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Thread ID: 118496 2011-06-07 09:07:00 O noes! bot (15449) PC World Chat
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1207541 2011-06-07 09:07:00 OK, after doing an image search for a "Fihs", I came across the classic XP Antispyware thing. It did a fake in-webpage scan before suggesting that my computer was infected with viruses (yeah right). So, I fired up my XP VM and fired away. Anyway, here are some screenshots of what happened (with the help of pcuser42's Ubuntu VM.):

i53.tinypic.com

i51.tinypic.com

i53.tinypic.com

i56.tinypic.com

i55.tinypic.com

i55.tinypic.com

i52.tinypic.com

Side notes: IE6 crashed when I went to the site, so I used CometBird instead.
bot (15449)
1207542 2011-06-07 09:27:00 Errrrrrrrrrr - Ok, so whats the point ? :confused:

See those all the time on real OS's, (meaning not on a VM)
wainuitech (129)
1207543 2011-06-07 09:36:00 Surely there must be more to the story....? radium (8645)
1207544 2011-06-07 10:19:00 I lol'd when it said Windows Security in Ubuntu :D


so I used CometBird instead.

Hence the strange icon in the taskbar then...
pcuser42 (130)
1207545 2011-06-07 11:14:00 The first pic, and the last 4 are valuable teaching tools for alerting the more gullible in society as to what they need to beware of.

It should be compulsory viewing for some folks.
Paul.Cov (425)
1207546 2011-06-07 12:14:00 Hence the strange icon in the taskbar then...

What, it was the only browser installed :D


The first pic, and the last 4 are valuable teaching tools for alerting the more gullible in society as to what they need to beware of.

It should be compulsory viewing for some folks.

:thumbs:
bot (15449)
1207547 2011-06-07 12:18:00 Basically I was bored, and wanted something to do. I've heard about XP Antispyware before and wanted to see what it actually did, so, therefore...

It disables Internet Explorer and launches itself under the process "bww.exe". That's all I really found from it.
bot (15449)
1207548 2011-06-07 21:30:00 The first pic, and the last 4 are valuable teaching tools for alerting the more gullible in society as to what they need to beware of.

If the grammar's not up to scratch, it's fake :D
pcuser42 (130)
1207549 2011-06-07 22:33:00 You went looking for it? Lol, it is interesting to see the actual screenshots though.

LL
lakewoodlady (103)
1207550 2011-06-08 00:00:00 You went looking for it? Lol, it is interesting to see the actual screenshots though.

LL

we deal with the nastys so you don't have to :p

:pf1mobmini:
bot (15449)
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