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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: Xeen on 29 December 2003, 21:02

Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: Xeen on 29 December 2003, 21:02
That's right folks. Bill Gates' Christmas present to us this year was a new worm for Windows users.

 
quote:
A new Sober mass-mailed worm debuted over the weekend and is picking up steam. Packed with its own SMTP mailing engine, the worm includes a file attachment -- which can come with any of several file names -- that when opened, puts up a bogus error message on Microsoft Windows machines.


http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=46852 (http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=46852)
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: Doogee on 29 December 2003, 15:27
How nice of him, we should all send him money!!
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: Kintaro on 29 December 2003, 15:55
Next thing Microsoft will start charging for bugfixes.
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: Doogee on 29 December 2003, 17:25
If they charged 25c for each bug fix they would double their profits in a year.
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: Kintaro on 29 December 2003, 17:42
Steve blammer has made the following press release
(http://users.tpg.com.au/irulz0r/shit/me.jpg)
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: WMD on 29 December 2003, 23:26
MORE! \o/  :D
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: hm_murdock on 29 December 2003, 23:37
more what?
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: NikS on 30 December 2003, 05:27
quote:
Originally posted by xeen:
That's right folks. Bill Gates' Christmas present to us this year was a new worm for Windows users.


And why am I not surprised???
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: WMD on 30 December 2003, 08:49
quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy James: The Real Reformer:
more what?


Worms, of course!  :D
Oh, and irony.  :D
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: Kintaro on 30 December 2003, 20:34
quote:
Originally posted by WMD:


Worms, of course!   :D  
Oh, and irony.   :D  


\o/ looks like a girl with her legs in the air to me
a rather loose one.
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: solarismka on 31 December 2003, 02:00
I though they did charge for bug fixes?

Or what was the point of Win98SE?  :confused:
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: hm_murdock on 31 December 2003, 02:46
you never know!

it could be all about the Pentiums
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: WMD on 31 December 2003, 02:56
quote:
Originally posted by X11: Troll Erudition:
\o/ looks like a girl with her legs in the air to me
a rather loose one.


Haha  :D   It's used for either that, or holding your arms above your head... like this image (http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/woot.gif)
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: Kintaro on 31 December 2003, 06:01
quote:
Originally posted by WMD:


Haha   :D    It's used for either that, or holding your arms above your head... like this image (http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/woot.gif)


I just have a dirty mind.
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: DjCarrad on 31 December 2003, 07:21
amen to that!
Title: Ho ho ho! New Windows worm!
Post by: Laukev7 on 31 December 2003, 07:23
quote:
Originally posted by X11: Troll Erudition:


I just have a dirty mind.


Then come to America to get a good brainwashing.

Huh huh! huh huh! Huh!