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Top 11 Celebrity-Inspired Computer Attacks

11) The Gates: Your PC refuses to boot up until you swear a blood oath to purchase a copy of Vista as soon as its released (whenever that is).

10) Shatnered: Text ... files ... DISPLAY! ... in staccato ... fashion.

9) The Peter Graves: This virus, should you choose to accept it, causes your optical drive to self-destruct.

8) Bushed: Convinces your computer that there's a 'real threat' somewhere else in your system, pretends to wipe it out and then posts 'Mission Accomplished' across your monitor screen.

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