The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #58346   Message #923057
Posted By: Bobert
31-Mar-03 - 09:23 PM
Thread Name: BS: Internet Pop-up Scare
Subject: BS: Internet Pop-up Scare
So, today the P-Vine calls me at the office. She's frantic. While trying to order some azalea on line a big scarey pop up jumps out her.

It says

"YOU HAVE A BIG PROBLEM

YOUR COMPUTRE IS FULL OF EVIDENCE. yOU NEED HELP NOW.

YEARS OF INTERNET DATA COULD BE USED BY THE POLICE.

TIME OF LATEST INVESTIGATION; Today 9:55:24 AM on 31 March 2003.

CLICK HERE NOW FOR URGENT HELP TO STOP THIS INVESTIGATION

etc. etc.

Anyone else get this thing?

Purdy danged scarey, escpecially, other than wrestle around with you Catfolks, a few emails to friends and ordering a few CD's that all this pudder is asked to do.

So whatdayathink?

Think I oughtta take the pudder out in the woods and beat it to death with an 2 by4 then bury it?

"Er what?


Bobert