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06-09-2009, 03:13 PM
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Rep Power: 500 | | FedEx/UPS Delivery Failure Virus The newest virus circulating is the UPS/Fed Ex Delivery Failure. You will receive an email from UPS/Fed Ex Service along with a packet number.. It will say that they were unable to deliver a package sent to you on such-and-such a date. It then asks you to print out the invoice copy attached. DON'T TRY TO PRINT THIS. IT LAUNCHES THE VIRUS! Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and home. This virus has caused Millions of dollarsin damage in the past few days. Snopes confirms that it is real. snopes.com: UPS/FedEx/DHL Delivery Failure | | The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to jangel For This Useful Post: | | 
06-09-2009, 03:42 PM
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thanks j, good stuff. even though i have not ordered anything in over a month, my morning stone very well could have overlooked the potential of a virus being there!
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06-09-2009, 03:49 PM
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Open one of the bad ones & POOF! I hate hackers!
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06-09-2009, 03:58 PM
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snicks, i just looked at your myspace and read the "last laugh" blog with tommy chong... i gotta say, it made my day!
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06-09-2009, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by jangel The newest virus circulating is the UPS/Fed Ex Delivery Failure. You will receive an email from UPS/Fed Ex Service along with a packet number.. It will say that they were unable to deliver a package sent to you on such-and-such a date. It then asks you to print out the invoice copy attached. DON'T TRY TO PRINT THIS. IT LAUNCHES THE VIRUS! Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and home. This virus has caused Millions of dollarsin damage in the past few days. | I got one of those the other day.
Since I knew I wasn't waiting for anything through UPS/FEDEX I simply deleted it.
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06-10-2009, 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by snickelfritz I hate hackers! |
i dont, they keep everyone on their toes and aware. if there werent hackers alot of people wouldnt know that you can be hacked.
so what DO they teach us? safety. stay clean, take care of your passwords and personal data.
they are part of this ecosystem whether we like em or not.
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06-10-2009, 03:12 AM
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06-11-2009, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ileso i dont, they keep everyone on their toes and aware. if there werent hackers alot of people wouldnt know that you can be hacked.
so what DO they teach us? safety. stay clean, take care of your passwords and personal data.
they are part of this ecosystem whether we like em or not. | Yeah... I know they are everywhere. Just like fleas, ticks & mosquitoes.
An ever present pain in the arse.
Parasites on society... Kind of like politicians.
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