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Hacker's Osama bin Laden Hoax Terrorizes Computers
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| July 26, 2004
| David Sheets
Posted on 07/26/2004 10:06:01 PM PDT by Choose Ye This Day
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Don't get tricked into clicking on these pictures.
The news of bin Laden's death have been greatly exaggerated.
To: Choose Ye This Day
Oops. Sorry about the 2nd paragraph. Please skip the unintended HP propaganda.
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:08:40 PM PDT
by
Choose Ye This Day
(There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots. -- Ulysses S. Grant)
To: Choose Ye This Day; Smartass; Happy2BMe; MeekOneGOP
A word of advice about clicking on those alleged Osama bin Laden "suicide" pictures online: Don't.This is getting really bad when we can get a virus by clicking on a picture online??
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:10:15 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness.)
To: Dog
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:11:49 PM PDT
by
Mo1
(Kerry & Edwards .... they will leave no Special Interest Group behind)
To: potlatch
Good to know!
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:13:34 PM PDT
by
Smartass
( BUSH & CHENEY IN 2004 - Si vis pacem, para bellum - Por el dedo de Dios se escribió.)
To: potlatch
This is getting really bad when we can get a virus by clicking on a picture online??
No, what's really bad is that you've spent all that money on Microsoft and tolerated their anti-innovation monopoly and all you've got to show for it is a bunch of bills, spyware, viruses and maybe your bank account or credit hacked.
Where Do You Want To Go Today?®
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:14:12 PM PDT
by
George W. Bush
(It's the Congress, stupid.)
To: Choose Ye This Day
For a picture of Kerry wearing a hoop skirt and silk panties on his head click
here.We all have our weaknesses I guess.
To: George W. Bush
LOL, I've gotta tell you that it was startling to see your screen name in my comments!!
Thankfully with my firewall and antivirus I've been pretty safe if I can just keep my grandaughter from downloading anything!!
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:20:48 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness.)
To: potlatch
Well, by clicking on the link to the picture, anyway.
I mean, I'd LOVE to see Osama's rotting corpse dangling from a bridge somewhere, but it's not worth blowing up my PC.
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:21:16 PM PDT
by
Choose Ye This Day
(There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots. -- Ulysses S. Grant)
To: this_ol_patriot
Same guano, different day, I guess.
You'd think those hackers would be creative and original, and come up with something new. I guess they don't need to.
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:23:12 PM PDT
by
Choose Ye This Day
(There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots. -- Ulysses S. Grant)
To: Choose Ye This Day
LOL, laughing at the way you put it!! It is getting bad though when you can get a virus by going to a web site and my daughter said she heard something about getting it from some flashing popup signs??
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:42:11 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness.)
To: potlatch; All
It's not images themselves that will give you the virus. They've written code that makes your clicking on them to start the installation of the virus, or redirect you to another site, or whatever those scummos have in mind.
Note this first image and how it isn't active. That is, the arrow doesn't turn into a little hand, which would indicate it has an active link, as compared to the second image, which I've coded to go to that computer site.
They're just getting more brazen at exploiting common web practices.
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:48:15 PM PDT
by
JoJo Gunn
(Intellectuals exist only if you believe they do. ©)
To: Choose Ye This Day
My Mac never fears computer terror!
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:49:21 PM PDT
by
toupsie
To: JoJo Gunn
Thanks JoJo, I understand it even if I don't understand how it's done. Wonder what is eventually going to happen with all this going on?
How are you doing JoJo, haven't teased you in awhile!!?
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posted on
07/26/2004 10:54:33 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness.)
To: potlatch
The links are to zip files, not image files directly. The links I saw posted are hosted on a server in Seoul, South Korea, BTW.
To: Cultural Jihad
How did you know that CJ, and where are links like these being posted??
I'm asking you a question but I'm heading for bed so I don't get the 'evil eye' from my husband, lOL.
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posted on
07/26/2004 11:00:36 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness.)
To: potlatch
Howdy! I'm hanging in there.
What to do with the scummos? I've more than once suggested cutting a few of their fingers off, but bleeding hearts would protest, surely. Oh well, the laws have no teeth, you can't send the FBI to Russia and get those so and so's, and there are plenty of idiots who keep the spammers financially alive.
What a mess it's become. I'm sometimes ready to just unplug this thing and walk away from it.
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posted on
07/26/2004 11:02:44 PM PDT
by
JoJo Gunn
(Intellectuals exist only if you believe they do. ©)
To: Choose Ye This Day
You seem to be the guy to ask. My computer guy had me install webroot. How is that for fighting off things like this?
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posted on
07/26/2004 11:10:14 PM PDT
by
bad company
((<a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com" target="_blank">Hatriotism))
To: bad company
Sorry. I'm a computer idiot. I merely posted this thread because I'm the gullible type of person that would be really, really tempted to click on a link showing a dead Osama. I mean, I still have a bullet-riddled picture of Osama's face up on my office wall from that day on the shooting range a year and a half ago.
Hopefully, someone else can tell you about Webroot. I'm definitely not qualified.
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posted on
07/26/2004 11:43:23 PM PDT
by
Choose Ye This Day
(There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots. -- Ulysses S. Grant)
To: Choose Ye This Day
"Sorry. I'm a computer idiot"
Me too. I bought my first computer just to get onto FR.
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posted on
07/26/2004 11:52:37 PM PDT
by
bad company
((<a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com" target="_blank">Hatriotism))
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