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06-29-2007, 08:45 AM
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The computer worm called W32/Hairy-A has been spreading itself by copying onto USB memory sticks posing as a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Windows users who allow affected flash drives to autorun are automatically affected by the worm when it attaches to the PC. Quote:
"Seriously, the fact that this worm has been inspired by the tales of a fictional schoolboy wizard doesn't make it a harmless prank. A worm like this which infects and tampers with users' computers without their permission is committing a criminal act. Someone needs to get a little more sunshine in their diet and put their energies into a more positive pursuit than writing malicious code like this," said Sophos Senior Technology Consultant Graham Cluley.
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06-29-2007, 08:48 AM
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| | Doxy
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Doom Doom!! The End.
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Fifth Year | The Magic 'N Me
Wow that really bites!
1st post *does happy dance*
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|   DMACOccamy
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Disneyland
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Fifth Year  x2
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^I agree with what the man said in the article... Not to mention of course the fact that they are using Harry Potter to do that... Some people should really get a life...
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| | Hinkypunk
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Blind ignorance and a lack of an imagination...some people really just need to open thier mind and accept the greatness that is HP  Or a least find something better to do than bash it.
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06-29-2007, 09:07 AM
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| Formerly: candy Rulez  Mooncalf
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Scotland
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I just saw this thread and i personally think people had have sad lifes to do that
what did Harry potter do to that man anyway
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06-29-2007, 09:30 AM
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| | Billywig
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK
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Wow, that is beyond pathetic. Quite sad, indeed. To think someone would put so much time and effort into doing something so useless as that. They must have a lot (too much) free time on their hands and they must be very easily amused. It's just plain stupid. What's the point of it? =\
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06-29-2007, 09:53 AM
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| | Firecrab
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Philippines
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Hayleen Rolf
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that is so morbidly hopeless!!
plus the fact that they use the trademark of harry potter to spread this dimwited indulgences, its really pathetic!
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06-29-2007, 10:44 AM
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| | Erkling
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: sappyville♥
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not so coool!!
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06-29-2007, 11:03 AM
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| | Forest Troll
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: oh, canada...
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Second Year | you live your life just once, so don't forget about a thing called love.
Oh geez. People need to get a life. Now I'm going to be paranoid everytime I hook my USB up to the computer. I got important files on that thing. *adds checking it to my growing list of things to do today*
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06-29-2007, 11:17 AM
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| | Fwooper
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O.o Why would anyone do that? 
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06-29-2007, 12:04 PM
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|  Tonks Is My WomanBillywig
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Quote: Orginally Posted by *harrypotterbabe*
O.o Why would anyone do that? I guess that they just don't have a life.
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06-29-2007, 12:31 PM
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| | Romanian Longhorn
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Neverland
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Some people don't have a life *rolls eyes*
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but you know what? It was real. It did happen.
We spent time here. We made friends here. That's a part of us.
Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
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06-29-2007, 01:09 PM
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| | Mackled Malaclaw
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Kind of sad.
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06-29-2007, 01:14 PM
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| | Fwooper
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thats bad
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06-29-2007, 01:27 PM
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| | Puffskein
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It's pathetic.
People should watch out for it.
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06-29-2007, 01:38 PM
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| | Puffskein
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I don't think it's fully that they don't have a life. It's the fact that they do it because they can and have no compassion for other computer users who don't have uptodate virus protection. There is a hushed theory that most of the virus' come from the ones who can write the remedy. So point your finger at losers who work for large organisations who make millions a year out of us lot buying virus software and paying for updates annually just so they can write more code. The in-justice of it all!!! Of course, I'm not saying they do, it's just a theory.  | |
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| | Ashwinder
Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA
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I truly despise the people who spend their time making up viruses and worms and bugs or whatever you want to call them. It's annoying and horrible and destroys our computers!  | |
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06-29-2007, 02:00 PM
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| Tonks' Werewolf Puffskein
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that is really childish
for someone to do that, knowing that a lot of people would open it, grrrr
i hate when people do that 
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| | Norwegian Ridgeback
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Citi Field
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its called people with no life
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| Formerly: hrmy_lvr_4evr  Love DetectiveJobberknoll
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pigfarts?
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*pokes* Wow, some people just don't get it. HP is here for pleasure, not getting your hope stomped on.
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| | Occamy
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Some people are just crazy..its kinda sad
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06-29-2007, 05:11 PM
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| | Occamy
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wonderland
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*Pokes it* Get a life! *Pokes it again*
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| | Plimpy
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I just don't understand why they do it. Surely they could be doing something more worthwhile than attacking computers. | |
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06-29-2007, 06:16 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: May 2006 Location: out with the cullens
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| | Imp
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas
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Thats dimd who would do that thats horrible
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