Virus Hoaxes...
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My God! I just spent two hours fixing something that could have become a nightmare! There is this virus hoax going around, right--it's called JDBGMGR.EXE (which is NOT a virus)--but someone thought that instead of writing a virus, you can tell someone to delete an important system file if you say it's a virus (sounds like a lazy virus writer to me... no coding required). Then you tell them to send an e-mail to all the people in their address book, because the virus got sent to them, right? Of course, the virus detector can't pick it up... So when some innocent person checks to see if it is in their system, (it's a common system file that almost every computer in the world has) well... yup... there it is. And that is how the REAL virus spreads--people telling people to delete files. It's just like a real virus except that it's spread by humans. People who make viruses or hoaxes make me SICK. It's not like they get anything out of it (unless they work for Norton or something! ;)). Oh well, at least I got that off my chest. If you get an e-mail telling you to delete Jdbgmgr.exe (or anything that "the virus detector can't pick up)... do a bit of research first! Have a nice day! ~ Selevercin If you have a problem with my spelling, just remember that's not my fault. I [as well as everyone else who learned to spell after 1976] blame it on Robert A. Kolpek for U.S. Patent 4,136,395.
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My God! I just spent two hours fixing something that could have become a nightmare! There is this virus hoax going around, right--it's called JDBGMGR.EXE (which is NOT a virus)--but someone thought that instead of writing a virus, you can tell someone to delete an important system file if you say it's a virus (sounds like a lazy virus writer to me... no coding required). Then you tell them to send an e-mail to all the people in their address book, because the virus got sent to them, right? Of course, the virus detector can't pick it up... So when some innocent person checks to see if it is in their system, (it's a common system file that almost every computer in the world has) well... yup... there it is. And that is how the REAL virus spreads--people telling people to delete files. It's just like a real virus except that it's spread by humans. People who make viruses or hoaxes make me SICK. It's not like they get anything out of it (unless they work for Norton or something! ;)). Oh well, at least I got that off my chest. If you get an e-mail telling you to delete Jdbgmgr.exe (or anything that "the virus detector can't pick up)... do a bit of research first! Have a nice day! ~ Selevercin If you have a problem with my spelling, just remember that's not my fault. I [as well as everyone else who learned to spell after 1976] blame it on Robert A. Kolpek for U.S. Patent 4,136,395.
I never gave virus writers any credit until people started doing this, now I have more respect for people who actually do a little work and write a virus. I agree this is just sick. X| -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
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My God! I just spent two hours fixing something that could have become a nightmare! There is this virus hoax going around, right--it's called JDBGMGR.EXE (which is NOT a virus)--but someone thought that instead of writing a virus, you can tell someone to delete an important system file if you say it's a virus (sounds like a lazy virus writer to me... no coding required). Then you tell them to send an e-mail to all the people in their address book, because the virus got sent to them, right? Of course, the virus detector can't pick it up... So when some innocent person checks to see if it is in their system, (it's a common system file that almost every computer in the world has) well... yup... there it is. And that is how the REAL virus spreads--people telling people to delete files. It's just like a real virus except that it's spread by humans. People who make viruses or hoaxes make me SICK. It's not like they get anything out of it (unless they work for Norton or something! ;)). Oh well, at least I got that off my chest. If you get an e-mail telling you to delete Jdbgmgr.exe (or anything that "the virus detector can't pick up)... do a bit of research first! Have a nice day! ~ Selevercin If you have a problem with my spelling, just remember that's not my fault. I [as well as everyone else who learned to spell after 1976] blame it on Robert A. Kolpek for U.S. Patent 4,136,395.
Selevercin wrote: If you get an e-mail telling you to delete Jdbgmgr.exe (or anything that "the virus detector can't pick up)... do a bit of research first! At Norton Antivirus web site you can find a list of this "false virus". Mauricio Ritter - Brazil Sonorking now: 100.13560 Trank :beer: The alcohol is one of the greatest enemys of man, but a man who flee from his enemys is a coward. :beer:
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My God! I just spent two hours fixing something that could have become a nightmare! There is this virus hoax going around, right--it's called JDBGMGR.EXE (which is NOT a virus)--but someone thought that instead of writing a virus, you can tell someone to delete an important system file if you say it's a virus (sounds like a lazy virus writer to me... no coding required). Then you tell them to send an e-mail to all the people in their address book, because the virus got sent to them, right? Of course, the virus detector can't pick it up... So when some innocent person checks to see if it is in their system, (it's a common system file that almost every computer in the world has) well... yup... there it is. And that is how the REAL virus spreads--people telling people to delete files. It's just like a real virus except that it's spread by humans. People who make viruses or hoaxes make me SICK. It's not like they get anything out of it (unless they work for Norton or something! ;)). Oh well, at least I got that off my chest. If you get an e-mail telling you to delete Jdbgmgr.exe (or anything that "the virus detector can't pick up)... do a bit of research first! Have a nice day! ~ Selevercin If you have a problem with my spelling, just remember that's not my fault. I [as well as everyone else who learned to spell after 1976] blame it on Robert A. Kolpek for U.S. Patent 4,136,395.
