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Whats PWN?

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IkematsuSosuke

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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:06 pm Post subject: Whats PWN?

Hi what is pwn? I went someone's xanga and it made my drive open saying I've been pwn? I'm worried.

WatashinoAozora

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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:25 pm Post subject:

PWN = own. As in, I owned you... would be "I pwned you". It's a common misspelling because the o and p are so close together on the keyboard. it eventually became more accepted beause of videogames (like counterstrike) and is used naturally today (misspelled on purpose). I use it quite often while I game. I pwned you!

eltinator

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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:55 pm Post subject:

yea idiots can't hit the "o" button correctly

Pemu

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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 4:15 pm Post subject:

Mostly used in FPS games.

Tekanan

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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 10:46 pm Post subject:

Pemu wrote:

Mostly used in FPS games.

also widely used in another game called "DOTA" in warcraftIII in Battlenet [where you can warcraftIII online].

IkematsuSosuke

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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:51 pm Post subject:

Does that mean I have a virus, cuz he made my drive open?

vibius

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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:53 pm Post subject:

IkematsuSosuke wrote:

Does that mean I have a virus, cuz he made my drive open?

The evidence does point in that direction.
Probably should run a virus scanner to make sure.

niko2x

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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:57 pm Post subject:

IkematsuSosuke wrote:

Does that mean I have a virus, cuz he made my drive open?

what do you mean? did he physically open one of your drives? Is that even possible?

mvc

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 12:05 am Post subject:

niko2x wrote:

what do you mean? did he physically open one of your drives? Is that even possible?

There are viruses that do nothing but open and close your cd-rom. Though I don't think that's what his problem is.

neefo

Joined: 24 Apr 2003
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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 12:17 am Post subject:

just run the virus scanner. your drive opened because of a media player exploit. i've had that before. no worries. it more like a joke thing that people do......

dummyuser16

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 3:53 am Post subject:

just another idiotic pharase invented by nerds.

Mr.ChoyBoi

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:20 am Post subject:

"pwn" is saying he owns you.... meaning you suck... Its nothing more than l33t talk... _________________ �ǂ�Ɨ��I�@�\|��c��Y

thetenken

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 6:35 am Post subject:

mvc wrote:

There are viruses that do nothing but open and close your cd-rom. Though I don't think that's what his problem is.

Well, it seems his system was breached, probably if he clicked on a link or there was an Active X control triggered. Go get your system scanned, IkematsuSosuke. It might have just been a one time trigger, but it means your system is vulnerable and probably needs some updates.
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eltinator

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:11 am Post subject:

mvc wrote:

There are viruses that do nothing but open and close your cd-rom. Though I don't think that's what his problem is.

eh there was some site that did this, don't remember where though

DragonSpirit164

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:34 am Post subject:

That spelling always make me think "you've been prawned" instead of "you've been owned"..lol W00T!! _________________ Himawari, yureru, taiyou no shita de.. Kanjiteita, kaze wo... kimi wo.

The Man

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:39 am Post subject: Hahah! Prawns!

Ah . . . I LOVE prawns. Pau hana time, I think I'll go order a plate and a nice glass of diet Coke (yeah, I don't drink, shut up) at some eatery where you can see the sun sink into the sea. K-den, aloha.

IkematsuSosuke

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:55 am Post subject:

I clicked random on the Naruto blog ring..and it went to his site..and it said have a nice stay if you're drive opened youve been pwn ee and ff. My drive opened and then I got pissed.
I ran a virus scanner and there is none. It's still bullsh*t.

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Ah . . . I LOVE prawns

Prawns are yummy.

Oh do you think a firewall would prevent this?

dummyuser16

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 11:31 am Post subject:

to me it looks more like "you've been pawned" ::shrugs:: I'm not too sure what that means either Maybe as in a pawn shop?

thetenken

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 2:41 pm Post subject:

IkematsuSosuke wrote:

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Ah . . . I LOVE prawns

Prawns are yummy.

Oh do you think a firewall would prevent this?

Yes, it might.

Some tips for you to do right now:

1. Windows Update
2. Get firewall software (Kerio, Norton, etc.)
3. update virus scanners, then reboot and scan
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