Re: Watch for dangerous file called c-setup.exe

[Leythos]

In article <57d1d4l37ivsc2nt9k181ekt0vv09eui9k@4ax.com>,
hammer&nail@myjob.com says...
> It was supposed to contain information about coping with troublesome
> XP activation.
>

There is NOTHING troublesome about XP activation unless you're trying to
circumvent activation.

Anytime you download cracked warez, hack-ware, security bypass crap you
are almost get a nice present, often deserving what you get.

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[Dustin Cook]

Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in news:1221656685_16832@news.usenet.com:

> In article <57d1d4l37ivsc2nt9k181ekt0vv09eui9k@4ax.com>,
> hammer&nail@myjob.com says...
>> It was supposed to contain information about coping with troublesome
>> XP activation.
>>
>
> There is NOTHING troublesome about XP activation unless you're trying to
> circumvent activation.

I respectfully disagree. XP activation can be a royal pain in some cases,
and it's legal; I won't load warez on client Pcs.

> Anytime you download cracked warez, hack-ware, security bypass crap you
> are almost get a nice present, often deserving what you get.

Agreed.




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[Leythos]

In article <aml2d4hhln3el9cuqlj4omui9op8b0ojkt@4ax.com>,
hammer&nail@myjob.com says...
> On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:05:22 -0400, Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> wrote:
>
> >In article <57d1d4l37ivsc2nt9k181ekt0vv09eui9k@4ax.com>,
> >hammer&nail@myjob.com says...
> >> It was supposed to contain information about coping with troublesome
> >> XP activation.
> >>
> >
> >There is NOTHING troublesome about XP activation unless you're trying to
> >circumvent activation.
> >
> There's a big problem when you replace the motherboard, which is what
> I did. I'm not willing to reinstall all the programs, I just want to
> get the installation on the drive to work. The activation is really
> pissing me off. I'm about ready to go back to Win2000 or 98.

How hard can it be? You replace entire computer, motherboard, or the
mouse, activation states you have two options, internet or call, just
call and tell them that your motherboard died and you were issued a
replacement, they will give you a key to type in and you're done.

Now, if you got a "Branded" XP install, which you've not mentioned, then
you may not be able to replace a HP motherboard with an ASUS motherboard
and have HP's branded XP activate. In the case of a Branded XP version
it's not Microsoft's fault that the Vendor locked it to a certain
Motherboard.

> >Anytime you download cracked warez, hack-ware, security bypass crap you
> >are almost get a nice present, often deserving what you get.
>
> I agree, but my point is that AVG did not find the problem in this
> file. Not every download online is bad, but I always scan anything I
> download before I open it. AVG just bypassed this malware, and I just
> upgraded AVG a few days ago so it's up to date.

Antivirus scanning does not mean much most times, it's good for telling
you that something IS a thread, but it's not good for telling you that
something IS NOT a threat. AVG is the lest reliable of any that I have
ever used/tested.

If you're going to live dangerously then you have to be ready for things
like this - antivirus software will not positively detect all malware
all the time.


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[David H. Lipman]

From: "Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com>

| Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in news:1221656685_16832@news.usenet.com:

>> In article <57d1d4l37ivsc2nt9k181ekt0vv09eui9k@4ax.com>,
>> hammer&nail@myjob.com says...
>>> It was supposed to contain information about coping with troublesome
>>> XP activation.


>> There is NOTHING troublesome about XP activation unless you're trying to
>> circumvent activation.

| I respectfully disagree. XP activation can be a royal pain in some cases,
| and it's legal; I won't load warez on client Pcs.

>> Anytime you download cracked warez, hack-ware, security bypass crap you
>> are almost get a nice present, often deserving what you get.

| Agreed.

I pointed you to some samples the other nite :-)


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| Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter
| BugHunter - http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
| MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org




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