Orkut tips & tricks and hacks: 2007

Got this message in a scrap ? It's from a virus. Tell the person who sent it to you that their computer is infected.

Remove Orcu virus from your computer as given here :
http://johndasfundas.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-remove-orcu-virus.html

Opa , como está? Olha, vazou na internet imagens amadoras do garoto João Hélio que foi cruelmente morto por assaltantes do RJ ao ficar preso ao cinto de segurança do carro de sua família que fora roubado. O Brasil todo está comovido com o ocorrido, rezemos por ele!
Para ver as imagens, copie o link e cole no navegador: tinyurl.com/yompks
Tenha uma ótima semana!!!Chdd\ arZro`^ cn`rghm\tinshm^`m`+sm_rq).mjboY44.kgi

This is what you get translated from Portuguese !
The gibberish from the automatic web traslater at google or Babel fish looks like :

Opa, how are you? It looks at, leaked in the Internet amateur images of the boy João Helium that was cruel died for assailant of the RIO DE JANEIRO when imprisoned being to the belt of security of the car of its family that it are stolen. Brazil all is comovido with the occurrence, prays for it! To see the images, it copies link and it glue in the navigator: tinyurl.com/yompks Has an excellent week! Chdd \ arZro `^ cn `r ghm \ tins hm ^ `m `+sm_rq) .mjboY44.kgi

It's a bad translation- I'll get the proper one later ...
Can anyone translate for me ?

Another one :
(Using of "Você" suggests Brazilian )

Você é uma pessoa especial.
Deixo este depoimento aqui para expressar minha amizade, com uma mensagem linda que serve como lição de vida para qualquer pessoa.
http://tinyurl.com/yompks
Viva a vida enquanto pode!

"You are a special person. I am leaving this comment here to express my friendship, with a nice message which serves as a life lesson to anyobe.
(website address given)
Live life while you can!! (i.e. Live life to the full!)

This virus virus is more dangerous than the earlier ones as it has not only entered not only our scrapbooks but testimonials as well......

How does it spread?
It spreads through infected contacts. An orkut account gets infected once you click on the link. The Trojan posts a message in your friend's scrapbook area or a testimonial of the Orkut system. The message text is chosen by the attacker and can be a random sentence written in Brazilian Portuguese

Name of the Trojan: Infostealer.Orcu

Norton’s Description: Infostealer.Orcu is a Trojan horse that attempts to steal confidential information, such as bank and Paypal accounts. It may arrive as a message spammed across the Orkut network.

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Hackers are trying to steal Orkut users' bank account information by inserting an automated information theft worm, according to security researchers. The worm, known as MW.Orc, is propagating through Orkut when users launch an executable file disguised as a JPEG.

Only one thing we can do is prevention, ie not to open such files and delete it from ur scrapbook, inbox or testimonial ...... If somehow this virus gets into someones PC then i suggest u run an antivirus as fast as u can......

Plus u can always spread awareness about these viruses and spamming....

By the way tinyurlcomyompks is now blocked by tinyurl.com when they found out it is a virus.

Remove Orcu virus from your computer as given here :
http://johndasfundas.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-remove-orcu-virus.html

There are so many viruses out there - look at the Yahoo messenger virus which may even affect the photo album.

Orkut everywhere ! Now on SMS, Brazil first , then the world !

From the Official Google Blog : SMS on orkut !!!

In yet another proof of Google's master plan of world domination, the highly addictive Orkut service is now available through SMS (short messaging service (the long form is for those who don't understand SMS generation short forms, but then they wont know what SMS is anyway. ) )

So, now according to them , you can send scraps from the bus, bar or bathroom, and your friends can get notified of those scraps when on bicycle, beach or bed. Very interesting, huh ?

Well, it's supposed to start in Brazil first in the first week of February (so it's active on Valentine's Day). Think of the extra mobile SMS traffic clogging up the cellphone networks there ...

