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    Those Pirated Versions of Windows 7 RC Are Building a Botnet

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    Image of dosthebos2 dosthebos2
    05/19/09

    In reply to Those Pirated Versions of Windows 7 RC Are Building a Botnet
    what's a botnet?
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/19/09

    @dosthebos2: It's a thing where you go to Google, and type in "botnet," and read about it for yourself.
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    Image of dosthebos2 dosthebos2
    05/19/09

    @badhatharry: why type that when you could have used your time to answer my question. methinks you are a tool.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/19/09

    @dosthebos2: Oh no! Somebody who doesn't know how to use a search engine thinks I'm a tool? You realize that instead of asking people on here what a botnet is, you could have used Google, and gotten your answer instantaneously?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    05/19/09

    @dosthebos2: Imagine Jack Webb, but a robot.
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    Image of dosthebos2 dosthebos2
    05/20/09

    @badhatharry: or i could have just asked and people who want to answer can and tools like you can FO.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/20/09

    @dosthebos2: Yeah, but he also called you an idiot while he was doing it.
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    Image of Ricano Ricano
    05/20/09

    @badhatharry: A hole!
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/20/09

    @Ricano: Are you calling me an asshole, or are you letting me know that you have found some sort of pit?
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    Image of Kraken Kraken
    05/19/09

    In reply to Those Pirated Versions of Windows 7 RC Are Building a Botnet
    Torrents are faster and more reliable than http connections.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/19/09

    @tbone92: OK, but the flipside is now there's malware on your computer.
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    Image of Kraken Kraken
    05/19/09

    @badhatharry: That's alright, I used my Hackintosh to download my copy. :)
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/19/09

    @tbone92: Well played.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/19/09

    In reply to Those Pirated Versions of Windows 7 RC Are Building a Botnet
    And this is why we wait the extra 72 hours and download it straight from Microsoft. (9848)
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    05/19/09

    In reply to Those Pirated Versions of Windows 7 RC Are Building a Botnet
    Uhm, DUH?
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    Image of SoaringDisbelief SoaringDisbelief
    05/19/09

    In reply to Those Pirated Versions of Windows 7 RC Are Building a Botnet
    But torrenting is so much more [i]fun[/i]
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/19/09

    @SoaringDisbelief: Use the carets, not the [brackets]. (9849)
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    Image of ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD
    05/19/09

    @SoaringDisbelief: html not bbcode...


    @OMG! Ponies!: counting your posts, eh? 9849 is a lot.

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    Image of Daniel Nadeau Daniel Nadeau
    05/19/09

    @darkstar: he's on his way to 10000... he just decided to count
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/19/09

    @Daniel Nadeau: I'm actually on my way to 2 years of posting and, if all goes to plan, will hit the 10,000 mark two years after my first post.


    The counter is part mnemonic and part self-imposed pain-in-the-ass to make sure that I don't shoot my proverbial load prematurely.


    For those wondering, if you type "http://gizmodo.com/profile/[username]?start=x into the address bar, you can find out where your at, commentwise. x is the number of comments. It takes some deduction. If you're newish, start with 100 and work your way up.


    And I'm nowhere near being the most prolific here.


    (9854)

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    Image of Harrison is playing FFVIII Harrison is playing FFVIII
    05/19/09

    In reply to Those Pirated Versions of Windows 7 RC Are Building a Botnet
    If I'm infected, that means that I'm finally in a group that accepts me.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/19/09

    @Harrison: I can't think of another tagline: I don't want to be a part of any group that would accept someone like me as a member. (9850)
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/19/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Ah yes, Groucho Marx quoting Freud's Wit and it's Relation to the Unconcious.
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    05/19/09

    In reply to Those Pirated Versions of Windows 7 RC Are Building a Botnet
    Why the hell would you not download it from Microsoft? You can use any regular old e-mail, and it's free! Plus, you can finally pause downloads as well.
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    Image of Project_J187 Project_J187
    05/19/09

    @Mudkip 2: Return of the Zombie Meme!: People are idiots.


    Not the most elegant reason, but probably the correct reason.

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    Image of Godson Godson
    03/31/09

    In reply to Reminder: How to Fix Conficker
    get a MACCC
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    Image of Takamofo Takamofo
    03/31/09

    @Godson: Just got one :)
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    03/31/09

    In reply to Reminder: How to Fix Conficker
    Oh noes! Teh sky is falling! Teh sky is falling!


    It will bumble around a bit, cause problems, and then people will go on with cleaning it up/fixing the issues.

     Reply
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    Image of Ken_Darrow Ken_Darrow
    03/31/09

    In reply to Reminder: How to Fix Conficker
    What about the fix for the Mac version? ;-)
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    Image of RyaninCalgary RyaninCalgary
    03/31/09

    @Ken_Darrow:


    Asking for a Mac fix is like asking a car dealership for a patch for your boat. It's like saying my boat doesn't get in car accidents. Piss off. There's a reason most of the world travels by car and not boat. Having to update windows is a small price to pay for not having to pay the Apple tax or deal with their products restrictive proprietary nature.


    Oh and just in case I do understand your joke. I just don't think it's funny or cute.

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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    03/31/09

    @RyaninCalgary: Still cold up there in Calgary? Or just a bad day?
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    03/29/09

    In reply to Breaking: Cranky Windows Guy's Day Ruined by "Really Nasty" Trojan on His PC
    This is stupid. Macs aren't inherently safer - they're just not targeted becasue of low market share.


    Plus, if Frucci was smart enough to back up his system regularly and segregate his data to a separate partition, he won't lose any data even if if his backup is a few months old.

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    Image of Geckotek Geckotek
    03/28/09

    In reply to Breaking: Cranky Windows Guy's Day Ruined by "Really Nasty" Trojan on His PC
    Wouldn't it be hilarious if one day Apple did actually get some decent market share.....and then became the target of virus writers everywhere? I know I'll have a good laugh.


    In the meantime I'll take comfort knowing I have a platform that a) cost me much less and b) has TONS of support from hardware options to software selection. I love having choices. Perhaps one day I'll buy a Mac...the hardware is nice...but I'll promptly load Windows on it.

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    Image of splintersag splintersag
    03/29/09

    @Geckotek:


    I think the opposite. The software is nice, but the hardware is mediocre for its price.

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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    03/29/09

    @splintersag: True.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    03/28/09

    In reply to Breaking: Cranky Windows Guy's Day Ruined by "Really Nasty" Trojan on His PC
    Adam, dont let these Fanbois get you down. When the BIG ONE comes and wipes out Macs we can cuddle our Dells and say "We told you this would happen one day!".
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    03/28/09

    In reply to Breaking: Cranky Windows Guy's Day Ruined by "Really Nasty" Trojan on His PC
    Oh Matt, you are cruel. I wanted to post this.
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    Image of TaterTom TaterTom
    01/26/09

    In reply to OS X iWork Trojan Revamped, Repackaged, Rereleased in Photoshop
    Where's your Woz now?
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    Image of iaintgoingthere iaintgoingthere
    01/26/09

    @TaterTom: Woz who?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/26/09

    @iaintgoingthere: He's the other guy. Just like the Dark Lords of the Sith, there's a Master and apprentice, or as Yoda would say,


    "Always two there are. No more. No less."

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