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Email Havoc
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is a computer virus doing the rounds at the moment that is
wreaking havoc – according to authorities – across
Queensland.
No, it isn’t a how-to-understand-people-who-speak-slowly,
or a slow-waiters –make-good-waiters bug, but an evil
nasty blighter that stuffs up your internet and email connections.
It is triggered by an email promising child porn and actually
is a self-replicating virus that sends itself to everyone
on the infected computer’s address book.
Normally one would feel sorry for the victims of such a thing
– and wouldn’t we all like to break every bone in
the fingers of virus writers – but this one would only
seem to appeal to folk who want to see kiddie porn.
I’ve received several invitations to click on this to
see the delights of children involved in sex acts, but somehow
my sense of decency, abhorrence of child abuse and loathing
of paedophile scum have allowed me to easily delete the message
with no afterthoughts.
However, it seems that at least 50 child-porn interested
computer users in Queensland have complained to the cops about
the effects that clicking on the email have had upon their
computer systems.
I hate to say this but in today’s computer age only
dickheads would click on emails with attachments coming from
folk they don’t know.
And … when it comes to it … what sort of people
would open up emails promoting child-porn sites?
I reckon they get what they deserve – and a nasty, fatal
disease would be one I’d be hoping they get.
I also hope the Queensland coppers will do the right thing
and make sure that those complaining of such a bothersome
virus don’t have kiddie porn on their computers.
If they do – prosecute the sick SOBs.
If there is something that has really got up your nose,
let Grumpy Old Coot know at grumpy@webwombat.com
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