Ever had to turn your geek card in?

[Hyperblaze]

Got a message in msn from a friend telling me to go to this site

The domain is a pictures site. Went there, it was to download an execute an exe.

I downloaded and executed it.

Trojan horse installed on my computer.

Now virus scanning.

/me turns in his geek card.

 

[destined]

good day

 

[Mr N8]

Wow....turn in your common sense card, while you're at it.

 

[njmodi]

"I'm sorry to tell you this Mr. Hyperblaze, but your Geek Card sir.... has been denied"

 

[Czar]

Hyperblaze needs a "user" card now

 

[tfinch2]

Sorry to say, you never had a geek card. Now your douche card has been upgraded to lifetime membership with no fees.

 

[mcvickj]

After you remove the virus visit your friend and beat the living tar out of him. It should make you feel a little better.

 

[radioouman]

Yes, the day I went outside.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze
Got a message in msn from a friend telling me to go to this site

The domain is a pictures site. Went there, it was to download an execute an exe.

I downloaded and executed it.

Trojan horse installed on my computer.

Now virus scanning.

/me turns in his geek card.

I get those e-mails too. They are called SPAM.

<--- cuts Hyperblaze's geek card.

 

[nakedfrog]

I was born with one, and I don't see it going anywhere.

 

[Hyperblaze]

The weird thing is....this Trojan horse...only shows up in taskmgr whenever msn is running. As long as msn is not running, it can't do much harm (as far as i know)

I hate though that it disabled my virus scanner, had to reinstall it. Oh I so want to kick the crap out of my friend. But it's not completely his fault. He probably didn't know any better. But I did

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze
Got a message in msn from a friend telling me to go to this site

The domain is a pictures site. Went there, it was to download an execute an exe.

I downloaded and executed it.

Trojan horse installed on my computer.

Now virus scanning.

/me turns in his geek card.

I get those e-mails too. They are called SPAM.

<--- cuts Hyperblaze's geek card.

it wasn't email...it was an msn message.

 

[ultimatebob]

Wait... You use MSN for Internet access? Sorry man, but you never had a geek card to turn in to begin with

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Wait... You use MSN for Internet access? Sorry man, but you never had a geek card to turn in to begin with

I think he means messenger?

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Wait... You use MSN for Internet access? Sorry man, but you never had a geek card to turn in to begin with

hell no. I use rogers.

I do use msn/aim/icq for im though

 

[Azuen]

Did your friend give you the link on purpose? I've had friends who have an MSN virus and it randomly tries to get me to get it by linking sites in the hopes I'll click it and download the file.

 

[shortylickens]

I fix equipment for a living.
One time I spent all day (9 hours) troubleshooting a piece of gear.
NEVER once checked the power cord.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
I fix equipment for a living.
One time I spent all day (9 hours) troubleshooting a piece of gear.
NEVER once checked the power cord.

If I were you I'd never speak of that again.

 

[rh71]

I've been brave enough to download and run a questionable EXE... turned out to be spyware only though...

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: Azuen
Did your friend give you the link on purpose? I've had friends who have an MSN virus and it randomly tries to get me to get it by linking sites in the hopes I'll click it and download the file.

naaa..the trojan sends the message on msn automatically. my problem is that i actually trusted my friend and thought he knew better then to send me a trojan. alarms rans off in my head when it asked if i wanted to execute the file. Again, trust overrode those alarms and i paid the price.

 

[RossMAN]

Even more ammunition to use in Ventrilo

Who is the prime minister of Canada?

 

[FoBoT]

once, but i got it back

 

[Mookow]

Yeah, I pretty much turned my geek card in the day I started lifting weights.

 

[Spamela]

Originally posted by: Mookow
Yeah, I pretty much turned my geek card in the day I started lifting weights.

i wear geek-oriented T-shirts when i lift &
powerlifting T-shirts when i'm coding.

in response to the OP, never - my geek card is platinum life member.

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: Spamela

Originally posted by: Mookow
Yeah, I pretty much turned my geek card in the day I started lifting weights.

i wear geek-oriented T-shirts when i lift &
powerlifting T-shirts when i'm coding.

in response to the OP, never - my geek card is platinum life member.

Well, you definitely still dress/groom yourself like a geek

Anyways, the stereotypical geek cant deadlift 100lbs, and doesnt even know to perform a deadlift in any event. I see having a "geek card" as being a stereotypical geek.