AedanPNext commenter after that corrects (?) Wlille, but I don't think you're gonna be masters of illegal computer wizardry without scaring the non-masters. (And you know, decades along from my first fiddlings with computers, people growing up with them aren't much good at them.)
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Re: My skype sends messages saying "lol is this your new profile pic."
I've had this virus and i've found out how to get rid off it.
For Windows 7/Vista:
Go to the start menu and search for %appdata% then press enter. At the bottom of that folder there will be files which has random numbers and a skype thing. Delete all of them. If you can't delete one of them open up task manager. ( ctrl + shift + escape) Then go to processes. Then at the top of the list there should be a file with the same name. Delete that file. Now there should be no virus.
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Wlille
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Re: My skype sends messages saying "lol is this your new profile pic."
This is a virus sent out by The Hacker group Anonymous. They have hacked The Swedish Governments homepage etc...
More flailing about from Skype users here.
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Skype still a necessary evil for international VOIP, but I switched to Google two years ago. Better, more reliable connections and browser-based - no standalone application to manage....
Yes, much simpler to use your browser. Lately Google is my phone, but I'm sure they're going to start charging for that.
Nah, I doubt it. Not their model. Attract you as a user, capture your information, make you look at 'targeted' ads, that's what they're about. I can't imagine they could generate enough revenue making you pay for VOIP services that are available free in lots of places to make it worth their while...
I dunno about that. The connection to existing land lines is why I use it, and Skype seems to be able to charge where that's required. Just seems natural.
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