Whatever be, it just goes to show that Google with Orkut and all the Google services is gonna take over the whole of Cyberia. First Brazil, then the world !! (ha ha .. Sounds like the rant of a crazed mad scientist bent on taking over the world, doesn't it ? )

Now, Google's (come on, Orkut is Google too) going to enter the cells (cellphone or mobile phone) in Brazil, then (don' trust me on this) they're gonna enter each and every living creature's cells (and put it up on Google Earth or Google Maps so that everybody is tracked with GPS and stuff)

Disclaimer: All I wanted to say is that Orkut is now available via SMS in Brazil, and soon in the rest of the world.

Rainbow couloured scrap

Colorize your scraps with this fine javascript.
Write like this

For writing multi colored scrap, follow the steps:

1) Open any scrapbook.

2) Write your message in the scrap. Do NOT click on submit.

3) Copy the following text and paste it in your address bar (To the place where you type www.orkut.com )

4) Hit ENTER key of your keyboard.

5) Click on Submit

Who was online recently ?

Who was online recently ?

Know who among your friends is online.

Just visit your homepage on orkut and see your friend list under the heading my friends. The links to your friends' profiles are arranged in a manner that the name of the person who has done any last activity on orkut is shown as the first.

Best and worst profile , album or scrapbook

Tell your friends about the 'Best Profile on Orkut' or the 'Worst Profile on Orkut'. Whenever someone clicks on the link, he will see his own profile. Works like a magic.

Universal Profile

http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx???2pid=11731517960896443124

Universal Album

http://www.orkut.com/AlbumView.aspx?2uid=3492118394569816171

Universal Scrapbook

http://www.orkut.com/Scrapbook.aspx?2uid=6849219260034274333

Write anonymous scraps

1) Create a fake (new) profile.

2) Send the scraps, posts or the testimonials you wish to become anonymous.

3) Delete the just created fake account. All the posted material will become anonymous automatically.

NOTE: IT MAY TAKE UPTO 24 HOURS FOR THE POSTED MATERIAL TO BECOME ANONYMOUS.

Find out who has a crush on you !

Find out who has a crush on you !

Find out who has added you in his/her crush list by this simple but promising trick.

Follow the steps:
(It is a bit lengthy and boring but fruitful and joyful)

1) Add all your friends in your crush list. (Or add those whom (you suspect) have added you in their lists)

2) A message will arrive you from orkut in any of those have added you in their lists within five minutes.

3) In the end, delete all of them from your crush lists (optional)

Ques. Will orkut send the crush notification in my Orkut Inbox or to my mail id?
Ans. It depends what you have configured in your settings.
To Check the settings, follow the steps:
1) View your SETTINGS page
2) On the page look for crush notifications
3) Check email and message checkboxes if you want the notification in your email or orkut inbox respectively

Find out who has a crush on you !

Find out who has added you in his/her crush list by this simple but promising trick.

Follow the steps:
(It is a bit lengthy and boring but fruitful and joyful)

1) Add all your friends in your crush list. (Or add those whom (you suspect) have added you in their lists)

2) A message will arrive you from orkut in any of those have added you in their lists within five minutes.

3) In the end, delete all of them from your crush lists (optional)

Not able to reach kproxy.com ?

Orkut is banned in some places, so people use a proxy server like kproxy to browse orkut.
But then, in some places even kproxy is blocked ... So what can be done ?

Don't worry, try this link !

http://66.232.117.243/

It will go directly to kproxy.com without searching for the nameserver.

Invisible Scrap on Orkut

Open any scrapbook or community message box.
Type [i] and scrap it

Even [b] will work

Mirror message reverse in orkut

Open a scrapbook
Scrap " & #8238 your message "

When you scrap someone in orkut ( or message in an orkut community)
Just type in :

& #8238 your message

This will give the scrap as "egassem ruoy" (The reverse of the original message )

Or actually scrap someone to type out this thing and see what happens

Orkut Scripts, tips and tricks

Here is a blog with tips and tricks ans scripts ( javascript ) to use in Orkut ( orkut.com ) .

Orkut is a social networking website and uses javascripts in its functioning. Here are some scripts to get you rocking on Orkut. Fool yours friends and send amazing greetings and scraps. Flood scrapbooks and scrap to all your friends easily.

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