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Invisible Malware Install 65MB Large
Paperghost writes "Words fail me with this one - don't have the .NET framework on your PC to utilise the adware maker's technology? No problem, they'll download it for you without you knowing. The problem is that it's a sixty-five megabyte install." From the article: "...the size of the .NET framework to download can vary drastically depending on what extras you have - don't forget the service packs, SP1 is an extra 10 or so MB in size. But I'm actually understating the amount of space used when installed, as .NET can total up to 100MB."
I wonder if it comes with 24-hour tech support?
It's bad enough installing spyware, but now they have to go and install Microsoft software!?!?!?!
You slimy bastards!
I hope they're using bittorrent...
... that it's not Microsoft-sponsored? They have done just about everything else to push .NET down our throats...
bash: rtfm: command not found
And the makers will of course claim that they are providing a valuable public service by keeping peoples pc's updated! Bvah!
nhnFreespirit
They could have at least installed the open source version of .Net, aka Mono. What were they thinking!
"With enough memory and hard drive space, anything in life is possible!"
I'm still waiting for the worm that will monitor someone's usage habits so it can stealthily download and install Linux.
I bet some people started working on it, but got into a religious argument over what distro to use and gave up.
I could also see a worm that would harvest someone's credit card number and use it to order a Mac Mini.
Help I'm a rock.
It's like apt-get for Windows, except you don't even have to ask for the software. Further proof Linux isn't ready for the desktop, I guess.
I already have .NET installed! My spyware can slide in all that much faster. :D
Inject.
I remember the good old days when we would statically compile in our 100 Mb of needed libraries when propagating some malware. Technology just bites you in the ass sometimes.
It installs WINE.
word.
Maybe if you get a Mac, it'll buy a PC for you. Free computer!
It would be cool if it didn't suck.
Tell them you're willing to pay extra to be limited to, say, 56 kbit/s.
I guess it'll download Mono. Hurray, malware is finally getting portable. Now if they finish Mono we can have malware on Linux too! ;-)
I'm glad the adware developers have started to use managed code. Wouldn't want their software to be able to do anything "unsafe" on my system. Thanks, guys!
Hey, if the spyware can get WINE working, more power to it.
I sure as hell can't.
'If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.'
This is like a fat dude with a bucher's kife sneaking up on a sheep from the front. And hoping the sheep won't notice.
You appear to be using Linux. Please wait while we download and install Windows XP.
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Security is one of the core goals of .NET.
.NET as their preferred language of choice.
.NET, my malicious software is sure to be undeniably secure! Thanks Microsoft!"
That's why 9 out of 10 Malware authors now choose
A testamonial:
"I finally switched after being pwned by other Malware authors. All my other hack buddies laughed at me!" said 1337HaxX0r, author of AllYURComp.exe, "But now that I'm using
Karma: The only way to win is not to play.
... .NET bot-net
No kidding, one time I was doing some painting with some latex paint, right? And I was painting an oak table (oak is a wood with a hard core), so I wanted to make absolutely sure that the paint would bond to it. So I hopped on to google and type in "hard core latex bondage". I think it must be a bug with the parsing engine or something.
...of this malware will be much smaller as it doesn't have to download the whole .NET package and the Servicepack ontop of it.
So MS now has COM and NET covered. I wonder when Microsoft ORG is due?
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