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Server Down -Did anyone else think they had a virus?
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DaRu
DaRu
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Jul-23-2005 23:35

LOL, today when I logged on and waited for the page to come up, and I saw,"Operational Error, Spyce Exception," I freaked out. I then typed in the address search area, "Operational Error," which lead me to a page that told me about opertional errors and the "Slammer Worm." When I seen this I nearly had a heart attack...LOL. I tried to click on the link to see if I could rid of the worm, but couldn't, so I sent an e-mail to the tech listed on the page, who handled removing the worm. I told him or her that I wasn't able to logon to my favorite game site, & I needed assistance asap..LOL. This is the honest truth. Thinking I had a virus I ran all three of my spyware scans, plus my virus scan. Then I went to my add and remove programs and removed what I could. After this I went through Windows Explorer & started removing additional files there, as well as finding something I had installed & thinking it was spyware & then learned later I'll have to reinstall it..LOL.My spouse told me early on that, "It's probably the server that's down," But, did I listen to him...oh no! I thought I had a bug, & I was going to kill it one way or the other..hehe. Talk about addiction to this game, this is a true sign of going through withdrawals and needing a fix, hehe. Yelp, Ben you gave me quite a scare today, but one good thing came out of it, I learned a heck of a lot about my PC. But the worst part of it was my spouse was right and I had to hear him say, "I told you so..hehe! No really, I'm just teasing. I was so happy when I was finally able to logon & know my pc was not infected..whew. Talk about relief! Thanks Ben for all you do to keep our favorite game up and running. You and Sunny are the best and we love you. Love Texan and DaRu

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DaRu
DaRu
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Jul-25-2005 22:50

Hey guys,I'm back..hehe. I didn't mean to stay away and not reply sooner, but actually discovered I did have a bug..dangit! Guess that was the reason I didn't get the normal notice like you all did, that the "server is down." I remember getting those notices in the past when the server was done, and I knew not to worry, but this was different. Guess I had good reason to freak out...LOL. As the day progressed, I started having issue, after isssue, so I checked my pc out and found I had two trogens, and over 500 issues to cleanup. Not just that but 62 critical problems in my registry....shoot a monkey. Well, it's all resolved, and I'm bug and virus free. I've got enough armor on, that it's a wonder my pc even works...ha! So it looks like nobody had reason to fessup...lol. Ya'll have a great day or night in your part of the world. I'll ya'll later on. LV DaRu

DaRu
DaRu
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Jul-25-2005 22:52

hehe.....I'll talk to ya'll later on..you hear? (I sound like a Beverly Hill's Hillbilly...hehe!

mrs.zane
mrs.zane
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Jul-26-2005 05:36

I had just upgraded my anti-virus software. I tried to get on and got the same message as DaRu.
I thought my virus protection was deeming the site dangerous and would'nt allow me to access it!! I then figured out it was a site crash and took the day off. Had me sweating for a few seconds there.

DaRu
DaRu
Well-Connected

Jul-27-2005 00:07

Thanks Sis/mrs.zane. It's comforting to know I wasn't the only one, but sorry you had the same problem too. Well, I finally fixed all issues on my computer, and now it's running better than new...YEAH!!!! Thankfully, I do some serious playing without having to fight with it. By the way, during the repairs I sent messages to you Zane, you jstkdn, and I think jojo. Anyway, don't know if you recieved them or not or replied. I haven't had time to check yet, since I came here first after working on it all day. It's good to be back with my friends again. Thanks Ben! 2-4-6-8, who do we a-ppre-ci-ate....Ben, Ben, Ben yeah!.....
V _ I _ C _ T _ O _ R _ Y.......vic-to-ry,
vic-to-ry, that's my cry. Hey, hey, what do we say, Sleuth, Sleuth, is the game to play...yeah! LOL, I thought I'd share a few old cheers I done in school.....goodnight all.

DaRu
DaRu
Well-Connected

Jul-27-2005 00:09

Well, similar cheers...hehe

Harpie3
Harpie3

Jul-27-2005 00:28

i will admit, i got scared too. I thought my computer was broken. The addict that I am, I took someof the same steps as DaRu until i got an instant message from another gamer that told me she was having the same problem. I was relieved to find out that it wasn't my computer, however, i was having withdrawals because I couldn't play my game...there should be a twleve step program called sleuth anonymous or something..LOL

best-i
best-i

Jul-27-2005 22:02

LOL Harie3. I remember the first time when I couldn't logon, back when I first started playing and didn't know about the server being worked on, so when I tried to logon and couldn't, I really freaked out to the point that I wrote a letter to the Administrator, or tried at least, plus was frantically writing messages to all Sleuth players that I had MSN Messenger addresses to...hehe. Yelp, we've talked about a twelve-step program, and if I'm not mistaken, I think either jstkdn wrote out one for us sometime ago. Maybe we ought to scroll back through the message boards and see if we can't renew it...LOL, cause I think I need to re-read them. I'm glad Harpie3 that you found out before getting into some major repairs like I did...LOL. At least I'll know next time when I get the error message, Operational Exception Error. It's just that I had never recieved this type if error message, but just the usual, "Server is Down," oh well, live and learn, right? Happy Sleuthing sweetie.

DaRu
DaRu
Well-Connected

Jul-27-2005 22:15

First of all, best-i is my sister. Secondly, she gave me her password to edit her bio if needed, so afterwards I came straight to the message boards to read the replies and forgot I was under my sister's agent name, oh well, I'm sure she won't mind..LOL. I'm always making this mistake, or forgetting to change back to me before I reply on the message boards. I started to leave it be, but since she just recently joined, my statements wouldn't make a lot of sense & would confuse some, so I thought I'd reveal the real me..ha! OK, now that I've cleared that up, I'm out of here and hitting the sack. To all Sleuth's playing at different time zones than me....happy sleuthing, & hope to see your name in the City News. Good luck and so long all!

Ms Cevasco
Ms Cevasco
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Aug-6-2005 16:23

DaRu, whatever you're on, I want it! *lol*

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