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Local Rebel
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0 posted 2004-08-17 01:10 AM


Keep getting pinged tonite with a Newtear attack from somewhere in the Pacrim... ???  Couldn't trace it the last time.  

I thought Newtear was a 95/NT attack -- I'm running 98 -- is there a new strain?

McAfee Firewall is intercepting it just fine.. but.. still...

anybody know of any new trojans or viruses that might be related?  Spybot S&D, Adaware, McAfee Viruscan, System Mechanic -- all can't find anything...

Except Spybot which has been giving me an 'Avenue A' warning on Pip ads and Yahoo ads too ever since I downloaded the latest defs...

CPU has been acting like it's getting hit with denial of service... but I'm not sure why -- I opened up the BIOS communication to let my new version of Compuserve try to optimize its install -- but I just turned that back off and I'm still getting pinged...

OW!

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serenity blaze
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1 posted 2004-08-17 05:05 AM


SHEESH REB.

I have no idea what the heck yer talking about.

All I know is I'm being tag-teamed by ads for "Cheap Viagra" and and an anti-depressent available at www.feelserenity.com!

There's a joke in there, I know there is...


Christopher
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2 posted 2004-08-17 08:12 PM


"Cheap Viagra?"

Isn't that the same as "Tequila?"

Local Rebel
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since 1999-12-21
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3 posted 2004-08-17 09:05 PM


I thought tequila was panty remover...?

Um... any thoughts on this parasite knocking at my door?


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