Oh Noes! Ubuntu Got Pwned by an XP Virus!

Published on April 21, 2008 in Humor by Rami Taibah

While surfing the tubes, I stumbled onto this picture. Apparently some dude tried to scan his Ubuntu using the xponlinescanner utility. Lo and behold, some 3 XP viruses pwned his Ubuntu (what a shame). He better watch out and resolve the Spyware.IEMonstor.b virus, it’s critical! Ya right, LOLZ!

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Rami Taibah the founder of The Linuxologist and a self proclaimed geek and Linux aficionado. This fall, he will be pursuing an MIMS degree at UC Berkeley, California. You can follow him on Twitter @rtaibah.

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  • http://honestape.net honest ape

    Bill Gates can get you no matter where you hide!

  • Cedric

    I don’t even get why they are not arrested by some cops, they look for 15 years old that dl porn off bittorrent, they should remove those guys off the web, at least that would be one thing usefull they would have done :D

  • Debbie0

    Is this a genuine virus or a joke as I’ve just got the popup on my screen today.

  • http://hehe2.net Rami Taibah

    Debbie0, you can safely ignore it :)

  • DebbieO

    Thanks Rami.

  • surfboards

    It's not as easy as it seems Rami, I wish I could suggest that lot often, however I would suggest Debbie0 to consult with the experts.

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    Spyware can be such a hassle.

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  • Joel

    That is not real if anybody thought that. The “xponlinescanner” is a web page that will tell you that you have viruses and to download their app to remove them, which is actually a virus. The only way Ubuntu will be killed by that is using Wine, and then it probably won't affect it still.