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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:20 PM Original message |
Computer worm going around and how to avoid it |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. What does f4 do??? nm |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Alt-F4 will close the window. If you click on the window, it will launch the worm. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Will it close all the tabs?? Like in FireFox?? nm |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Alt-F4 will close the window, and all tabs within it. Ctrl-W will close a tab. nt |
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navarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. alt F4 closes a window. n/t |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. On Windows, ALT F4 is the key combination to close a window. |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:28 PM Original message |
And knowing this will save your ass if your mouse ever goes AWOL. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. Does this affect Macs or just PC's? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. I'm not sure but I'm fairly certain this is a PC problem |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
36. There's a worm out now attacking Macs-- (i know, this is the 1st) |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't anticipate any problems and I have no antivirus. n/t |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. What do you mean by "renew"? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Ack, having a hell of a time here |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. That's okay - I get it now. It's a popup window |
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navarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. The OP lacks specifics |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. I wish this was posted 2 days ago |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. I thought that someone at PC Tools had sent it out |
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TWiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Sounds like you have the Trojan smitfraud type virus |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. There's an XP patch available |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I may have been in the first wave of infectees about 3 weeks ago |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Tell us how you got rid of it |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Instructing others how to do it would be a plus here |
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Ani Yun Wiya (639 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. This is a nasty one. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. Um, can you make the post a little more obscure and information-free? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. HEY!!!! |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. If the shoes fit, wear it. Better you had not posted this at all, quite frankly. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I think it's plenty informative. If a window pops up on your computer asking if you want to renew |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think I got it about a month ago. I ended up having to wipe my hard drive. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
20. Get Kaspersky and be done with it. It is the best and has been for over 10 years. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. An even easier way to prevent this infection |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Hey, thanks for the link. |
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TWiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. Vista IS a virus |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. Thanks I sent this to my mom |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. My friend picked one up on her phone, nasty bugger. |
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Clear Blue Sky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
28. Easier to get a Mac and this won't be an issue. |
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European Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-26-09 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
30. Now ya tell me--got rid of it with pc tools. |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. Thanks. |
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Fla Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
35. MS2009 anti virus. Got it today at work and it completely shutdown my computer. |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
38. How about I just stick with Linux. |
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