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WebTV/MSNTV Virus Dials 911
Semji Rkim writes: "Though not the first virus to direct modems at 911, ABC News is reporting a bug in WebTV (Now branded as MSNTV) units which causes the infected unit to hang-up and dial 911. The virus spreads via email and Microsoft officials are looking into how it is able to replicate and also control the modem. Affected users are advised to delete the email and call Microsoft at 1-800-469-3288."
This can't be true. Microsoft just spent a whole month focusing on security. There must be some mistake.
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"911, what's your emergency?" "I've got a Microsoft product in my living room!" "What?" "I've got a Microsoft product in my living room! AIIIIGH!"
This tagline is umop apisdn.
It's not a virus!
It's just the poor MSN infected boxes crying out for help!!
I stole this Sig
When 911 operator answers, the virus plays a wav file, in the voice of Stephen Hawking's voice thing:
"Help Me. I have Web TV. Help Me"
"Would it kill you to put down the toilet seat?" -- Maya Angelou
that a virii could hack a MSN/WebTV unit *and* propagate itself to other MSN/WebTV users.
Microsoft advises affected customers to delete the email and call 1-800-469-3288.
Suggestion for next iteration of virus: dial this number instead.
I guess they never said trustworthy phone dialing.
"That's the sort of blinkered, philistine pig ignorance I've come to expect from you non-creative garbage."-Monty Python
WebTV users would be well advised to be very careful with their email until this problem is resolved.
I'd one up you on that, and advise WebTV users to take their WebTV out to the back yard with a baseball bat. You know like on Office space.
Then, call the MS 1800 number and say that you found a fix.
Well, if Microsoft presses charges, then it'll probably be 1 count for every computer they have whether it can run Windows or not.
"Derp de derp."
Just asking for a "friend", right? :)
-no broken link
Yeah, Duke, but what do you do when the problem is bigger than just re-installing Acrobat?
Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
You're liable for purchasing MS software, thus promoting them, and giving them money to produce said hole in their software. Your parents are liable for giving birth to you, but it wasn't their fault because the condom broke. Therefore, it is Trojan's fault, but it isn't their fault because it is Margaret Sanger's fault for promoting birth control. I can keep going if you like.
What?
It's great that the virus dials 911. I mean, my local Stonecutter lodgemaster told me only suckers dial 911.
The real emergency number is 912.
*grin*
I wish I had a kryptonite cross, because then you could keep Dracula and Superman away.
But, if there's a fire at the office, you're supposed to call 911...
FBI: "The kid says your computer called 911. What the hell is going on, Bill? I woke up the president and told him we were under attack by the Russians. Do you have any idea what kind of an idiot that makes me look like?"
Bill: "David, machines don't call people."