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 68AutoBug
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 07:43 AM |
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Victim of "phoney Microsoft" Virus...
I fell victim to the "phoney Microsoft" Virus on Friday.. Apologies to anyone who received odd? emails from Me.
I hope You only received one email and not 50!!
Not having a computer for 3 days was like cutting My right arm off... terrible... every few hours.. "I think I'll check My emails or aussie
Vee Dubbers...." aaaaaaaaaahh
Lee
[Edited on 28-9-2003 by 68AutoBug]
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 vw54
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 07:50 AM |
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Lee
I am shakin my head... nuthin on the internet is FREE.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 08:16 AM |
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Dave,
I receive and update My microsoft windows 98 every few weeks. these are delivered free to anyone with a NEW copy of windows 98... which does cost
money... this was identical to the real microsoft patch that I receive all the time..
My business version of Nortons anti virus stops the others in their tracks... virtually daily...
cheers Lee
have fun at the Rally.. wish I were there too..
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 09:19 AM |
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Optus cable has been hit by something.
They are still working on it.
We can get internet but not our emails
Your Network Password window keeps popping up all the time which is part of the problem, from talking to their technical support last night.
Since this problem started I've been getting obviously dodgy pop-ups saying to go to their site website to download a program to make your email
secure etc.
Sounds like someone has hit Optus big time!!!:jesus
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 03:06 PM |
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I got that one too Lee.
Difference was my Norton stuff quarantined it. What a blessing.
Better luck next time :thumb
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 05:36 PM |
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Another good reason to switch to Apple Mac!
Keeping it real !
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 06:20 PM |
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I have recieved this email about 15 times over the past 4 days. Bloody annoying.
We had prior warning thankfully from our IT support folks.
Looks pretty genuine. Had some other text only ones with links , deleted them too.
Some people just have too much time on there hands
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 08:32 PM |
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Poor old Bill Gate's all his dodgy software, is getting hammered, had to happen eventually!
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 09:37 PM |
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Friggin Bill bloody Gates:cussing:cussing:cussing
He made it near impossible to use anything else when he did Windows. It got harder every year to have minimal Microsoft. Now I have XP It's .... impossible:jesus
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 09:39 PM |
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aaaahhh
that`s why i can not raise greedy51 to buy his gennrator let hope it gets fixed soon i`m going blue from holding my breath
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 09:41 PM |
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Who knows anything a bout an OS called Linux?
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 09:41 PM |
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I'm still having email probs so maybe others are too?
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68AutoBug
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 10:20 PM |
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Astro,
Yes I received it many times too, but My grandson was here on friday and had a play with the mouse and keyboard and somehow closed down Nortons
antivirus
I then proceeded to do the microsoft patch.... Nortons has NEVER ever let Me down ... I couldn't live without them....
I have stuck to Windows 98 (the latest version) if it wasn't any good they wouldn't upgrade it would they??
Apple Macs don't get Viruses so I'm told..
Lee
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68AutoBug
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 10:22 PM |
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Robo,
My Son uses Linux, its pretty good so I am told... I really don't know anything about it... Lee
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| posted on September 29th, 2003 at 10:54 PM |
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I was looking at Linux a few years back but somehow Microsoft took over the household
http://www.linux.org/
Like most people I can't be bothered trying anymore:jesus
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| posted on September 30th, 2003 at 12:31 AM |
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Jen I have Optushome as well, and I've had the same problems. |
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| posted on September 30th, 2003 at 09:48 AM |
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Andrew, I've got my email back now. Hopefully you have too:thumb
Had to ring them last night again cos one of my accounts wasn't downloading still but I'd played around with the password. They reset a new
one 
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| posted on September 30th, 2003 at 09:50 PM |
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robo...linux is good. different, but good. u'll find a fair few web servers use it, and u can run a program inside it called xwindows which will
run 'most' windows programs
there are a few 'easy'/basic versions too. like red hat linux.
zac
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 07:39 AM |
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Thanks Zac
I'm on a bit of a hate Gate's thing at the moment, I think the world should unite and start using Linux!
I will have to take a better look at Linux, and see if I can use it, I really cant stand MS predatory marketing, I hate corperate greed at the best of
time's, so anything I can do to piss them and their products off is my threapy!
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 09:52 PM |
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Emails
We have been bombarded with "Microsoft" emails. In fact the last time I opened my emails I received 103 - all from "Microsoft".
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68AutoBug
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 10:24 PM |
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What was that????
Bomb Microsoft or kill Bill Gates...
Lee
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 10:31 PM |
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i think probably both (maybe together) would be the best solution. not that i advocate the bombing of coporate headquaters....microsoft pretty much
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 10:57 PM |
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He did do us god work with teh computers were using atm for all of those who are running windows but we do hate him
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 11:05 PM |
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note...i'm using internet explore, windows/msn messenger, and windows 2000. i am ashamed, truly (and microsoft office as well) |
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Black_math
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 11:07 PM |
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Lol, im using all of those things well xp and im using *sigh* paint*sigh*:P
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zac_smits
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 11:09 PM |
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paint?? hahahaha
i've never stooped low enough to use that.
jasc pait shop pro 7 for me
i can still see ur age, and bday btw
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 11:11 PM |
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Nah paints kool its easy to use, and ive edited it so you shoudlent be able to.
Stay away serial killers:P
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 11:13 PM |
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well, i'll check again.
but april 4th is a really nice bday :P |
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Black_math
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| posted on October 1st, 2003 at 11:13 PM |
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How did you find out?
[Edited on 10/1/2003 by Black_math]
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| posted on October 2nd, 2003 at 09:31 AM |
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Amyone know the actual name of this virus ?
" Captain Picard, why are there no Indians on the Enterprise ? Don't you need IT Support ? "
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