<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->( the group had a name with "dead" and "cows" in it but i cant remeber what they were called)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
CDC, Cult of the Dead Cow. Quite an elderly group, I know a couple people who did some stuff w/ them. Also some of the 2600 club.
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While it is possible, its harder on the hacker. And I doubt anyone would- I play games as much if not more than everyone here, and haven't been hacked once.
<!--QuoteBegin-Spetsnaz+Mar 8 2004, 05:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Spetsnaz @ Mar 8 2004, 05:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> he cud turn on Web cams etc WHEN THE COMPUTER WAS TURNED OFF BY THE MAINS!!!! This is not a joke i herd this guy say this. Thats why i switch my router off play the mains swicth every night, also to get a new IP when i do switch it back on <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I <i>really</i> don't think so.... But then again I didn't quite understand what you said so... But, just no, the motherboard does not pick up signals from ANYTHING (ethernet plugs, usb, pci) until the physical press of the power button, which gives the signal to the power supply to switch on, and thusly the whole computer powers up...
<!--QuoteBegin-Tortex+Mar 8 2004, 03:58 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tortex @ Mar 8 2004, 03:58 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> ...and the guy just went off about how you can get viruses through them and what not. ... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Dear god... What a noob.
One would really expect more from someone who works in the computer field.
How about you get a (free) virus scanner, put it on automatic update and demonstrate it to your dad, with the comment that this is the safest anti virus program there is. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I think CForrester has a link to good, free antivirus antivirus software. Give it a try.
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CDC, Cult of the Dead Cow. Quite an elderly group, I know a couple people who did some stuff w/ them. Also some of the 2600 club.
I <i>really</i> don't think so.... But then again I didn't quite understand what you said so... But, just no, the motherboard does not pick up signals from ANYTHING (ethernet plugs, usb, pci) until the physical press of the power button, which gives the signal to the power supply to switch on, and thusly the whole computer powers up...
Dear god...
What a noob.
One would really expect more from someone who works in the computer field.
How about you get a (free) virus scanner, put it on automatic update and demonstrate it to your dad, with the comment that this is the safest anti virus program there is. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I think CForrester has a link to good, free antivirus antivirus software. Give it a try.