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Sirus

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38355 on: October 05, 2013, 09:35:19 am »

The latest spambot thread. Just...what. Possibly the least-subtle thing I've ever seen.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38356 on: October 05, 2013, 09:39:11 am »

invent new ways COTTO VS RODRIGUEZ LIVE STREAM to torture and kill COTTO VS RODRIGUEZ LIVE STREAM

why can't we have good spambots. anyone remember venus colonization?
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38357 on: October 05, 2013, 10:01:55 am »

why can't we have good spambots. anyone remember venus colonization?
Yes we remember that one. Some of us do.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38358 on: October 05, 2013, 10:05:29 am »

why can't we have good spambots. anyone remember venus colonization?
Yes we remember that one. Some of us do.
A spambot talking about Venus colonization?

Korean jellyfish-killing robots.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38359 on: October 05, 2013, 10:09:23 am »

invent new ways COTTO VS RODRIGUEZ LIVE STREAM to torture and kill COTTO VS RODRIGUEZ LIVE STREAM

why can't we have good spambots. anyone remember venus colonization?

I miss Chinese Poetry-bot :/
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38360 on: October 05, 2013, 10:29:03 am »

why can't we have good spambots. anyone remember venus colonization?
Yes we remember that one. Some of us do.
A spambot talking about Venus colonization?
Korean jellyfish-killing robots.
Those things are dangerous. They shut down Sweden's largest nuclear power plant recently. A few ton of yellyfish into the coolant is not good for optimal operation.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38361 on: October 05, 2013, 10:36:05 am »

Upon starting my desktop this morning I was greeted with a "File Name Warning" popup that stated
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Googling it so far I've concluded it isn't malware or a virus, but deleting the file results in it popping back up upon rebooting. Numerous other people have had this problem but claim it was from different causes and I can't find either an obvious cause of this or an obvious solution that would fix the popup constantly popping up.

Running Windows 7. The file is in the C:\ drive, it's recognized as only a 'FILE' type file and opening it with 7-Zip reveals it contains various folders such as "HTML" "HTML_IMG" and many many string.txt files all in different languages.

...Reading the english version of string.txt I suspect it has something to do with my avast! antivirus screwing up after starting the computer, saying that avast! encountered a fatal error or somesuch. Something about being unable to update to the new version, which I'm doing now.

Guys? computer pros here? Anyone ever encounter this popup?

EDIT:Fixed it. updated avast! to the newest version before deleting the weird Program.FILE and it was recycled/emptied recylce bin with no issues. Rebooting and avast! worked fine and the popup didn't return. Must be some way Windows handles an error when downloading information from a source that creates a Program file to store the info in. Or something. Your mileage may vary depending on what caused the Program to be made.

Anyway, crisis averted. Still gave me a WTF though.
« Last Edit: October 05, 2013, 10:59:46 am by Mr Space Cat »
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38362 on: October 05, 2013, 11:56:22 am »

Actually, it looks more like some program was given a command-line argument such as C:/Program Files/foo (without quotes), which was then split by whitespace. Try searching your drive for a folder named "Files", it should be in a location close to the program who dunnit.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38363 on: October 05, 2013, 02:07:39 pm »

Korean jellyfish-killing robots.
Killing jellyfish like that causes them to release all of their eggs and sperm into the water, sowing the seeds for the next generation.

It's a lose-lose scenario.

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38364 on: October 05, 2013, 02:32:32 pm »

I finally found a place that sells Steam cards. Not Gamestop, not Walmart, but fucking Walgreens.
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« Reply #38365 on: October 05, 2013, 02:37:06 pm »

If you have a Target in your area they should also sell Steam cards.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38366 on: October 05, 2013, 02:50:47 pm »

I do not. Irrelevant, now that I've found a place that sells them.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38367 on: October 05, 2013, 02:56:00 pm »

Is there any practical need for steam cards?

It just sounds like one of those cheap card things to 'Increase your fun' or whatever.

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38368 on: October 05, 2013, 02:58:13 pm »

The steam cards they're talking about give you money for purchases on steam

also I like steam trading cards because I can sell them for steam wallet money

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38369 on: October 05, 2013, 03:01:07 pm »

Yes, lacking a Debit or Credit card, this is the way I get money for Steam purchases.
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To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.
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No Gods, No Masters.
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