aol instant messenger virus

klutchbuster400 · October 12, 2005, 09:55:01 PM

if you have that AOL instant messenger and happen to get an instant message from a friend saying something like
"lol arent i cool" with a link under it, DO NOT click on it, its a virus, i learned the hard way, thank god for spyware blocker

rubicon500kid · October 12, 2005, 09:59:05 PM

i know like 6 ppl sent it to me but i didnt click it

Mrs.Nightbreed · October 12, 2005, 10:01:06 PM

my dumb a$$ clicked it!

I just cleaned it out and IM'd everyone on my list "DONT CLICK THE LINK!"

LOL sry everone that got an IM from me....

Whats funny is that o4250 sent it to me and it automatically sent it too everyone on my list! atvtrailer wrote back and told me how to get rid of it. Then I signed on here and here is this thread LOL

RL400 · October 12, 2005, 10:06:47 PM

o4250.
anyways, im glad i dont use winblows!

Did i mention i love having Mac OS X Tiger, NO VIRUSES OR SPYWARE, never locks up, much more stable.

rl.

klutchbuster400 · October 12, 2005, 10:07:18 PM

Quote from: Mrs.Nightbreed on October 12, 2005, 10:01:06 PM
my dumb a$$ clicked it!

I just cleaned it out and IM'd everyone on my list "DONT CLICK THE LINK!"

LOL sry everone that got an IM from me....

Whats funny is that o4250 sent it to me and it automatically sent it too everyone on my list! atvtrailer wrote back and told me how to get rid of it. Then I signed on here and here is this thread LOL

i got it from him too lol

atvtrailer · October 12, 2005, 10:10:34 PM

here is a link to get rid of it if u click on it
http://www.jayloden.com/VirusClean.htm

klutchbuster400 · October 12, 2005, 10:18:23 PM

i didnt use that to get rid of it, but im sure its easier thenwhat i did lol

wheelie_boy · October 13, 2005, 10:06:28 AM

thats happened to me a bunch of times. YOu know if your like totally not talking to someone and then all of a sudden it pops up and says the check out this pic, or dont i look cool. one time i clicked it but then it said to download it and almost hit it but then my frined that i was talking to told me it was a virus.

o4250 · October 13, 2005, 10:53:16 AM

Some a-hole named z400 05 sent it to me, jackass.

Ida_Mann · October 13, 2005, 01:46:04 PM

Quote from: RL400 on October 12, 2005, 10:06:47 PM
o4250.
anyways, im glad i dont use winblows!

Did i mention i love having Mac OS X Tiger, NO VIRUSES OR SPYWARE, never locks up, much more stable.

rl.

hehehe, maybe cause Mac's are about 10% of the market share and the virus-writers like to hit as many people as possible?

Id@

big-daddy · October 13, 2005, 02:04:16 PM

Quote from: Ida_Mann on October 13, 2005, 01:46:04 PM
Quote from: RL400 on October 12, 2005, 10:06:47 PM
o4250.
anyways, im glad i dont use winblows!

Did i mention i love having Mac OS X Tiger, NO VIRUSES OR SPYWARE, never locks up, much more stable.

rl.

hehehe, maybe cause Mac's are about 10% of the market share and the virus-writers like to hit as many people as possible?

Id@

Thats 100% right... Ida knows is Sh!t

Honda250ex · October 13, 2005, 02:41:16 PM

I got it but I didnt click on it

2006YFZ450 · October 13, 2005, 02:53:41 PM

That's totally right man.

RL400 · October 13, 2005, 03:43:21 PM

Quote from: Ida_Mann on October 13, 2005, 01:46:04 PM
hehehe, maybe cause Mac's are about 10% of the market share and the virus-writers like to hit as many people as possible?

Id@

True... I remember I saw this quote it went something like: Apple Computers are about 10% of the market share, but its the top 10%.

rl.

MotoMike · October 13, 2005, 10:02:25 PM

Quote from: Ida_Mann on October 13, 2005, 01:46:04 PM

hehehe, maybe cause Mac's are about 10% of the market share and the virus-writers like to hit as many people as possible?

Id@

Actually, thats not the only or even best reason. Say I have a Mac and I have a virus sent to me by email, I can guarantee that the chances of another member on my email address book having a Mac is pretty low so the virus would stop at me.

Video below is NOT for the kiddies...sorry just noticed this.

http://www.flogged.net/media/video/whymacssuck.wmv

lol

Mike

MotoMike · October 13, 2005, 10:04:49 PM

Oh btw...just noticed some foul language...only for adults!!!!

Ida_Mann · October 13, 2005, 10:06:18 PM

Quote from: RL400 on October 13, 2005, 03:43:21 PM
Quote from: Ida_Mann on October 13, 2005, 01:46:04 PM
hehehe, maybe cause Mac's are about 10% of the market share and the virus-writers like to hit as many people as possible?

Id@

True... I remember I saw this quote it went something like: Apple Computers are about 10% of the market share, but its the top 10%.

rl.

hehehe, good one.

Id@

MotoMike · October 13, 2005, 10:10:29 PM

Oh yeah o4250 sent it to me too...I clicked it but didn't DL it...I learned my lesson.

Mike

RL400 · October 14, 2005, 03:14:05 PM

Quote from: 450r Mike on October 13, 2005, 10:02:25 PM
Actually, thats not the only or even best reason. Say I have a Mac and I have a virus sent to me by email, I can guarantee that the chances of another member on my email address book having a Mac is pretty low so the virus would stop at me.

Video below is NOT for the kiddies...sorry just noticed this.

http://www.flogged.net/media/video/whymacssuck.wmv

lol

Mike

That video is very, very old. That is a G3 iMac and a G4 PowerMac, and hes talking about OS 9. Very old technology that was out back in 95ish probably. We're now using G5 iMacs and PowerMacs running OS X (10.4.2). It was probably made by some diehard Windoze fan whos job is an editor and he used macs. Funny i never have anything lock up on my mac

rl.

LakeMaryKid · October 14, 2005, 04:12:12 PM

I started this one.

MotoMike · October 14, 2005, 05:54:54 PM

Believe me, I know what Macs are on now. I had a dual G5 with OS X a few weeks ago...

Mike