Myke 2463
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 12:58 PM |
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FACEBOOK VIRUS
PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS NOTICE To ALL YOUR CONTACTS! In the coming days, you should be aware, do not open any messages with an attachment called:
INVITATION FACEBOOK, regardless of who sent it. It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch that burns the whole hard disc C of your computer. This
virus will be recieved from someone you had in your address book. If you recieve a mail called: INVITATION FACEBOOK, though sent by a friend. DO NOT
OPEN IT and Delete
Be Lucky Mike.
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designer
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 01:20 PM |
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Don't do Facebook: I have a life!!
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 01:24 PM |
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Where did you get your info from chap?
I'm no coputer expert, but I really doubt there is a virus that can totally burn your hard disk. Most of these things do the rounds occasionally
to try and drum up some anti-virus business.
If I'm proved wrong then fine, but I don't use Facebook anyhow so I won't lose too much sleep.
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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ko_racer
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 01:30 PM |
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http://www.hoax-slayer.com/olympic-torch-virus-hoax.html
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 01:34 PM |
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^^^^ Case rested 
[Edited on 24/8/11 by Daddylonglegs]
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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ashg
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 02:56 PM |
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these never worry me as im either on a mac or linux unless its a work pc 
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 03:13 PM |
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Don't just delete it!
If you send it to 154,792 friends in the next seven seconds an angel will come down and rub your sex parts with a million dollars. But if you
don't you'll have bad luck for 20 billion years
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Liam
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 03:24 PM |
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Please do homework before perpetuating nonsense 
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MikeFellows
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 03:41 PM |
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these are usually sent around via email
DO NOT OPEN <"Generic nutsack here">
they have one aim and one aim only....
clog up mail servers, it playing on peoples good will that they will let everyone they know know, who inturn does the same
before you know it you have 100's of 1000's of bullshit emails in your mail queue
usually they state that microsoft has warned or norton (which isnt even a company btw, should be symantec)
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stevebubs
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 05:42 PM |
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This is absolute alarmist tosh. Please remove the post.
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BenB
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 05:51 PM |
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On the other hand it really wouldn't be that difficult for a virus to destroy the contents of the hard disk.....
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 08:34 PM |
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FACEBOOK. For people that can't shut up, even when they are alone!
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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mrwibble
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| posted on 24/8/11 at 09:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
FACEBOOK. For people that can't shut up, even when they are alone!
lol
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James
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| posted on 25/8/11 at 09:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
Don't just delete it!
If you send it to 154,792 friends in the next seven seconds an angel will come down and rub your sex parts with a million dollars. But if you
don't you'll have bad luck for 20 billion years
'Like'
;-)
Facebookers will know what I mean!
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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mcerd1
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| posted on 25/8/11 at 09:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeFellows
these are usually sent around via email
DO NOT OPEN <"Generic nutsack here">
they have one aim and one aim only....
clog up mail servers, it playing on peoples good will that they will let everyone they know know, who inturn does the same
before you know it you have 100's of 1000's of bullshit emails in your mail queue
usually they state that microsoft has warned or norton (which isnt even a company btw, should be symantec)
in other words the virus warning e-mail is a sort of virus in its own right
besides 'Olympic_Torch' is a stupid name, even for a virus
edit - I see this even has its own wiki page now:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Torch_(virus_hoax)
[Edited on 25/8/2011 by mcerd1]
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v8seven
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 posted on 31/8/11 at 05:54 PM |
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LIKE
http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=17282
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JoelP
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 06:10 PM |
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generally, any email saying 'tell everyone' is a load of shite. I say generally, i really mean nearly all the time. I would never forward
it anyway, but a quick google always helps prevent the spreading of false information!
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