-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Computers are not all that good at protecting us from ourselves, except for Macs, but then they also prevent you from using your computer too (bad Mac week. Did I mention that iTunes is the only software that rivals Media Player 11 in being a stinking pile of <censored>. It is also ironically named... after all I want to actually *listen* to my music).
On a happy note, Amarok amazes more and more. It is not often that software surprises me in a good way. Mitchell Brown wrote: > I was using Gaim when it happened. The virus started up the genuine MSN > client though (no doubt to infect it). > It wasn't a file that was sent, just a plaintext URL that I clicked on :P > > On 10/6/06, *Graham Monk* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > On 10/5/06, Mitchell Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > <rant> > > Because one of my friends' msn just messaged me > > > > > :| IS THAT YOU?! > > > > > > Followed by some link, the extension of which was a .jpg. Of > course, it > > didn't download a JPG, but instead prompted me to download a .pif > file - not > > thinking clearly, and trusting my friend, I executed it - well. > Needless to > > say, my desktop is now full of porn, my virus scanner went nuts, > and yeah I > > see a format C: in the near future. Yes, granted, it was > completely my fault > > - but jeez. Man, I hate Windows. > > > > </rant> > > > > mb > > Just curious, what app are you using? MSN? Would GAIM have the same > tie-in to > the OS? That is, would you still have suffered the infection if > using GAIM? > > And yes, you need to train your trigger finger not to be so twitchy. :) > > > G > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > <http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca> > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > -- > pub 1024D/9091C422 02/05/2006 Mitchell Brown < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Primary key fingerprint: 812B 94BC EA0D 345A CC1C 2ED9 F7F6 5CCF > 9091 C422 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFJu/SwRXgH3rKGfMRAuWVAJ9kpARDCZpMXUKImhrK0d0o1+Qb1gCfXWRK dNKzO+nInzDyiM6qb6eVes0= =eWHz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
