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Bugs Bunny appearing in letters - is this a virus?

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kev

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Apr 11, 2003, 6:37:42 AM4/11/03
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A member of my family is having a problem with the image of Bugs Bunny
appearing half way down printed pages of Word letters.

The image does not appear on the monitor.

Is this the sign of a virus?

If so can anyone offers solutions on how to remove?

KM

Laura Fredericks

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Apr 11, 2003, 9:02:01 AM4/11/03
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 11:37:42 +0100, kev
<kev...@mcgeek.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in post:

>A member of my family is having a problem with the image of Bugs
>Bunny appearing half way down printed pages of Word letters.
>

>Is this the sign of a virus?

No. It's just a li'l inside joke -- an Easter Egg, if you prefer --
from the good folks at Microsoft.

>If so can anyone offers solutions on how to remove?

Just like chocolate bunnies you can buy, I suggest you start with the
ears. In a day or two -- less if your family members are REALLY
chocoholics -- that wascally-wabbit will be gone.

HTH.

P.S. How 'bout a nice game of pinball? ;-)
http://www.eeggs.com/items/763.html

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Stefan Meiners

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Apr 11, 2003, 11:00:01 AM4/11/03
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"Laura Fredericks" <anon...@CLOTHEShotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 11:37:42 +0100, kev
> <kev...@mcgeek.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in post:
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> >A member of my family is having a problem with the image of Bugs
> >Bunny appearing half way down printed pages of Word letters.
> >
> >Is this the sign of a virus?
>
> No. It's just a li'l inside joke -- an Easter Egg, if you prefer --
> from the good folks at Microsoft.
>
Never heard about an easteregg with Bugy Bunny... do you have any more
details???

TTYL
Stefan


kev

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Apr 11, 2003, 12:26:49 PM4/11/03
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 13:02:01 GMT, Laura Fredericks
<anon...@CLOTHEShotmail.com> wrote:

>http://www.eeggs.com/items/763.html


I don't think it can be this type of trick. From what I am told there
is no picture of Bugs Bunny on the Computer Screen. Looking at the
eeggs web site it would seem that the various icons! are visible on
the computer.

That is the only information I have. Not sure what other evidence to
look for. I suppose the saved file will be different in size to a
similar file ie textwise with no instruction present for Bugs to
appear.

KM

Gabriele Neukam

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Apr 11, 2003, 3:20:00 PM4/11/03
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On that special day, kev, (kev...@mcgeek.freeserve.co.uk) said...

> A member of my family is having a problem with the image of Bugs Bunny
> appearing half way down printed pages of Word letters.
>
> The image does not appear on the monitor.

Check if the documents format information (or its template) has an entry
in the header or footer field, containing a picture, which might be set
at an unusual line (header: a long way down, footer: a negative number
of lines up). This was once a trick to place "watermarks" below text.
Maybe someone played a prank.


Gabriele Neukam

Gabriel...@t-online.de


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Laura Fredericks

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Apr 11, 2003, 3:53:06 PM4/11/03
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:00:01 +0200, "Stefan Meiners"
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>Never heard about an easteregg with Bugy Bunny... do you have any
>more details???

Oh, I'm sorry -- I forgot to type my reply in dripping sarcasm font.

(Or as our dear friend, Bugs would say, "What a maroon!")

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Laura Fredericks

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Apr 11, 2003, 3:55:17 PM4/11/03
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:26:49 +0100, kev
<kev...@mcgeek.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in post:


>I don't think it can be this type of trick. From what I am told
>there is no picture of Bugs Bunny on the Computer Screen.

<snip>
>...Not sure what other evidence to look for.

Pellets.

P.S. Maroon.

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