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Internet Worm Warning
Topic Started: May 13 2007, 01:11 PM (117 Views)
alan.heath	May 13 2007, 01:11 PM Post #1
Redback Posts: 44 Group: Members Member #61 Joined: January 20, 2007	Hi guys just heard of a corrupt programme. not sure if you or your kids access music downloads, but can I just warn you that a free download programme called LIMEWIRE has some sort of worm attached to it that very slowly starts geting in to other files and eventually slowing them down. apparently only way to get rid of it, is to restore factory settings.



Paul	May 13 2007, 10:44 PM Post #2
Croc Posts: 270 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: March 27, 2007	Thanks for that Alan. Paul.



cathnpaul	May 14 2007, 04:34 AM Post #3
Moderator - Croc. the yellow ribbon is for Maddy.x Posts: 464 Group: Members Member #21 Joined: October 29, 2006	alan.heath May 13 2007, 01:11 PM Hi guys just heard of a corrupt programme. not sure if you or your kids access music downloads, but can I just warn you that a free download programme called LIMEWIRE has some sort of worm attached to it that very slowly starts geting in to other files and eventually slowing them down. apparently only way to get rid of it, is to restore factory settings. Tons of people use the Limewire website for downloading, so am sure that quite a lot of people will be caught out with that one.
	LATE JUNE 2007, IS THE START OF <span style='font-family:Arial'>A NEW LIFE DOWN UNDER</span>


airconkid	May 15 2007, 06:29 PM Post #4
MODERATOR- Great White Posts: 639 Group: Members Member #25 Joined: November 14, 2006	alan.heath May 13 2007, 02:11 PM Hi guys just heard of a corrupt programme. not sure if you or your kids access music downloads, but can I just warn you that a free download programme called LIMEWIRE has some sort of worm attached to it that very slowly starts geting in to other files and eventually slowing them down. apparently only way to get rid of it, is to restore factory settings. Thanks a million. You have just solved a problem my daughter was having with her comp. Nice one. Aircon
	Grab the cane toad by the legs and go for it, life is too short to wander "What if...." or "If only...." Now LOVING *"A New Life Down Under"*


cathnpaul	May 16 2007, 07:07 AM Post #5
Moderator - Croc. the yellow ribbon is for Maddy.x Posts: 464 Group: Members Member #21 Joined: October 29, 2006	airconkid May 15 2007, 06:29 PM alan.heath May 13 2007, 02:11 PM Hi guys just heard of a corrupt programme. not sure if you or your kids access music downloads, but can I just warn you that a free download programme called LIMEWIRE has some sort of worm attached to it that very slowly starts geting in to other files and eventually slowing them down. apparently only way to get rid of it, is to restore factory settings. Thanks a million. You have just solved a problem my daughter was having with her comp. Nice one. Aircon can also do a system restore and set the clock to pre-virus.
	LATE JUNE 2007, IS THE START OF <span style='font-family:Arial'>A NEW LIFE DOWN UNDER</span>


alan.heath	May 16 2007, 11:50 AM Post #6
Redback Posts: 44 Group: Members Member #61 Joined: January 20, 2007	now you tell me Cath ! just taken the comp to the shop to be re- set. I know nothing about computers.



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