Selevercin wrote: It's not like they get anything out of it They get the satisfaction of notoriety, even if it's just among their equally low-life peers, or their own private enjoyment as they hide out in thier basement closets from the FBI. The mentality is the same as the little street urchin who write their names all over every surface they can find. Nobody really cares that "Freakin' Fred was here" except him and his scum bag buddies. I sometimes wonder if any virus writers stop by CP to get information on how to use a function their virus needs. That would suck! "Darn! I helped a guy bring down a million computers all over the world!" Why not throw away a dime? I throw away ten pennies all the time.
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Selevercin wrote: It's not like they get anything out of it They get the satisfaction of notoriety, even if it's just among their equally low-life peers, or their own private enjoyment as they hide out in thier basement closets from the FBI. The mentality is the same as the little street urchin who write their names all over every surface they can find. Nobody really cares that "Freakin' Fred was here" except him and his scum bag buddies. I sometimes wonder if any virus writers stop by CP to get information on how to use a function their virus needs. That would suck! "Darn! I helped a guy bring down a million computers all over the world!" Why not throw away a dime? I throw away ten pennies all the time.
kevnar wrote: The mentality is the same as the little street urchin ...or the cowardly terrorist who won't stand up and take responsibility for or even explain the motiviation behind his actions. -c
Cheap oil. It's worth it!
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kevnar wrote: The mentality is the same as the little street urchin ...or the cowardly terrorist who won't stand up and take responsibility for or even explain the motiviation behind his actions. -c
Cheap oil. It's worth it!
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My God! I just spent two hours fixing something that could have become a nightmare! There is this virus hoax going around, right--it's called JDBGMGR.EXE (which is NOT a virus)--but someone thought that instead of writing a virus, you can tell someone to delete an important system file if you say it's a virus (sounds like a lazy virus writer to me... no coding required). Then you tell them to send an e-mail to all the people in their address book, because the virus got sent to them, right? Of course, the virus detector can't pick it up... So when some innocent person checks to see if it is in their system, (it's a common system file that almost every computer in the world has) well... yup... there it is. And that is how the REAL virus spreads--people telling people to delete files. It's just like a real virus except that it's spread by humans. People who make viruses or hoaxes make me SICK. It's not like they get anything out of it (unless they work for Norton or something! ;)). Oh well, at least I got that off my chest. If you get an e-mail telling you to delete Jdbgmgr.exe (or anything that "the virus detector can't pick up)... do a bit of research first! Have a nice day! ~ Selevercin If you have a problem with my spelling, just remember that's not my fault. I [as well as everyone else who learned to spell after 1976] blame it on Robert A. Kolpek for U.S. Patent 4,136,395.
A neighbour came around telling me to check my computer for a virus that 'wasnt detectable by Norton'. Instantly i thought 'how can this be?'. Then she showed me the email she got about it...about a teddy bear iconed app in the system folder. I remember seeing this icon ages ago. I checked the MS website and found it to be the Java Debugger. I then informed the neighbour not to delete it......too late. Her and her husband had deleted it on both their PC's. Her husband, being a man, decided to re-install WinMe instantly without consulting anyone. She however came to me because she realised i had a tiny bit more knowlage on the subject than her husband. The problem was fixed by re-installing the Java VM. Hers was fixed in 5 mins, his took two days because WinMe setup screwed his PC :-D
Jonny Newman Liverpool, UK Sonork: 16257:Jonny Newman MSN Msngr: jonathann4@hotmail.com ICQ: 37606329 and now..... nonny@nonny.com I'm out there! Feel free to contact me about anything.
