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Originally posted by Dark Jet:
Well, u could try this link.
Yes, that was evil. No, you did not `get' me with the trap, (I have a real OS and whatnot) however I have a long-standing hatred of that and other, similar malware.
It is likely illegal under any number of anti-malware laws and possibly a violation of the ISP's TOS. Although your use of the vowel `u' rather that the proper word `you' indicates that you may have trouble understanding why this is the case, consider a user who has a single-tasking (or fake multitasking) operating system - such as any Mac OS prior to version 10. This web page could cause them to hard-restart their computer, possibly losing unsaved work.
[semi-joking]
For instance, suppose J. Random Researcher comes along, clicks the link, and then crashes his computer. There is a hard-drive crash, and experimental results from yesterday that he hadn't yet examined are lost. They showed that one of the chemicals tested was a cure for cancer. The blood of millions is on your hands.
[/semi-joking]
So, please edit your post and don't ever commit such a terrible crime against humanity again!
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