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Buddylinks Stinks
Omie TheNull writes "After recieving several messages over AIM with the content:
"check this out... http://www.wgutv.com/osama_capture.php?HlvU", I went to the page and discovered that it is sponsored by a site called "BuddyLinks." Their website is at http://www.buddylinks.net
and they claim that they are NOT a virus. However, when you visit their links and install their "player" it seems that you are also installing software that takes control of your AIM buddy list and sends advertisments to those on your buddy list. The advertisements are obviously designed to look like innocent messages from your buddies asking you to check out certain links. Very scummy, indeed."
However, when you visit their links and install their "player" it seems that you are also installing software that takes control of your AIM buddy list and sends advertisments to those on your buddy list. The advertisements are obviously designed to look like innocent messages from your buddies asking you to check out certain links. Very scummy, indeed.
What's worse, in an effort to drive traffic to their site, their software hijacks your Slashdot login, forges complaints about their software, and submits those complaints to Slashdot as articles and comments.
You can distinguish their forged posts because invariably the last three words of any forged post are "Very scummy, indeed".
Very scummy, indeed.
Opinions on the Twiddler2 hand-held keyboard?
Got a little click-happy with the submit button...
You also agree to: (from the same URL as the parent post)
Updates to Software. The Software includes an automatic update feature to ensure that you have the most recently released version. You acknowledge and agree that PSD Tools or third parties designated by PSD Tools may from time to time provide automatic programming fixes, updates and upgrades to the Software (collectively, the "Updates"). Updates may include installation of third party applications, through automatic electronic dissemination and other means. You consent to such Updates and agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement will apply to all such Updates. If you should elect not to have your software updated at any future time, PSD Tools shall not be responsible for any incompatibilities that may arise on your system and Computer.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that the uninstaller is available at http://www.buddylinks.net/uninstaller.exe.
Good day!
Mike
Michael C. Hollinger