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Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: red macca on Friday, July 22, 2005, 11:36:59
A Very malicious virus is circulating the internet please read below.



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.


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: ron dodgers on Friday, July 22, 2005, 11:59:52
and then you pass this to everyone!
what's the virus name?


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: Sippo on Friday, July 22, 2005, 14:20:16
Sounds like a mail spam to me hence "send to everyone you know".


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: CARTMAN on Friday, July 22, 2005, 14:51:41
people who send viruses need shooting. no trial, no appeal just plain shooting they are fu*king assholes and if i find out where any of them live i will torture the fu*king scum  :twisted: (my last p.c. was fu*ked by a virus)


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: Asher on Friday, July 22, 2005, 14:55:10
*cough , cough* and PORN


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: CARTMAN on Friday, July 22, 2005, 14:56:49
nowt wrong with porn  :D


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: Asher on Friday, July 22, 2005, 14:57:45
I know, its my best mate!


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: blinkpip on Friday, July 22, 2005, 15:20:58
Quote from: "CARTMAN"
people who send viruses need shooting. no trial, no appeal just plain shooting they are fu*king assholes and if i find out where any of them live i will torture the fu*king scum  :twisted: (my last p.c. was fu*ked by a virus)

I think I need a new one  :cry:  My Virus is having trouble buggering off.


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: CARTMAN on Friday, July 22, 2005, 15:24:47
theres a place in gorse hill (providing you live in swindon) that will do it. very good, quite cheap and will only remove the virus and nothing else


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: red macca on Friday, July 22, 2005, 15:34:00
Quote from: "stfcfan"
Sounds like a mail spam to me hence "send to everyone you know".
no its not m8 i got it from email from my I.T guy..just thought i would warn you. some knob in the office didnt believe it thats how we found out


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: Batch on Saturday, July 23, 2005, 08:31:48
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/budfrogs.htm

Your IT guy should know better, but thanks for the well intentioned warning!


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: Kinky Tom on Thursday, July 28, 2005, 16:09:56
Noy sure about the validity of this, but it's not going to hurt to put it up just in case.

Quote
WORST VIRUS EVER --- CNN ANNOUNCED
PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!!

A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by
Microsoft as the most destructive ever. This virus was discovered
yesterday afternoon by McAfee . This virus simply destroys Sector Zero
from the hard disk, where vital information for its functioning are
stored.

This virus acts in the following manner:
It sends itself automatically to all contacts on your list with the
title: "A Card for You".

As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened the computer freezes so
that the user has to reboot. When the ctrl+alt+del keys or the reset
button are pressed, the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently
destroying the hard disk. Yesterday in just a few hours this virus
caused panic in New York, according to news broadcast by CNN.

This alert was received by an employee of Microsoft itself.
So don't open any mails with subject: "A Virtual Card for You." As
soon as you get the mail, delete it!! Even if you know the sender !!!


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: Whits on Thursday, July 28, 2005, 16:13:12
pretty much along those lines - http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/virtual.card.for.you.html


Title: thought i would let you know
Post by: janaage on Thursday, July 28, 2005, 16:15:07
Was gonna say nothing on CNN site so probably bollocks.