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Hacked GOP Site Infects Visitors With Malware
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| September 14, 2007
| Gregg Keizer
Posted on 09/15/2007 1:59:33 PM PDT by yorkie
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No, this article is not talking about FR......(at least I don't think it is........)
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posted on
09/15/2007 1:59:40 PM PDT
by
yorkie
To: yorkie
I got notified of a blocked virus at Instapundit last week. Wonder if this was it.
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:01:48 PM PDT
by
CaptRon
(Pedicaris alive or Raisuli dead)
To: yorkie
Watch out, we will likely be attacked
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:02:05 PM PDT
by
Wil H
(Islam translates to "submission", not "peace" - you can figure out the rest.)
To: yorkie
I was not aware that Free Republic is a “Republican Party” website.
To: trumandogz
Libs!just cant handle the truth.
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:06:54 PM PDT
by
bikerman
(_ _ . /_ _ _ /_ . . / / . . . . / . / . _ . . / . _ _ . / / . . _ / . . . //)
To: yorkie
Thankfully, we aren’t into wearing tinfoil hats like the left. This could impact readership and browsing if it weren’t a DU plant. Most of us expect our firewalls and virus sniffers to catch this stuff not big brother.
I would hope that FReepers are more self reliant than to be afraid to share the truth even is the left will stoop to any means to try to silence us.
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:07:14 PM PDT
by
Steamburg
(Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
To: yorkie
I was on the phone with Geek Squad for 4 hours last night because of that damn Trojan virus, spyware, whatever it is. My system is all clean now but some sites are really slow opening up, while others are fast. Oy.
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:10:18 PM PDT
by
peggybac
(Tolerance is the virtue of believing in nothing)
To: yorkie
Hmmm.. running Opera 9.x and Mepis Linux at the moment. No problems so far and none expected. Of course, keeping the drives unmounted also helps. *grin*
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:18:01 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(What does not kill you... -can sometimes damage you QUITE severely.)
To: yorkie
Oh gee, ain’t that special!
To: yorkie
I have had trouble today getting into and downloading sites from FR. Something is definitely happening to FR. Whether it is caused by out side forces I do not know.
To: Uncle Hal
I have had trouble today getting into and downloading sites from FR. Me too. I couldn't get on to FR earlier this afternoon, but had no trouble getting on any other sites I visit. My computer has been slow today too. I am scanning my system right now to see if there is any problem.
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:36:57 PM PDT
by
alicewonders
(Duncan Hunter. Seriously.)
To: yorkie
So “several hundred sites have been compromised” but the only site highlighted is an initially unnamed Republican Party Web site (gasp!) Waaaaay down in the article the website is finally identified as the GOP site for a congressional district in Wisconsin and we’re told the site was immediately repaired upon notification that they were infected.
This article was written to intentionally inflict FUD about GOP websites.
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:37:17 PM PDT
by
GATOR NAVY
(Hey! Must be a devil between us)
To: Uncle Hal
Same here. I couldn’t get onto FR for quite some time. All other sites I watch closely were not affected.
Istapundit, Newsbusters, Don Surber, Drudge, etc seemed OK.
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:43:05 PM PDT
by
Chuck54
(Democrats hope for America to lose in Iraq. I pray for America to win. Works for me.)
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:44:51 PM PDT
by
firewalk
(no)
To: yorkie
Well... speaking of FR, in the last three hours is has slowed down to the point that it's not useable.
After cleaning my machine and rebooting, the problem persists.
No other sites have slowed to a crawl like that... Has anyone else had that problem today?
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:46:18 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: yorkie; ShadowAce; Swordmaker
FR has been veeerrrry sloooow the past few hours for me...
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:48:10 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(My first great grandson is a Miniature Schnauzer...)
FR was down for a bit around 3:30 or so. If you’ve had problems with it, it’s probably not a virus.
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posted on
09/15/2007 2:53:16 PM PDT
by
jmyrlefuller
("The Price is Right has given away more money than anyone except welfare"-- Bob Barker)
To: Publius6961
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posted on
09/15/2007 3:12:56 PM PDT
by
yorkie
To: yorkie
"And if no newsworthy events are happening at the time, then they will just make them up."This is closely related to the MSM virus.
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posted on
09/15/2007 3:16:06 PM PDT
by
byteback
To: yorkie
H0w CaN I -. TelL iF My%^&#* C0MpteRs INfecTED ??++..,+ ==’— ...
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posted on
09/15/2007 3:24:43 PM PDT
by
11th_VA
(All we are saaaaaying, is Give Petraeus a Chance ...)
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