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Thread ID: 114379 2010-11-30 22:33:00 new serious virus just on the radio Digby (677) Press F1
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1157648 2010-11-30 22:33:00 Hi guys

I heard on the news just now that a computer shop in Auckland has discovered a deadly virus (from Russia)

It encrypts your hard drive. (nasty)

Any more news ?
Digby (677)
1157649 2010-11-30 22:41:00 Yeah I heard that, pitty they did not say what it was. Safari (3993)
1157650 2010-11-30 22:47:00 deadly virus

encrypts your hard drive

You anticipate a head line along the lines of "Man dies due to hard drive encryption"? :P
inphinity (7274)
1157651 2010-11-30 22:50:00 More about it in this thread .... pressf1.co.nz SP8's (9836)
1157652 2010-12-01 01:05:00 Hell yes about bloody time somebody wrote something of decent calibre. Most of the decent viruses these days just replicate and do SFA with no payload. Chilling_Silence (9)
1157653 2010-12-01 01:13:00 Hi guys

I heard on the news just now that a computer shop in Auckland has discovered a deadly virus (from Russia)

It encrypts your hard drive. (nasty)

Any more news ?

LOL, thread searching failure!...........
SolMiester (139)
1157654 2010-12-01 01:16:00 How do i get this virus? (no, i don't want it) goodiesguy (15316)
1157655 2010-12-01 01:36:00 How do i get this virus? (no, i don't want it)
If you don't want it use linux
kjaada (253)
1157656 2010-12-01 05:53:00 How do i get this virus?

Stupidity
pctek (84)
1157657 2010-12-01 21:34:00 Kaspersky are working on a fix.Untill then the only fix is to format. Pancake (6359)
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