Halt Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 So.. has the world crumbled yet?Anyone figured out what it'll do? Read the cnn link in the first post man, or watch the news, I'm sure it will be on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuketheXjesse Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 This could have something to do with the worm, but does this happen to anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirChadlyOC Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 No, I think your error has to do with Internet Explorer more than anything. FireFox doesn't tell me that there's an error on the page on the bottom. It just says, "Done" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike911 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Try zooming in a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sefirosu Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 If you run a legal copy of Windows XP or Vista you don't have much to worry about if you downloaded the Auto Update back in October. Also, if you run Mac OS, or Linux, you're covered. That's according to RoadRunner Tech and Yahoo Tech. Its gonna target mostly pirated or illegal/hacked copies of XP and Vista due to a hole in the OS. Computer Associates Global Security Advisor says it'll disable Windows Automatic Updates, your AV and AS software, and Windows Firewall; it also denies access to Antivirus websites, effectively cutting off your AV updates. It will also try to make contact with a host website so the authors of the virus can take over your computer and send spam to you and from you as well as other nasty things. Good luck to all and I hope no one in this community gets hit by it and I hope the overall effect of it stays minimal. LuketheXjesse: I got the same thing, maybe this was one of the sites targeted. (See Yahoo! Tech, RoadRunner Tech, or CAGSA for details) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zac95 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 seriously... this is a joke do you guys realise this virus is already a year old also.... its just another little anarchist bastard no true knowledge enough to do anything dangerous nothing will happen th4ese scares happen every year im sitting here listening to mettalica and downloading a patch for crysis and the front page thing is a web host that didnt get payed. simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Thank you, nameless bot, but its that kind of lax in judgment that gets credit cards stolen and desktops hijacked. It really happens and its horrible and no one should have to go through it because it activates on 4/1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitashi Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I'm looking forward to it being a funny April Fool's joke. *Worm activates* *Window pops up reading "You have a worm!"* *Continue* *Popup reads: "April Fools!"* On a more morbid side, it could do this: *Worm activates* *Window pops up reading "Your computer is just fine."* *Continue* *Popup reads: "April Fools!"* *Worm deletes your porn* To be on the safe side, I guess I'll be unplugging my stuff... unless I forgot, like I'm bound to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 To be on the safe side, I guess I'll be unplugging my stuff. except this will do nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zac95 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Thank you, nameless bot, but its that kind of lax in judgment that gets credit cards stolen and desktops hijacked. It really happens and its horrible and no one should have to go through it because it activates on 4/1. your hillarious it is 4/1 and nothing has happened my australian friend from the future....where it is 4/2 says nothing happened also lol it wont hijack your desktop it wont steal your credit cards and kitashi.... it better leave my porn alone lol and its no big deal to wipe a hard disk and reinstall windows i do it every other month or so because i have windows 7 beta so truly its no big deal even if it happend, backup.reinstall.restore.done these threats happen every year.... just some retarded teenager being an idiot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 you leave my "hillarious" alone it doesn't like you any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elex Synn Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 This could have something to do with the worm, but does this happen to anyone else? This was the most I saw happen today. I actually realized the whole physically unplugging was pointless once I got back home from work this morning (I'm sick, leave me alone ). Anyone know if ANYONE was effected by this, or was it just a hoax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitashi Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'm curious to know why people make malicious software that does nothing more than cause problems. Seems to me that the only way it would benefit anyone is if either A) People continue using the computer after it's infected and the host uses it in DDoS's, or The person is in the computer/antivirus industry and wants increased sales from people who don't know how to use computers. Aside from that, the only thing that comes to mind is the guy who held a school shooting to get publicity. As far as I know, most malicious software doesn't get publicity, but this one did, so if the creator was aiming for that, he got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I imagine that there are some people out there who would program a virus for no reason other than to say that they hacked millions of computers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitashi Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Heh, I guess. I could think of a few people that'd do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I love how OCR's A1 joke synergized so well with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Alright, which one of you made the alt account? zac95? Really? That's the best you could do? I remember when alt accounts where at the very least entertaining. This one is just... badly done. obvious/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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