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POSSIBLE VIRUS ALERT
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:49am
by Shinova
First posted on SB:
READ IMMEDIATELY AND PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW
Someone is sending out a very cute screensaver of the Budweiser Frogs. If you download it, you will lose everything! Your hard drive will crash and someone from the Internet will get your screen name and password!
DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
It just went into circulation yesterday. Please distribute this message.This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. This information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft. Please share it with everyone that might access the Internet. Once again, Pass This Along To EVERYONE in your address book so that this may be stopped. AOL has said that this is a very dangerous virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this time. This is VERY important. If you receive a screen saver from a friend or anyone you may not know with the Budweiser Frogs in it, DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT OR OPEN THE FILE!
Press the forward button on your email program and send this
notice to EVERYONE you know. Let's keep our email safe for everyone.
<Could be a hoax, but you never know>
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:51am
by XaLEv
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:52am
by Shinova
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:53am
by Brother-Captain Gaius
Personally, I think its a fake. Its just worded all wrong, you can
feel the fake-ness in it. However, I can see no motive to make a fake virus warning, so who knows
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:54am
by XaLEv
Shinova wrote: Wazsofunie??
Read through that thread carefully.
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:54am
by Spanky The Dolphin
What's this virus called?
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:54am
by Exonerate
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/av ... r.exe.html
Der, if a virus warning tells you to pass it on, then its most likely a hoax...
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:54am
by Brother-Captain Gaius
Shinova wrote:
Wazsofunie??
He's just obsessed with linking similar threads in SB and SD.
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:54am
by TrailerParkJawa
What screen name and password ?
Messages like this are almost always hoaxes. Besides if you are not using Outlook then you dont need to worry about a virus that takes advantage of autopreview security holes.
Not to mention a good email admin should block .scr extentions from the server anyway.
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:56am
by XaLEv
JediNeophyte wrote: He's just obsessed with linking similar threads in SB and SD.
No I'm not, you idiot. Look at that thread I linked, and flex whatever critical thinking skills you may happen to have squirreled away in there.
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:56am
by Spanky The Dolphin
Just checked at Snopes...
They agree, it's a fake.
And it's been around since 1999.
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:56am
by fgalkin
Lol. I'm sure it's a nice a hoax. Or, perhaps, this message IS the virus.
have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
Posted: 2002-11-19 12:57am
by Exonerate
XaLEv wrote:JediNeophyte wrote: He's just obsessed with linking similar threads in SB and SD.
No I'm not, you idiot. Look at that thread I linked, and flex whatever critical thinking skills you may happen to have squirreled away in there.
You'll just have to learn to spoonfeed them information
Posted: 2002-11-19 01:04am
by Darth Wong
VIRUS ALERT: Do not surf to StarDestroyer.Net BBS. This website contains mental viruses which may cause you to develop an intense hatred for people called "Berman and Braga", memorize acronyms known to 1% of the population such as "VSD" or "E-11", spend hours blasting people for having what you believe to be stupid opinions, or develop a strong interest in anal-themed pornography.
The virus can be passed through any web browser by simply viewing the page, without having to press anything. Once the virus has become active, there is nothing you can to do remove it. Please pass this message on!
Posted: 2002-11-19 01:06am
by Brother-Captain Gaius
Darth Wong wrote:VIRUS ALERT: Do not surf to StarDestroyer.Net BBS. This website contains mental viruses which may cause you to develop an intense hatred for people called "Berman and Braga", memorize acronyms known to 1% of the population such as "VSD" or "E-11", spend hours blasting people for having what you believe to be stupid opinions, or develop a strong interest in anal-themed pornography.
The virus can be passed through any web browser by simply viewing the page, without having to press anything. Once the virus has become active, there is nothing you can to do remove it. Please pass this message on!
LOL!
Posted: 2002-11-19 01:07am
by TrailerParkJawa
develop an intense hatred for people called "Berman and Braga
Actually this website helped me develop a distaste for all but a few episodes of STNG.
There was always something nagging me in the back of my mind about something just being wrong with the show. This website showed me the light!
Posted: 2002-11-19 01:08am
by Sea Skimmer
Darth Wong wrote:VIRUS ALERT: Do not surf to StarDestroyer.Net BBS. This website contains mental viruses which may cause you to develop an intense hatred for people called "Berman and Braga", memorize acronyms known to 1% of the population such as "VSD" or "E-11", spend hours blasting people for having what you believe to be stupid opinions, or develop a strong interest in anal-themed pornography.
The virus can be passed through any web browser by simply viewing the page, without having to press anything. Once the virus has become active, there is nothing you can to do remove it. Please pass this message on!
And disrupt the influx of eager new peon fodder for the hungry industrial war machine of the vs. debate? No I think we will not be doing that.
Posted: 2002-11-19 01:43am
by Shinova
About original alert:
I see now, Xalev.