July 11th 08, 16:53
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First One
Join Date: May 2001
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Re: We were hacked yesterday
Isn't that just a matter of time? I thought there were just more people out to get PCs than Macs, but that anything connecting to the internet can be vulnerable if people spend enough time and effort figuring out how to mess it up.
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July 11th 08, 17:58
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Telepath
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Sofia,Bulgaria
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Re: We were hacked yesterday
I wonder why would anyone bother to hack a fan site?I thought that they do those things to banks or government websites in order to steal some important info.
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July 11th 08, 19:01
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Psi Cop
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Norwich UK
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Re: We were hacked yesterday
I was on my work box, otherwise my Mac would have been ok. Bascially, i think hyp is right at some point somone will wirte a killer virus for OSX, but it will be harder as Macs are a lot safer due to their unix basis.
/Geek mode off.
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July 12th 08, 01:48
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His Majesty
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 18,407
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Re: We were hacked yesterday
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Originally Posted by Alluveal
What free windows deal? Just curious.
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It could be Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool.
I'm glad to see things are back to normal. Both my IE and Firefox were cranky trying to get here. Fortunately, my virus scanner kicked in as well.
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July 12th 08, 05:00
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First One
Join Date: May 2001
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Re: We were hacked yesterday
Yea, that's basically it. Thanks, Markas. 
My computer actually took me to a page that addressed that specific trojan by name. But it was just the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, yes. Again, it was McAffee that stopped it from harming anything, I think, then this that removed it completely from my system. Or so I'm assuming.
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July 12th 08, 14:05
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First One
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Alcester, Warwickshire, UK
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Re: We were hacked yesterday
Didn't seem to hit me.
I just got a "Forbidden" message every time I tried to log in that night.
I didn't get any programs trying to manifest themselves.
I've got Norton, so I guess it just kicked it into touch.
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July 12th 08, 14:07
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First One
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Alcester, Warwickshire, UK
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Re: We were hacked yesterday
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Originally Posted by Truth_Seeker
I wonder why would anyone bother to hack a fan site?I thought that they do those things to banks or government websites in order to steal some important info.
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Maybe it's a spider or crawler based hack... it just roams looking for databases to hack into?
I know nothing.
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July 26th 08, 19:15
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Soul Hunter
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: The upper left-hand corner of the US
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Re: 1Support
And now, instead of being hacked, we're being pestered by bots. (Nibbled to death, perhaps?)
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July 26th 08, 21:11
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His Majesty
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 18,407
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Re: 1Support
I enjoy killing them as does Kribu...fear not. 
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July 26th 08, 22:49
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First One
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Alcester, Warwickshire, UK
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Re: 1Support
I saw one a few weeks ago... a thread was started... I cried foul
...and they made a resounding thump on the floor.
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