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Someguy Buzzy Beetle It seems as though the girl you've fallen for is also a pyromaniac. Level: 32  Posts: 286/397 EXP: 193329 For next: 13113 Since: 03-15-04 From: I'm proud to be an American... I think... Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Sorry to post this here but I want to get it out to as many people as possible, I just got hit by some kind of virus or worm. Kirby PopStar got it from NSNick but it didn't effect his AOL account, but he didn't know what it was so I looked at it and got hit and sent the link to alot of people. I don't know too much, but a short google session came up with these two informative links. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/Apr/1138231.htm http://dynatech.blogspot.com/2005/04/aim-virus.html They seem to be about a different virus though, this one linked to a different site, with an MSDos app called "pictures@gallery.com". I'm guessing it's possibly a new strain of the same virus though, the first link talks of how it is easy to change or something. I would of posted this in the hardware/software forum but I want to get it out to everyone quickly. |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 2984/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Hahaha, I would have just caught that a while ago... BUT... I was using Trillian, and I have Firefox  So HA! That's just another reason to use Trillian instead of AIM.I think Kitten Yiffer and I suddenly look smarter than we actually are  |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 9526/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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| Someone called Dinnersonic had apparenlty that virus too, and well. I have seen thoose "worms" or virusbots or whatever for quite some time. On both AIM and MSN, althought mostly on AIM lately. One common trick is linking to something who ends with pif, pif looks very much like gif for some people and windows run pif files as they would be executeable. I actually tried to click on the link, even knowing it was a virus. It didn't work (if it did, I know how to take it away anyway...). And oh, i'm using Firefox and Trillian. xP (edited by Kitty Jedi on 04-30-05 06:48 AM) |
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windwaker Ball and Chain Trooper WHY ALL THE MAYONNAISE HATE Level: 61  Posts: 1459/1797 EXP: 1860597 For next: 15999 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 4 days Last activity: 6 days |
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| *yawns and laughs at silly AIM users* Trillian really does rock. And AVG doesn't pick up this virus (Kyouji's infecteness gave it to me, as if it did anything). |
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Kyoufu Kawa I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way. Level: 70  Posts: 1507/2481 EXP: 3008456 For next: 7355 Since: 03-19-04 From: Catgirl Central Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 13 hours |
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Originally posted by Kitty Jedi.......That'd be Someguy. Right, Aitsu-chaaaaan?  |
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Xkeeper The required libraries have not been defined. Level: NAN  Posts: -1827/-863 EXP: NAN For next: 0 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: -753366 sec. |
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| Interesting how they disguised the file they link to, it looks fairly normal -- pictures@gallery.com -- but anyone familiar with DOS knows that .com is an executable extension And yeah, someone tried to send me this too. |
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Kyoufu Kawa I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way. Level: 70 Posts: 1508/2481 EXP: 3008456 For next: 7355 Since: 03-19-04 From: Catgirl Central Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 13 hours |
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| Just goes to prove then, that they'll fall for anything these days. I mean, shit dude, that ILoveYou thingy a while back was just too stupid... and I don't mean ILoveYou itself. Sheesh. A TXT file does NOT have a roll of parchment (or whatever) as an icon. |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 2963/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I use gaim...i defected from AIM client long time ago after AOL decided to introduce skins and personalization... so, yeah, i'm not sure if this will still effect me but we'll see |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 2999/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Originally posted by NeoTransSolo We'll see? You mean you actually plan on testing to see if it screws up your system?  Well, I guess if you know how to kill it, then go for it... but still, it seems kind of silly to go about having to kill it when you can just avoid it all together. |
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windwaker Ball and Chain Trooper WHY ALL THE MAYONNAISE HATE Level: 61 Posts: 1466/1797 EXP: 1860597 For next: 15999 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 4 days Last activity: 6 days |
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It seems like a virus that works through AIM would have come out a long, long time ago.  It's an incredibly popular program, filled with apt and inept users. |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 2964/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Originally posted by KefkaWhere does the vulnerability truly lie? It maybe in the AOL's AIM client or it just may be in the protocol itself--if it is a flaw in the protocol, then other clients like Trillian or GAIM may be effected as well. But since a majority of clients are AOL's, we can't really say that Trillian or GAIM are not effected by it...Originally posted by NeoTransSolo |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 3009/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Originally posted by NeoTransSoloOriginally posted by KefkaWhere does the vulnerability truly lie? It maybe in the AOL's AIM client or it just may be in the protocol itself--if it is a flaw in the protocol, then other clients like Trillian or GAIM may be effected as well. But since a majority of clients are AOL's, we can't really say that Trillian or GAIM are not effected by it...Originally posted by NeoTransSolo But... nothing happened to me when I clicked the link Ok, whatever. Go for it. If you find that it DOES affect Trillian, let us all know, because I'm going to go crap my pants and die at that point.Oh, and as a side note, if I WAS using AIM, I would have this worm on my computer now, because I was gullible enough to click it. |
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MetalMan88 Ninji Level: 23  Posts: 141/232 EXP: 63815 For next: 3908 Since: 12-11-04 From: 1970s Since last post: 10 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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| What's this? An AIM virus? *Sets all security settings to 'Kill. Crush. Destroy.* Well, I don't have to worry about clicking on links. I already dodge thousands of virused emails by deleting them instead of clicking links. |
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Gavin Fuzzy Rhinoceruses don't play games. They fucking charge your ass. Level: 43  Posts: 658/799 EXP: 551711 For next: 13335 Since: 03-15-04 From: IL, USA Since last post: 13 hours Last activity: 13 hours |
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| in the end it's the user that downloads/executes the file. GAIM and trillian sadly won't protect people from doing what they do best: be total idiots. | |||
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco.  Level: 114  Posts: 6298/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Yeah, I got this from NSNick. Bah. Total bastard of a thing, though surprisingly easy to get rid of. And I'm sorry, Trillian users, but Trillian is a piece of crap. Sure, it protects you from things like this that target AIM itself, but I like being able to direct connect and send file/recieve files without having the other guy do something first because he has Trillian and Trillian is a piece of crap  (edited by Kyouji Craw on 04-30-05 10:32 AM) |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 9324/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Pfft. I don (edited by Fettster on 04-30-05 10:36 AM) (edited by Fettster on 04-30-05 10:36 AM) |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco. Level: 114 Posts: 6301/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| So if you don't use the thing the infection spreads from, you don't have to worry? NO WAY!!! Thank you for yet another meaningful post. And it just puts up some stuff which is set to automatically run when the computer starts up. I dunno what said stuff does though on account of I got rid of it before resetting. |
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NSNick Laidback Admin Level: 85  Posts: 2119/3875 EXP: 5895841 For next: 2699 Since: 03-15-04 From: North Side School: OSU Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| My bad. Friend used the computer. Blarg. | |||
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 9537/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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And then, for the first time in history my AIM account got hacked on the same day. Ok, lesson of the day. Don't use the same password on everything you go on... |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 8141/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Originally posted by Kyouji Craw Well, that must be a problem only you have, Kyouji. I have Trillian, I use DC often and I'd guess it works around 90% of the time, even with AIM users. |
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