titles?</edit>

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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 01:07
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I did it...
Does it worry you that I did?

Also, there's no way to "get that really cool red writing" in your thread titles.


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just ND
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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 01:15 Edited at: 29th Mar 2005 01:15
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welll - i wasnt trying to offend anyone or anything...

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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 03:20
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Quote: "Also, there's no way to "get that really cool red writing" in your thread titles."


... unless you start a flamebait. That wasn't an invitation either.

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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 07:27
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Quote: "PIF files are DOS executables, it's highly unlikely anybody wilkl be sending them."

The files aren't sent by people, they are sent by the worm.

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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 08:21 Edited at: 29th Mar 2005 08:22
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That's why I said it's highly unlikely anybody will be sending them

(as in: so unlikely it's not them thats sending it)

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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 09:47
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Oh ok I see you now. I had a right laugh making fake versions of those files and trying to send them to people....


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just ND
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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 21:30
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I just tried signing up for hi5 and it won't get my contacts because i have a hotmail.co.uk address and not a .com one. So i can't use that. Or msn...

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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 21:36
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I hate that damn thing, I KEEP getting stupid invitations to join it like EVERY day even when I block them. Its just too annoying for words.



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just ND
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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 21:49 Edited at: 29th Mar 2005 21:50
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Can you still get the worm if you use webmessenger and firefox?

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Posted: 29th Mar 2005 21:52
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Quote: "I hate that damn thing, I KEEP getting stupid invitations to join it like EVERY day even when I block them. Its just too annoying for words."


Same here. I thought they were spam that harvested hotmail addresses at first. It seems it's something much worse

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