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storm64007
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join:2001-05-21
Freeport, NY
4 edits | reply to dadkins
Re: Bye Bye
It has nothing to do with AIM by itself. Its a spam message circulating on aim and people who get the message to click the website and download the game and proceed to download it without questioning infect themselves.This has happened on MS messenger and yahoo and can happen on trillian or ANY IM application in different forms too.
Do you download every spam email attachment you get? I hope not.Same thing.
"If users click on the link, a program that is supposedly a game asks permission to be downloaded and installed onto their computers. Installing the game gives the company that produces it -- purportedly, an outfit called PSD Tools -- permission to display ads on the users' computers. In addition, the software spreads the "fun links" to everyone on the users' Buddy Lists."
"While many who have installed it are describing the game as a virus, the truth is that by neglecting to read the terms of service included with the game, they have given the program's distributors permission to take over their computers," said Matty Janko, a systems administrator whose 23-computer network was invaded by the game Wednesday | |
kpatz
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Manchester, NH
| said by storm64007  :
"While many who have installed it are describing the game as a virus, the truth is that by neglecting to read the terms of service included with the game, they have given the program's distributors permission to take over their computers..."
So does this mean, I could create a virus or worm, and attach a EULA that states it will take over your computer, open a port to allow hackers in, and email itself to every email address it can find, and drop itself into your Kazaa shared folder, and because the victims "agreed" to the terms, the AV companies won't recognize it as a virus? Sheesh... a worm is a worm, no matter how much sugar you pile on top of it... | |
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