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Offline Aggressor_Squad

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Getting weird messages on start-up...
on: January 09, 2003, 10:24:32 pm
I started up my computer this morning, and after the windows startup music, this very weird(and a bit scary) message popped up.
          "Fix the leak or the ship will sink"

    I dunno why the hell this would pop up. Is it a virus or something that has infected my computer?
 

Offline demon442

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Reply #1 on: January 09, 2003, 10:56:38 pm
The message is obvious, someone hacked into your computer and was curtious enough to tell you about it.  Check for viruses, trojans, get a good firewall, and be smart about your internet activities.





EDIT: Just remembered:  If you are using windows, go to windows update and download everything it tells you to.
« Last Edit: January 09, 2003, 11:02:09 pm by 577 »
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Offline mikhael

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Getting weird messages on start-up...
Reply #2 on: January 10, 2003, 05:47:04 am
Bad Demon442. You didn't get enough info.

Aggressor_Squad, when you say this "popped up" after the opening music, how do you mean? Did it open up a warning box with an "OK" button? If so what was the title of the box? What version of Windows are you running? Are you on cable? If so do you have a firewall? Do you have scripting enabled/installed on your machine?
[I am not really here. This post is entirely a figment of your imagination.]
 

Offline Sandwich

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Reply #3 on: January 10, 2003, 08:33:27 am
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Originally posted by mikhael
You didn't get enough info.



First of all, take a screenshot of the message and post it here. I have a, uhmm... (pardon the pun) sinking suspiscion that it may just be some spyware web page ad thingy loading up with Kazaa or something.... a screenshot can tell.
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Offline Stealth

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Reply #4 on: January 10, 2003, 10:36:13 am
screenshot would be good :)
 

Offline Aggressor_Squad

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Reply #5 on: January 10, 2003, 02:09:05 pm
It seems that the message pops up randomly, so i've gotta wait until it pops up again I guess. And yeah it was in one of those boxes with a "ok" button on the bottom middle. I'm using Windows XP Home, Shaw Cable, and I don't have a Firewall. None of my programs seems to be having any problems yet, so...yeah.
 

Offline SKYNET-011

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Reply #6 on: January 10, 2003, 02:55:29 pm
Get yourself a firewall. I recommend Zonealarm. :nod:
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Offline mikhael

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Reply #7 on: January 10, 2003, 11:29:23 pm
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Originally posted by Aggressor_Squad
It seems that the message pops up randomly, so i've gotta wait until it pops up again I guess. And yeah it was in one of those boxes with a "ok" button on the bottom middle. I'm using Windows XP Home, Shaw Cable, and I don't have a Firewall. None of my programs seems to be having any problems yet, so...yeah.


I'm willing to bet you five dollars that you're getting Windows Messaging Service spam. Next time you get a message, look at the title of the window. If its Messaging Service spam, it will say something like:

"Messenger Service"

and the body of the message should start out with the line:

"Message from SOMECOMPUTERNAMEHERE to YOURIPADDRESSHERE on THEDATEGOESHERE THETIMEGOESHERE"

Followed by the spammish message.

If that's what it looks like, just go to your management console and stop and disable your Messenger service. Nine times out of ten a home user has no need to have it running and you'll never miss it (and it has nothing to do with Microsoft Messenger).
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Offline Levyathan

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Re: Getting weird messages on start-up...
Reply #8 on: January 10, 2003, 11:36:35 pm
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Originally posted by Aggressor_Squad
I dunno why the hell this would pop up.

Have you read any ship repair tutorials on the internet lately?
 

Offline Anaz

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Reply #9 on: January 10, 2003, 11:38:32 pm
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Originally posted by Levyathan

Have you read any ship repair tutorials on the internet lately?


*thwack*
Arrr. I'm a pirate.

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Offline NeoHunter

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Reply #10 on: January 11, 2003, 01:29:08 am
Have you tried calling Engineering? Maybe it has something to do with the plasma injectors or some other EPS conduit.:D
 

Offline SKYNET-011

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Reply #11 on: January 11, 2003, 06:43:33 am
Maybe it found my Ion Cannon... :D
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Offline Stealth

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Reply #12 on: January 11, 2003, 12:23:21 pm
i've actually had problems with ZoneAlarm and XP home
 

Offline Aggressor_Squad

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Reply #13 on: January 24, 2003, 09:44:15 pm
The message justed popped up again. I took a screeny and saved it, but I don't know how to post the pic up here, Can anyone help me on this?
 

Offline Matrixmillion

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Reply #14 on: January 24, 2003, 09:48:32 pm
Get a crappy yahoo account, upload the image to it, then make a post here, and use the IMG buttons at the top to paste in your picture link.

Easy peasy :)
 

Offline wEvil

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Reply #15 on: January 24, 2003, 09:51:15 pm
you got a virus.

www.centralcommand.com and use their online scanner, than you'll need to find a clean bootdisk and get rid of it.

failing that some jokers' stick a trojan on your machine.
 

Offline Aggressor_Squad

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Reply #16 on: January 24, 2003, 09:59:49 pm
I'm having problems finding a place to post pic. Can I send someone the file and post it up for me here plz?
« Last Edit: January 24, 2003, 10:13:19 pm by 904 »
 

Offline Stealth

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Reply #17 on: January 24, 2003, 10:47:24 pm
sure man, email to me:
[email protected]
 

Offline Stealth

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Reply #18 on: January 24, 2003, 10:50:29 pm
*researches*

i'm not finding any virus that posts that error message, i may be wrong though.
 

Offline Arc

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Reply #19 on: January 25, 2003, 11:20:31 pm
Hi! err...sorry, first post nerves. :)

Aggressor_Squad: I did a search on google a while ago and got a hit in a forum on www.dslreports.com (although google isn't giving me any results now :( ). The consensus on that thread was it's the W32/Supova worm. The phrasing of the message is slightly different, so I'd guess what you've got is a variant. I did send you a PM but (assuming that's what it is) all you should need is an uptodate virus scanner.

If you don't have one, AVG is free from www.grisoft.com and I agree with SKYNET-011 about getting Zonealarm as well, especially since you're on cable.

Y'know, this must be the first time in month's I've said anything this constructive. Heh. Back to lurking then. :)
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