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Big virus to attack PC's on February 3 |
kk.226
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Mine seems fine.... ?
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Gigs
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On 2006-02-03 00:53:45, axxxr wrote:
Well in about 5 minutes from now the big V is due to strike our PC's..what makes me angry is that microsoft has said that it won't issue any advance fix,get this..until friday.
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It's a little hard for microsoft to advance fix "user stupidity" 
Oh is that Maria Sharapova in hot lesbian action with Shannon Doherty in my inbox, it must be real, lets open it!
This sort of virus isn't anything new either.
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axxxr
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Even if it is user stupidity sometimes we open things accidently that we are not supposed to open,cant be on our toes for viruses now all the time can we?
Besides its MS's responsibility to close all vunerabilitys.
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WelshTom
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i got the dreaded blue screen apear on my laptop at about five past midnight and had to shut down! thought i had got this and was about to get VERY  as i was in the middle of writting a presentation for tomorrow. But booted computer back up and autorecovery luckily had done it's thing and all seems fine now - phew!
Tom
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axxxr
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Just to be extra safe i downloaded the new windowsonecare its still in beta but i thought it might be a good idea.
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CrackerJack
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Mac = Less headaches.
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so far no heavy payload from the virus...
any new updates?
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JK
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Download cleaning software from nod32.com!
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Cycovision
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Looks like it was yet another storm in a teacup then? Or am I speaking too soon 
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Glenny
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i got an attachment email and so did my friend said omcs-3F8">postmaser@omcs-3F8 or something like that, deleted it just incase
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Xugaa
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yeah, i found this:
VIRUS WARNING : NYXEM to strike 3/02/06 - To minimise the chance of suffering from a possible attack, do not open e-mail attachments from unknown senders and ensure your anti-virus software is up-to-date.
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fatreg
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On 2006-02-03 03:54:17, CrackerJack wrote:
Mac = Less headaches.
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mac = silly white objects, silly expensive software, bigger headaches when they do get viruses!
ill stick to PCS for now on until they can make me a mobile that can do all i need it to..
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CrackerJack
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On 2006-02-03 22:59:23, fatreg wrote:
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On 2006-02-03 03:54:17, CrackerJack wrote:
Mac = Less headaches.
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mac = silly white objects, silly expensive software, bigger headaches when they do get viruses!
ill stick to PCS for now on until they can make me a mobile that can do all i need it to..
fatreg
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Viruses for the Macintosh? I have been a Mac user ever since it came out in 1985, and I have yet to encounter a virus.
That's the spirit. Go ahead and stick to your PC. As long as there are people like you, people like me are ensured a very bright future. My company is kept in business because of the inherent flaws of Windows and PCs.
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max_wedge
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well my business relies on the repeat business I get for NEW PC's and installation of new software and hardware. Infact if I didn't keep the pc's running with very few problems I wouldn't get that repeat business. So my business relies on making windows run reliably in business situations.
So if you make money out of people's windows problems, do you keep telling them everytime they have a problem that it's simply Windows fault and therefore there is nothing that can be done about it? Seems to me then everytime they have a problem with their computer they won't blame it's setup or their own training to use it - but just blame it on Windows like everyone else, and call you again to "fix" it with a shiny new mac? So you get more work because you can't make their system run reliable for them?
No wonder Windows has such an undeserved bad name.
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CrackerJack
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If Windows doesn't deserve it's bad reputation, it should be an OS that is stable in itself. No company should be earning money just to 'make it work better'. It's Microsoft's job to make it work like it should.
But as it is, a lot of corporations exist because there is a market for software to help Windows work as it should. Nobody, but nobody deserves to pay for an OS that has too many holes in it and would crash anytime it desides to. The maket is there, and businessmen will take that opportunity and make money out of it.
I suggest a better alternative to anybody because I believe that they don't deserve a crappy product. For now. the OSX is better and definitely a lot more stable than Windows. The proof is in the number of companies that are out there making money just to make Macintoshes run as they should. Do you know any? Because I don't. Many create programs/apps, but not software/utilities to make it stable or run as it should.
As a businessman, I take advantage of a market that is created by people who insist on spending money on an 'unstable' OS. But like I said, I also suggest a better alternative at every turn. I don't insist that they stick to what they have just because I earn my living out of it.
Even if my business is making PC's and Windows machines bearable to the average Joe, It wouldn't stop me from being honest. If in the future, I find an even better home computer, I would also happily recommend that to my clients.
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