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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Newby on May 25, 2005, 05:08 PM

Title: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: Newby on May 25, 2005, 05:08 PM
Greatest. Motherfucking. Idea. Ever.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4580389.stm
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: Banana fanna fo fanna on May 25, 2005, 07:20 PM
No, savetoby.com is the best. But this is pretty close.
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: Blaze on May 25, 2005, 07:36 PM
Speaking of toby...

(http://savetoby.com/i/payment.gif)

Doesn't look like he will be alive much longer. Ohh well.
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: MyndFyre on May 25, 2005, 10:16 PM
Quote from: Newby on May 25, 2005, 05:08 PM
Greatest. Motherfucking. Idea. Ever.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4580389.stm

Hrm.  I don't know, I think the government would call that "terrorism."
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: CrAz3D on May 25, 2005, 10:17 PM
I wouldn't mind if we accidentally killed some hacker that is holdin my files for ransom
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: NicoQwertyu on May 25, 2005, 10:41 PM
QuoteIt exploits a known vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE).

Suprise, suprise.
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: UserLoser. on May 25, 2005, 11:33 PM
Quote from: Blaze on May 25, 2005, 07:36 PM
Speaking of toby...

(http://savetoby.com/i/payment.gif)

Doesn't look like he will be alive much longer. Ohh well.

Pssh, I need to make something like that just to get money so I can finally get a WRX
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: CrAz3D on May 25, 2005, 11:34 PM
ooooh, not a Skyline?
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: Zakath on May 26, 2005, 06:18 PM
You need a lot more than that to get a Skyline. A WRX is at least affordable. :P
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: Mangix on May 27, 2005, 02:30 AM
HA. at least i always remember to make backup copies of my files incase some hacker hacks me. i hear that hackers are a really serious issue in California according to CNN.
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: dxoigmn on May 27, 2005, 04:01 AM
Quote from: Mangix on May 27, 2005, 02:30 AM
HA. at least i always remember to make backup copies of my files incase some hacker hacks me. i hear that hackers are a really serious issue in California according to CNN.

This makes no sense. Why would hackers be a "really serious issue" only in California?
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: UserLoser. on May 27, 2005, 06:37 AM
Quote from: CrAz3D on May 25, 2005, 11:34 PM
ooooh, not a Skyline?

Skyline would cost nearly 5 times more than a WRX
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: CrAz3D on May 27, 2005, 11:43 AM
Quote from: UserLoser on May 27, 2005, 06:37 AM
Quote from: CrAz3D on May 25, 2005, 11:34 PM
ooooh, not a Skyline?

Skyline would cost nearly 5 times more than a WRX
5 rabbits?
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: R.a.B.B.i.T on May 27, 2005, 01:28 PM
I'm not a commodity, thanks.
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: Topaz on May 29, 2005, 08:30 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on May 27, 2005, 11:43 AM
Quote from: UserLoser on May 27, 2005, 06:37 AM
Quote from: CrAz3D on May 25, 2005, 11:34 PM
ooooh, not a Skyline?

Skyline would cost nearly 5 times more than a WRX
5 rabbits?
Quote from: rabbit link=topic=11702.msg113915#msg113915date=1117212214
I'm not a commodity, thanks.

lol  :)
Title: Re: Virus holding files for ransom
Post by: AC_Drkan on May 31, 2005, 11:04 AM
I found another article, don't remember where maybe from cnn.com, with that virus.


It infected a computer and they just decrypted it. The encrypton sucks from what i hear.
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