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quietman7

Jan 11 2007, 12:14 PM

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Anyone using a laptop made by computer maker Acer Inc. should be aware of a serious security threat apparently resident on many -- if not all -- models shipped with Microsoft's Windows OS...

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix...ptop_users.html

More info here:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/08/0515200

sopcannon

Feb 23 2007, 11:11 PM

warning to anyone with acer computers with windows installed i had the file on my computer wether or not its malicous i dont know but i remved it anyway. Strange no anti-spy ware picked it up.

by the way the file you are loooking for is = lunchapp.ocx

idk

Feb 24 2007, 03:57 AM

I wonder why specifically Acer computers

Commander Gman

Mar 2 2007, 03:44 AM

QUOTE

Anyone using a laptop made by computer maker Acer Inc. should be aware of a serious security threat apparently resident on many -- if not all -- models shipped with Microsoft's Windows OS...

Thanks for the info,quietman7 i am using an Acer laptop with Windows XP SP2 but it got reformat some time so does that still mean i have that thing? and if theres any help to detect it pls. help me t.y. in advance!

quietman7

Mar 2 2007, 05:18 AM

If you used any Acer software when you reformated then I would still be concerned. Did you read the first paragraph in the WashingtonPost article (Update) and release of a fix?

Commander Gman

Mar 2 2007, 06:32 AM

Yes,and fortunately i have already deleted it

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