Heres is an article that talks about yet another new microsoft flaw. Now simply looking at images can put a virus into your computer. It sad how many flaws microsoft has.....Go Linux lol
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6264_11-5...tml?tag=nl.e019
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JPEG Virus
Started by RDan2003, Sep 29 2004 10:35 PM
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Posted 29 September 2004 - 10:35 PM
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Posted 29 September 2004 - 10:41 PM
Don't quote the article, just link it since it is so long.
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Posted 29 September 2004 - 10:45 PM
M$ says it isnt critical because of the amount of required user assitance. Well, what if the jpeg is named something like pr0npic.jpeg? Tons of people will be downloading it. It would even be more effective if it were a zip file full of pr0npic.jpeg's, so they look less suspicious.
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Posted 29 September 2004 - 11:00 PM
I dont have to worry about it :-)
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Posted 29 September 2004 - 11:31 PM
Oh shut up, you linux hog. 
Anyway, this isn't anything new. I knew about this long ago.
Anyway, this isn't anything new. I knew about this long ago.
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Posted 30 September 2004 - 04:11 AM
Like two weeks? I don't recall hearing news about it *that* long ago. Tech news usually hits here a little late anyway.
Umm... Not BROOKLYN TECH news - apparently you guys get that almost as soon as it happens nowerdays. Freaks.
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Umm... Not BROOKLYN TECH news - apparently you guys get that almost as soon as it happens nowerdays. Freaks.
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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:08 PM
boy i just hate those viruses...
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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:16 PM
Does anyone here actually like viruses?
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
By a gun that didn't make any noise
By a gun that didn't make any noise
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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:40 PM
Why would they like viruses?... The fun of calling up microsoft... waiting an hour on hold and then being able to complain?
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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:42 PM
And if there was a Linux virus, you would call up... and wait forever. Because there is no one to call for help.
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
By a gun that didn't make any noise
By a gun that didn't make any noise
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Posted 01 October 2004 - 08:58 AM
Or it would be fixed before you had a chance to complain... There are plenty of mailing lists and developers that work around the clock (mostly due to poor sleeping habits and different time zones) that fix this stuff, and you can go ask them on their progress. They're real people, not a faceless cooperation.
Like... I've emailed people and got them to tell me their entire business plan before. What they had in store for the future. These are real people.
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Like... I've emailed people and got them to tell me their entire business plan before. What they had in store for the future. These are real people.
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Posted 01 October 2004 - 10:41 PM
where do you write from wizard, at school? at 8:58 AM???
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Posted 01 October 2004 - 10:51 PM
If you have a personal question to ask, PM him.
He graduated Tech a few years ago, which is why he can post at [9]:58 AM.
He graduated Tech a few years ago, which is why he can post at [9]:58 AM.
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
By a gun that didn't make any noise
By a gun that didn't make any noise
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Posted 02 October 2004 - 05:30 PM
Or any other our of the day. I'm just a 20 year old guy, you know? I'm taking some time off of school (not that I earned many credits - go to class folks I'm not frelling around when I say that) to work. And work is going well for the most part.
That's me at the moment, back to jpeg viri.
-Francis
That's me at the moment, back to jpeg viri.
-Francis
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