Ping FTR: Mebromi BIOS Virus Out in the Wild

[~BD~]

SeaNymph wrote:
> "~BD~"<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
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>> SeaNymph wrote:
>>> "FromTheRafters"<erratic.howard@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:j71v9v$uj5$1@dont-email.me...
>>>> "~BD~"<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
>>>> news:j70sbn$p8t$1@dont-email.me...
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> Some folk here have the technical ability to test my theory. One day,
>>>>> maybe someone will. I'd love nothing more than to be proved wrong,
>>>>> believe me.
>>>>
>>>> It does kinda-sorta relate to spyware and privacy, so I will say this.
>>>>
>>>> You are correct, someone without knowledge of what they are
>>>> doing *will* find a way to ****-up their computer. They may very
>>>> well not ever notice that it is ****ed-up.
>>>>
>>>> It just a fact of cyber-life and you should get over it.
>>>>
>>>> There is a recent spate of trojans being offered up as an admin
>>>> toolkit of some sort on some tech 'forums'. Those that *aren't* so
>>>> clueless have issued warnings to readers and further posts blocked
>>>> if possible. This is how it works in open 'forums', as for those not so
>>>> open I guess you just have to decide for *yourself* who to trust and
>>>> stop trying to decide for *others*.
>>>>
>>>> IMO much of the stuff of your posts will likely drive the clueless away
>>>> from the help that they really need, rather than help them as seems to
>>>> be your intent.
>>>>
>>>> I trust many of those that you distrust, and no amount of hinky sauce
>>>> slathered on will mask that flavor. I am completely unfamiliar with the
>>>> 'forums' that you mention, and intend to stay that way.
>>>
>>> Totally agree. Truth is, no one can make anyone else take the time to
>>> know
>>> even the basics of operating a computer. It's not anyone's issue but the
>>> person using the computer.
>>
>>
>> So - who taught *you* how to operate a computer, SN?
>
> Some I learned on my own. Some I learned from those with infinitely more
> knowledge and experience than you could ever hope to acquire.
>
>

Wow! That's a real giveaway! :-)

[Aardvark]

On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:36:19 +0100, ~BD~ wrote:

> SeaNymph wrote:
>> "~BD~"<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
>> news:j725hh$1gj$5@dont-email.me...
>>> SeaNymph wrote:
>>>> "FromTheRafters"<erratic.howard@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:j71v9v$uj5$1@dont-email.me...
>>>>> "~BD~"<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
>>>>> news:j70sbn$p8t$1@dont-email.me...
>>>>>
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>>> Some folk here have the technical ability to test my theory. One
>>>>>> day,
>>>>>> maybe someone will. I'd love nothing more than to be proved wrong,
>>>>>> believe me.
>>>>>
>>>>> It does kinda-sorta relate to spyware and privacy, so I will say
>>>>> this.
>>>>>
>>>>> You are correct, someone without knowledge of what they are doing
>>>>> *will* find a way to ****-up their computer. They may very well not
>>>>> ever notice that it is ****ed-up.
>>>>>
>>>>> It just a fact of cyber-life and you should get over it.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a recent spate of trojans being offered up as an admin
>>>>> toolkit of some sort on some tech 'forums'. Those that *aren't* so
>>>>> clueless have issued warnings to readers and further posts blocked
>>>>> if possible. This is how it works in open 'forums', as for those not
>>>>> so open I guess you just have to decide for *yourself* who to trust
>>>>> and stop trying to decide for *others*.
>>>>>
>>>>> IMO much of the stuff of your posts will likely drive the clueless
>>>>> away from the help that they really need, rather than help them as
>>>>> seems to be your intent.
>>>>>
>>>>> I trust many of those that you distrust, and no amount of hinky
>>>>> sauce slathered on will mask that flavor. I am completely unfamiliar
>>>>> with the 'forums' that you mention, and intend to stay that way.
>>>>
>>>> Totally agree. Truth is, no one can make anyone else take the time
>>>> to know even the basics of operating a computer. It's not anyone's
>>>> issue but the person using the computer.
>>>
>>>
>>> So - who taught *you* how to operate a computer, SN?
>>
>> Some I learned on my own. Some I learned from those with infinitely
>> more knowledge and experience than you could ever hope to acquire.
>>
>>
>>
> Wow! That's a real giveaway! :-)

WTF, ****????? What does it 'give away'?



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