copmputitis

[mercat]

VIRUS WARNING

There is a virus currently dormant on possibly nearly 15 million computers that will activate April 1st; no one is sure what it will do because it will take over the host computer and contact a remote server for further commands. So this could really potentially be a huge deal, and I believe if you use peer-to-peer anything or share folders at work or ANYTHING like that, you are more likely to have it. And since it is currently dormant, most people don't know it's there.

For more information (and a possible way to get rid of it) go here.


This is either the real y2k panic, or a massively trollingly successful practical joke.


If we all get rickrolled because of it I'll just give up for the rest of my life, mkay?

Comments

[lucid-dr34ming.livejournal.com]

Okay so if I turn on my computer and have the screen filled with Rick Astley, I'll know why.

I'm planning on reformatting my hd this weekend so hopefully I'll get rid of whatever it is. :)

[mercat.livejournal.com]

There should be a link on Giz there to help you get rid of it if you have it.


And I had an email from our IT department at work come through about it, too, and they recommended just turning off your computer AND turning off your internet over the night of March 31st. I guess to see how bad the damage is and then turning on your computer if it's not bad globally? I dunno. =/