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lyneday	posted on 12-04-2001 @ 7:43 PM
Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00	read the excerpt below and check out the website for full info.. do NOT download anything that has the subject HI and the attachment is Goner.scr (it would most likely be from someone you know) http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/04 /goner.worm/index.html http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcente r/venc/data/w32.goner.a@mm.html (CNN) -- Antivirus companies warned people Tuesday about a rapidly spreading new e-mail worm that is capable of deleting certain computer programs. The mass-mailing Internet worm goes by the name "Goner" and is distinguishable by its subject line (Hi) and the body of the message, which promises a screensaver. The attachment is called "Goner.scr." Written in Visual Basic, Goner spreads through Microsoft's Outlook Address Book and even tries to send itself out through online chat programs ICQ and IRC. According to antivirus company F-Secure, Goner also tries to delete several executable (.exe) or program files and shows a fake error box to disguise itself. The files it tries to delete are mostly antivirus programs and personal firewalls, making it doubly malicious. The body of the message reads: How are you? When I saw this screen saver I immediately thought about you I am in a harry (sic), I promise you will love it! I just can't believe all the things people say. Why must I deal with this shit every fucking day. ever stop to think ..... and forget to start again??

SLASH Pompous, Arrogant, Enigmatic, Bitter, Quirky, Misanthrope with a Weird Sense of Humor and an Iron Clad Memory while flooding the board with my Stream of Consciousness UFC STRIKE 3 (I'm a dick and I like to ruin people's plans)	posted on 12-04-2001 @ 8:18 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00	lyneday, you have a virus running on your computer right now. It is either 1 of 3 viruses - Aol 5.0, AOL 6.0, or AOL 7.0 :) OK, I wasn't going to post this, but since you started a thread already. Here goes... quote: Security companies have issued warnings about a couple of new computer worms. If BadTrans.B gets into your computer, it spreads by sending itself to people who have sent you messages, and then it records your keystrokes and gathers private info like user passwords. The BadTrans message has no text but has an attachment that could say, among other things, "ME NUDE," "Sorry About Yesterday" or "YOU ARE FAT." The other booger making the rounds is called W32.Aliz, which allows some e-mail messages to automatically launch programs. AIM: SmarterChild Write To Me Here I think it all started with the Declaration of Independence -- the idea that we had the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That pursuit is what took America from the revolution to the computer age in 200 years. But the progress has come at a price. The obvious being the people that were exploited to make it possible; the not so obvious being us, the first group of people that were given no obvious frontiers to conquer. We hear stories that about the good old days that don't seem to apply anymore. It's a generation gap that leaves us without role models. But the bright side is that without role models, there are no roles. Maybe that's what the 60s were all about -- getting rid of the roles. But what do we replace them with? Without any guidance, what do we replace them with? Without any guidance, the choices become overwhelming. Sometimes it just makes everything feel hopeless. So we destroy our bodies in the search of an ideal. Try to salvage relationships that don't work. We feel we must do something, instead of doing something that we feel. It is the prison of self-imposed momentum, and the sad part is that we get used to it. It reminds me of a song I heard the other day. It's called "The Going Nowhere Fast." But the people I have met here have shown me another side of Nowhere. They've pointed out the beautiful irony that stagnation makes it easy to stop and smell the roses, if we just let it. What would we be if we had nothing to rebel against? Well we could finally be ourselves, the first group of people who stopped looking for the answers long enough to appreciate the questions. And all we have to do is to make our own Declaration of Independence. We can embrace the right to life and liberty by simply realizing that happiness exists -- not to pursue, but to accept. After that the only challenge would be to make sure with the rest of our lives that we weren't just another fad. I don't know, it's an idea. What do you think? This message was edited by SLASH on 12-4-01 @ 8:24 PM

NASA	posted on 12-04-2001 @ 8:31 PM
Psychopath Registered: Sep. 01	quote: you have a virus running on your computer right now. It is either 1 of 3 viruses - Aol 5.0, AOL 6.0, or AOL 7.0 That's just WRONG. It's true, and that's why it's funny. But WRONG :) Here's some more info. Anti-virus companies received the first samples of Goner from Europe, particularly France and Germany. Ian Hameroff, a business manager at Computer Associates, said about 30 of its clients worldwide reported getting the worm. By Tuesday afternoon, several major anti-virus companies, including McAfee and Symantec, had released updates so their software can detect Goner. Several virus experts wondered why Goner, which doesn't spread in any new or novel way, was so successful in tricking users. The e-mail message even has a misspelled word, one of the tip-offs to malicious software. GodBlessAmerica. This message was edited by NASA on 12-4-01 @ 8:37 PM

FollowThisLogic Nay. We are but men. ROCK. The man with the plan.	posted on 12-04-2001 @ 8:45 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00	quote: Several virus experts wondered why Goner, which doesn't spread in any new or novel way, was so successful in tricking users. They really only put this here cause they know users are going to read it. You know, cause if they had written "I can't believe our fucking users were STUPID enough to click on YET ANOTHER VIRUS!" it might get some complaints... but that's what they're really thinking... Everyone else has a scrolling marquee in their sigs. I was beginning to feel left out. "Miracles and lucky charms made the girl of my dreams the girl in my arms." - Dr. Frank

SweetAngel	posted on 12-04-2001 @ 9:38 PM
Psychopath Registered: May. 01	I actually got this email 3 times today from the same person, but it had no attachment. I'm virus scanning now, but I should be pretty safe since I couldn't click on an attachment that wasn't there. Right? EDIT Virus scan came up clean. *Graduated from the now-closed Brokenjaw school for newbies* This message was edited by SweetAngel on 12-4-01 @ 9:49 PM

njstrawberry	posted on 12-05-2001 @ 9:32 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Feb. 01	...and by the title of the thread I thought there was a new std out there of some sort... ;) ...IT'S TIME FOR ECONOMIC WARFARE... We MUST strike against the nations, which advocate, implement, harbor and financially support terrorism, by not purchasing their products or supporting their businesses!

lyneday	posted on 12-05-2001 @ 1:06 PM
Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00	Hardee Har Har quote: lyneday, you have a virus running on your computer right now. It is either 1 of 3 viruses - Aol 5.0, AOL 6.0, or AOL 7.0 Actually Slash, some people would consider it much worse than AOhelL, I'm on a mac, and I get line breaks.. therefore I can't post links that work.. sorry if I inconvienced any of you It's bad enough I'm a mac user, but I'm smart enough to NOT use the AOL browser and here ya go for the lazy ones, IF you are at all still interested symantec goner I just can't believe all the things people say. Why must I deal with this shit every fucking day. ever stop to think ..... and forget to start again??

adolescentmasturbator	posted on 12-05-2001 @ 1:58 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01	quote: I'm on a mac, and I get line breaks. Don't use IE that's what causes the problem. And I don't trust those Anti-Virus companies. They start sending the feds after you if you criticize them and make backdoors for government made viruses and trojans. Resident Board Socialist IM me at stickysituation2

njstrawberry	posted on 12-05-2001 @ 6:18 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Feb. 01	quote: Hardee Har Har You don't have a sense of humor in person. Why would I think you would have one on a message board. ...IT'S TIME FOR ECONOMIC WARFARE... We MUST strike against the nations, which advocate, implement, harbor and financially support terrorism, by not purchasing their products or supporting their businesses!

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