10-30-2004, 11:30 AM | #1 |
Fzoul Chembryl
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Okay, when I was just opening DC++, this thingy appeared. Could anyone tell me what it is, is it dangerous and what should I do with it?
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10-30-2004, 11:37 AM | #2 |
Zartan
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It's completely harmless, as far as I can tell. I should know, as I've actually "opened the download page" which simply leads to georgewbush.com using a detour. Just some fun pokin' at Bush's expense, as his site is indeed inaccessible in Europe at the moment after a decision by some campaign honchos to restrict access to the site to US citizens (I believe it's accessible from Canada as well, and let's not forget Poland [img]tongue.gif[/img] ).
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10-30-2004, 11:38 AM | #3 |
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Wooaaaah!
Red Lights flashing. Dont you press yes... Which ever one means yes I'm not sure... [img]tongue.gif[/img] I dont speak the lingo! That sounds like a bit o' nasty stuff to me. You click yes, then I'd guess somethings gonna burrow into your computer and cause mischeif in a pixie style fashion.
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10-30-2004, 11:40 AM | #4 | |
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Quote:
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10-30-2004, 11:41 AM | #5 |
Fzoul Chembryl
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The left one is "yes" [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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10-30-2004, 11:50 AM | #6 |
Zartan
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*shrugs*
I'm not too worried with my University firewall and everything... It has popped up every time DC++ opened during the last week or so - if it was really all that harmful, it would have been removed ages ago. 'sides, I don't really buy into the entire Internet fear mongering schtick. There's not a trojan virus hiding behind every popup, and by using simple common sense, you'll be able to avoid them easily enough without any showmanship of extreme paranoia. |
11-01-2004, 05:38 AM | #7 |
Symbol of Cyric
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i can't view that site in Australia.
That's pretty strange that it would be restricted like that. Maybe it's less likely to be defaced that way. |
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