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A neighbour came around telling me to check my computer for a virus that 'wasnt detectable by Norton'. Instantly i thought 'how can this be?'. Then she showed me the email she got about it...about a teddy bear iconed app in the system folder. I remember seeing this icon ages ago. I checked the MS website and found it to be the Java Debugger. I then informed the neighbour not to delete it......too late. Her and her husband had deleted it on both their PC's. Her husband, being a man, decided to re-install WinMe instantly without consulting anyone. She however came to me because she realised i had a tiny bit more knowlage on the subject than her husband. The problem was fixed by re-installing the Java VM. Hers was fixed in 5 mins, his took two days because WinMe setup screwed his PC :-D
Jonny Newman Liverpool, UK Sonork: 16257:Jonny Newman MSN Msngr: jonathann4@hotmail.com ICQ: 37606329 and now..... nonny@nonny.com I'm out there! Feel free to contact me about anything.
Jonny Newman wrote: ...email she got about it...about a teddy bear iconed app in the system folder. That's the one... What a strange icon. If you have a problem with my spelling, just remember that's not my fault. I [as well as everyone else who learned to spell after 1976] blame it on Robert A. Kolpek for U.S. Patent 4,136,395.
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Jonny Newman wrote: ...email she got about it...about a teddy bear iconed app in the system folder. That's the one... What a strange icon. If you have a problem with my spelling, just remember that's not my fault. I [as well as everyone else who learned to spell after 1976] blame it on Robert A. Kolpek for U.S. Patent 4,136,395.
Selevercin wrote: What a strange icon. If someone tells you that its a virus and its a pic of a teddy bear then u naturally assume it might be.
Jonny Newman Liverpool, UK Sonork: 16257:Jonny Newman MSN Msngr: jonathann4@hotmail.com ICQ: 37606329 and now..... nonny@nonny.com I'm out there! Feel free to contact me about anything.
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My God! I just spent two hours fixing something that could have become a nightmare! There is this virus hoax going around, right--it's called JDBGMGR.EXE (which is NOT a virus)--but someone thought that instead of writing a virus, you can tell someone to delete an important system file if you say it's a virus (sounds like a lazy virus writer to me... no coding required). Then you tell them to send an e-mail to all the people in their address book, because the virus got sent to them, right? Of course, the virus detector can't pick it up... So when some innocent person checks to see if it is in their system, (it's a common system file that almost every computer in the world has) well... yup... there it is. And that is how the REAL virus spreads--people telling people to delete files. It's just like a real virus except that it's spread by humans. People who make viruses or hoaxes make me SICK. It's not like they get anything out of it (unless they work for Norton or something! ;)). Oh well, at least I got that off my chest. If you get an e-mail telling you to delete Jdbgmgr.exe (or anything that "the virus detector can't pick up)... do a bit of research first! Have a nice day! ~ Selevercin If you have a problem with my spelling, just remember that's not my fault. I [as well as everyone else who learned to spell after 1976] blame it on Robert A. Kolpek for U.S. Patent 4,136,395.
Those people who write viruses and generally cause havoc do not have very good computer skills. Those who are skilled are making big bucks and have no time for such nonsense. After a poor performance in London in 1899, Steinitz went insane and died a year later on August 12, 1900 at Wards Island, N.Y.
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My God! I just spent two hours fixing something that could have become a nightmare! There is this virus hoax going around, right--it's called JDBGMGR.EXE (which is NOT a virus)--but someone thought that instead of writing a virus, you can tell someone to delete an important system file if you say it's a virus (sounds like a lazy virus writer to me... no coding required). Then you tell them to send an e-mail to all the people in their address book, because the virus got sent to them, right? Of course, the virus detector can't pick it up... So when some innocent person checks to see if it is in their system, (it's a common system file that almost every computer in the world has) well... yup... there it is. And that is how the REAL virus spreads--people telling people to delete files. It's just like a real virus except that it's spread by humans. People who make viruses or hoaxes make me SICK. It's not like they get anything out of it (unless they work for Norton or something! ;)). Oh well, at least I got that off my chest. If you get an e-mail telling you to delete Jdbgmgr.exe (or anything that "the virus detector can't pick up)... do a bit of research first! Have a nice day! ~ Selevercin If you have a problem with my spelling, just remember that's not my fault. I [as well as everyone else who learned to spell after 1976] blame it on Robert A. Kolpek for U.S. Patent 4,136,395.
This is one of the funniest hoaxes I've seen in a while. Obviously some body doesn't like Java. The worrying thing is the number of people who fall for something like this. Michael :-) Errata 1: p. 154, section 'Defusing'. For 'red wire' read 'blue wire'.