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  1. July 25th, 2003, 08:08 PM #11
    Tiger Shark
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    Tony: With all due respect - SHUT UP......

    I hadn't heard from any of my users for a few months about this "virus". I read your post, giggled and carried on working. I just got a message from one of my VP's extolling the reliability and good sense of the person who just forwarded him this very "virus" warning. He was also "gracious" enough to say that "I am trusting that you will check into her concern addressed below"....... Needless to say, I didn't bother.... but I wrote a terse note back.....

    But it was you who jinxed me - I swear..... I was on a record run there..... You ruined it.....
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  2. July 25th, 2003, 08:49 PM #12
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    well the company i work for only allows internal email (higher end users have access to external mail but not your standard user as they have no need to contact anyone except people in other separtments of the company...or recieve memos etc) so such hoaxes would have to originate from inside the company which limits the amount of such hoaxes recieved (plus no spam etc)
    there is still the odd problems associated with the emails but not in the volume other companys recieve. I think this is due to the fact as well that each terminal has no floppy or cd-rom drive (external usb drives are used) and internet access (as well as general computer access) is monitored strictly - has to be that way tho as we are dealing with customers debit card details - bank details as well as all contact details (inc exdirectory phone listings) so everything has to be very strongly protected.

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  3. July 25th, 2003, 11:09 PM #13
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    at least "that" problem is solved...firewall blocks all executables for most users...all in upper mgmt are given no permissions

    is Clancy under attack for "full disclosure"?
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  4. July 25th, 2003, 11:17 PM #14
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    Not just Clancy- any novelist who comes up with a creative attack or bank robbery.

    After the movie Money Train thugs used the gasoline tube under the bulletproof glass trick from the movie to rob subway cashiers. After the movie Barbershop thieves borrowed the idea of heisting the whole ATM machine and figuring out how to break into it later.

    I have heard speculation that one of Clancy's novels had a story about terrorists flying a passenger jet into the Capitol Building- you have to wonder if Osama is a Clancy fan. :-)

    So- I just don't want to be the guy that gives malicious developers the idea to hijack the teddy bear icon. But, I am surprised it hasn't been done yet.
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  6. July 26th, 2003, 05:31 AM #15
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    Yeah i too get these all the time. Its really frustating to keep explaining it. I've had the same user fall for it three times. even after i have explained it.

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  7. July 26th, 2003, 12:56 PM #16
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    Nicley recovered from the Yaha, Bugbears then back comes the F@#Can Teddybear..

    I thought that the reason it keeps comming back was because there was an inexhaustable supply of Id10t's

    Mind you these are from the same group that buy a Computer, demand a Good AV prog.. then They are 100% protected................ for life.


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  8. July 26th, 2003, 01:55 PM #17
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    LoL, The IT department at my job just sent us all a memo talking about the hoax. Lol....i guess they pretty dense too.
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