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    HobbyProggy
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    Well that's my curse ... today, just when i came to work my collegues told me that we got a Virus attack! Some elephant had opend a Junkmail containing an encryption trojan. Well now we are trying to save what is possible and backing up the other stuff. (this dude had Access to severel netdrives :/) A big thanks to all users who just klick on everything they get by mail! :mad:

    if(this.signature != "") { MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature); } else { MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found"); }

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      Well that's my curse ... today, just when i came to work my collegues told me that we got a Virus attack! Some elephant had opend a Junkmail containing an encryption trojan. Well now we are trying to save what is possible and backing up the other stuff. (this dude had Access to severel netdrives :/) A big thanks to all users who just klick on everything they get by mail! :mad:

      if(this.signature != "") { MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature); } else { MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found"); }

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      Philip F
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      I understand your pain, but what if the king of honobayalarazulaiouri really was the sender of the message, and had really added some more information for me in the attachement? I would miss the once in a lifetime opportunity to get half of his wealth without having to do anything other than opening this attachment... Thats why, "always open every attachment without thinking!". Q.E.D

      I won’t not use no double negatives.

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        I understand your pain, but what if the king of honobayalarazulaiouri really was the sender of the message, and had really added some more information for me in the attachement? I would miss the once in a lifetime opportunity to get half of his wealth without having to do anything other than opening this attachment... Thats why, "always open every attachment without thinking!". Q.E.D

        I won’t not use no double negatives.

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        HobbyProggy
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        made my day :) But the best user in ranking is still the one replying to an: debt collecting agency E-Mail from sender Ohrwaschel ... well he replied to this mail and asked what he didn't pay and why he got that E-Mail...

        if(this.signature != "") { MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature); } else { MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found"); }

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          Well that's my curse ... today, just when i came to work my collegues told me that we got a Virus attack! Some elephant had opend a Junkmail containing an encryption trojan. Well now we are trying to save what is possible and backing up the other stuff. (this dude had Access to severel netdrives :/) A big thanks to all users who just klick on everything they get by mail! :mad:

          if(this.signature != "") { MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature); } else { MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found"); }

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          Rutvik Dave
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          Sorry... but I read IT-Hottie :doh: :laugh:

          Remind Me This - Manage, Collaborate and Execute your Project in the Cloud

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            Sorry... but I read IT-Hottie :doh: :laugh:

            Remind Me This - Manage, Collaborate and Execute your Project in the Cloud

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            Johnny J
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            Rutvik Dave wrote:

            IT-Hottie

            I got curious and just HAD to Google that term. Do you know what I came up with? FLUCKING NOTHING! :doh:

            Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
            Anonymous
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            The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
            Winston Churchill, 1944
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            I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
            Me, all the time

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              made my day :) But the best user in ranking is still the one replying to an: debt collecting agency E-Mail from sender Ohrwaschel ... well he replied to this mail and asked what he didn't pay and why he got that E-Mail...

              if(this.signature != "") { MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature); } else { MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found"); }

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              stadelma
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              Did he not use a anti virus SW, i.e. a guard at the network port preventing viruses to come in? Or is this virus so new that a up to date i.e. Avira can not detect it? In which case I would jointly work with i.e. Avira. :)

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                Did he not use a anti virus SW, i.e. a guard at the network port preventing viruses to come in? Or is this virus so new that a up to date i.e. Avira can not detect it? In which case I would jointly work with i.e. Avira. :)

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                HobbyProggy
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                the detection rate of this Virus was below 26% which is quite good for a trojan/bot but, well it wasn't on our side this time :) Deleting the Virus is not the Problem ;) Reducing the damage done is.

                if(this.signature != "") { MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature); } else { MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found"); }

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                  Rutvik Dave wrote:

                  IT-Hottie

                  I got curious and just HAD to Google that term. Do you know what I came up with? FLUCKING NOTHING! :doh:

                  Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                  Anonymous
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                  The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                  Winston Churchill, 1944
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                  I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                  Me, all the time

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                  Rutvik Dave
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                  OK, try googling the second part and then use your imagination. ;)

                  Remind Me This - Manage, Collaborate and Execute your Project in the Cloud

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                    Well that's my curse ... today, just when i came to work my collegues told me that we got a Virus attack! Some elephant had opend a Junkmail containing an encryption trojan. Well now we are trying to save what is possible and backing up the other stuff. (this dude had Access to severel netdrives :/) A big thanks to all users who just klick on everything they get by mail! :mad:

                    if(this.signature != "") { MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature); } else { MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found"); }

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                    HobbyProggy wrote:

                    Some elephant had opend a Junkmail containing an encryption trojan.

                    Was it the CryptoLocker Virus? If so you are well and truly elephanted unless you have everything backed up. You will have approximately 3 days to pay the ransom to get the files decrypted. If you miss their deadline it goes up 8 to 10 times the original amount. No known cure to the encryption. Found a link to their Tor web page when trying to fix this for a customer a few weeks ago.

                    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                      HobbyProggy wrote:

                      Some elephant had opend a Junkmail containing an encryption trojan.

                      Was it the CryptoLocker Virus? If so you are well and truly elephanted unless you have everything backed up. You will have approximately 3 days to pay the ransom to get the files decrypted. If you miss their deadline it goes up 8 to 10 times the original amount. No known cure to the encryption. Found a link to their Tor web page when trying to fix this for a customer a few weeks ago.

                      Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                      HobbyProggy
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                      Michael Martin wrote:

                      Was it the CryptoLocker Virus?

                      It was...

                      If so you are well and truly elephanted unless you have everything backed up

                      We cut of that guys Network, deleted the trojan and then restored all encrypted data with the backup. There was really no other choice than cutting off a complete day of work in his case :)

                      if(this.signature != "") { MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature); } else { MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found"); }

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                        Well that's my curse ... today, just when i came to work my collegues told me that we got a Virus attack! Some elephant had opend a Junkmail containing an encryption trojan. Well now we are trying to save what is possible and backing up the other stuff. (this dude had Access to severel netdrives :/) A big thanks to all users who just klick on everything they get by mail! :mad:

                        if(this.signature != "") { MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature); } else { MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found"); }

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                        kmoorevs
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                        That is scary! Is it that difficult to trace an email back to the individual responsible?...and beat the daylights out of 'em! :mad: Hope your day improves!

                        "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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