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    Is this the worst virus outbreak ever?

    I don't really remember anything that had as much impact as the latest rounds with Sobig. I read on one of the sites at Internet.com that something like 70% of all email traffic is now this virus.

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    I haven't had one e-mail with a virus, yet.
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    Hehe, last night I had something like 200 of them from a 3 hour period.

    I'm in front of a computer alot, so it's not too bad. But this would have been hell if I had been away.

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    I don't know how many I got yesterday... 30-50 maybe.
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    I haven't had a single attachment in my email for weeks... but I keep getting loads of spam that I don't usually get. I used to get abou 1 piece of spam a day, but this week its gone up to 50...

    My friend (wrigh_g) has got a virus but its not So.Big. He stupidly downloaded a game sent to him in MSN... What a fool...

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    You know what would be really good for traffic to your website...

    Making the term virally marketted real!

    If a virus maker likes your site he might make a virus tha mamek internet explorers homepage yours. I know the FBI might think it was you or you asked the person to do it but you could have proof its not... But I don't think the traffic will convert into sales much.

    I know of sites that got popular this way though...

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    Pehaps the best way to fight this virus is to make a anti-virus program that works in the same way. Spreads intself by emailsa and deleated the virus the n deleates itself.

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    there is an anti-virus virus going around right now that removes the Blaster Worm.
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    I get about two pieces of spam a day, most of them have these so called screensaver attachments in them.
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    There viruses...

    Don't open and .scr files from emails.

    If you want a screensaver go to www.freeze.com

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    Originally posted by Chris
    there is an anti-virus virus going around right now that removes the Blaster Worm.
    Yeap, and it's causing more damage than the original Blaster Worm...oh, the irony...
    Dennis Pallett

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    More details please kings

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