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Peeping Tom Worm That Uses Webcams
Ant writes "The Register mentions a new Windows worm known as Rbot-GR that is currently circulating accross the net. It has the capability to spy on users using webcams. " I'm surprised that it took this long.
Mitch: And from now on, stop playing with yourself!
Kent: It is God!
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I don't think I want to see what's on the other side of that computer screen. I prefer to just believe what foxylady687783 tells me she's doing.
... a massive supply of horrible focus and bad resolution porn has started to show up on the Internet. Film(s) at 11.
Slashdot still doesnâ(TM)t support Unicode after it was added to the HTML standard in 1997.
Anyone have any idea where these infected machines are listed? Can we get a peek? Cuz I just know that like 90% of unsuspecting hot women like to undress in front of their web cams!
This is an idiotic virus, isn't it? Didn't the author take into account that way more than 99% of the time, webcams aren't pointed at anything interesting?
but have you considered the following argument: shut up.
Whew! For a minute there I thought you said, "I'm surprised that it looks this long."
But how a Virus installs the webcam on your computer is beyond me!
Place your sign against a wall, point the webcam to it. Sign says,
WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE. WE ARE CALLING YOUR PARENTS.
Sure, you never find out what happens, but it might be fun.
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
Sub 7 / BO and others have given the user *cough* kiddie *cough* this ablility for some time.
Sure they're not a worm, but the idea isn't new.
Funny now that I think about it, but I used to use Sub 7 on my home computer so I could access it from anywhere via an odd port and password protected. I could view my web cam, take control of my computer, ftp files upload and download to where-ever I was.
Honestly, it was an extremely useful program. And when I was done, I'd just shut down the server.
I've moved over to linux so I can ssh now, but as windows went, it was still one of the best remote programs I've ever used.
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This is the most insightful post I have ever seen. I see this issue in a whole new light now, that it's Microsoft's fault people write worms for its operating system. The fact that they have bugs in their software on purpose never occurred to me, but now I have seen the light. Your clever use of 'teh' enhances your argument in a way I never thought possible. I truly have a new outlook on life after reading this, and intend to install Linux on every computer I see for the rest of my life, because clearly it is completely bug-free and is never subject to any sort of malicious attack. Thanks!
strange, when i clicked it : nothing happened... except the tiny green light on my webcam started blinking.
"why you tattoring fan sucked doo belly - i have to go buy something to strike you with... excuse me."
I have several people I will be buying webcams for. I'll make sure I install the 'drivers' as well.
Oh please, this is /., the only people installing Trojans here are the ones who want to "see how they fit" or some such.
I'm going to karma hell now
C'mon, what are you expecting to see, really? People making out infront of their cameras? Ha!
More likely:
Some drone plodding away at a spreadsheet
A gamer wondering why his framerate just dropped 10% on d00m 3
George W. Bush picking his nose and rolling it into a little ball
A guy with a big beard and mustache, wearing a bedsheet over his head, two-finger typing instructions to a cell to get him early tickets to Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, before staging this next deadly attack.
CowboyNeal with food stains all down his tshirt (ecch!)
J. K. Rowling gnawing on the pencil while deciding how the next character dies in Harry Potter. 'Zapped .. eaten .. hmmmm...'
A couple of norwegian guys with a couple paintings propped against the wall behind them.
A Slashdot moderator about to zap this post -- 'Worst post ever!'
William Shatner writing lots of kissing and strutting scenes into his appearance in Enterprise and removing that bit where he's required to act without his toupee on.
An ILM designer creating the next 'Jar Jar' character -- 'No, make it look more like Hello Kitty...
Honestly, voyeurism is this desperate?
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
strange books with animals on [...] and tissues
OMG.... I think this confirms that Linus's "affection" for penguins goes a bit too far to be healthy.
You're not supposed to put it on your hand. Dork.
I find that absolutely sickening. mod me down but if those are good times The devil must be your father.
my Logitech Color Quickcam with Kernel 2.6.7 it is highly appreciated. ;-)
install windows. sit back, and relax.
Give 'em something REALLY good to look at.
Scatter a bunch of fake corpses around your room. Splatter a little fake blood and gibs around for good measure, and then put a radial arm saw and sausage grinder off in a corner.
If you suspect the cam is active, throw on a bloody goalie mask and say into the camera... "I know where you live...."
I saw it used for that purpose. A friend of mine had that, and he says "watch this, got this back orifice thing, you control folks computarz and stuff! Gonna turn on this chicks webcam, watch this now...."
so, he does what he does....anticipation......
AAAK, ME EYES!
It was some old lady shuffling around in her bathrobe! Mrs. Lubner deluxe!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!