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Holister · Post by **Holister** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:05 am

Yeah, throw out your computers and take stock in canned goods and shotgun shells.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:06 am

That would be pretty much impossible unless you knew where every instance of the code is. Then do whatever it takes to destroy it.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:10 am

Sounds like we need some kind of virus to ferret it out.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:10 am

That is something for the geeks to determine. Sounds like something worth thinking about anyway.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:12 am

What do those who'e seen the code think? Doable?

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:19 am

Uhhh, what if we digitized some sort of exorcision ritual that forced whatever this thing is back to where it belongs?

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:25 am

wouldn't you have to track it to do that?

and does anyone know how ot do it anyway?

Shadowstalker · Post by **Shadowstalker** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:27 am

My tech guy has an idea for a possible stop gap measure, but to even try to put it in effect anytime soon would need some info from Tony and Kei Nakamura.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:27 am

Whomever created the original disk does. And, we don't. If we get the cure to the internet before the curse then it'll take care of itself on a large scale.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:29 am

Might the data provide a clue on how to digitize a spell like that?

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:29 am

If the computer gets both, right?

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:31 am

Presumeably. We get it on servers everywhere, particularly YouTube, to innoculate them.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:32 am

If we can vaccinate the internet and computers agaisnt the data on the disk before the data gets out, it will be relatively harmless.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:32 am

Exactly!

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:33 am

Right, so we need to ensure that happens.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:35 am

Yeah. We have all the pieces I think. Just need to assemble them.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:35 am

So who has the best hackers riding shotgun with them?

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:36 am

I can barely turn my computer on. You guys are on your own.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:37 am

Kei sounds like she could handle it.

What about your geek friend, Ron?

Of course we got geeks of our own that might be able to get involved.

If Tony can swallow it...

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:38 am

My guy might be able to help . . . of course the code hasn't been anywere near us.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:39 am

Us, too. Obviously.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:40 am

We need to figure out how the thing powers itself for starters.

Then how it triggers the ritualistic effect.

Then digitizing our own countermeasure should be the easy part.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:41 am

Making sure everyone that needs it gets it, probably the hard part. But I really do not know how such htings work.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:42 am

Label it as the newest awesome thing and spam everywhere with it.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:43 am

taking a page from Bill Gates, I see.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:44 am

I was thinking the Porn industry, but the principles are the same.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:45 am

If someoen has contacts with Microsoft, we could see if we could smuggle it into one of their upgrade patches. . .

Make sure it makes its way into spyware definitions for most security software company . . .

Disguise it as the Britney Spears sex video . . .

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:45 am

Hey, we're working now!

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:47 am

Now that's a plan I can support.

GhostSpider · Post by **GhostSpider** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:48 am

Well that would guarantee most men would open it, but most women wouldn't touch it. Any suggestions on that?