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New Worm Chats with Users on AIM
goldseries writes "CNet is reporting that a new
IM worm chats with users to get them to down load a file containing a virus. The virus replicates its self and sends its self out to user's buddy lists. The virus will reply 'lol no this is not a virus.' The virus hides users from seeing the messages sent out to members of their buddy list. Viruses are evolving; now they will even talk to you."
my God, this one will be unstoppable.
Question: How can you tell you are talking to a virus on AIM?
Answer: It sounds more intelligent than a normal user
Mod me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!
To every 13 year old in the US and europe.....
xao
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finnaly someone will talk to me on aim
i don't care
There's 2 ways to pass the Turing Test: make the program more intelligent, or pick examiners who are more dumb. Virus writers pick the later option.
Don't take the above poster too seriously. He doesn't.
Tell me more about now they will even talk to you.
how do I know that the virus didn't submit this Slashdot article? Maybe it's just propagating more lies.
/Puts tin-foil hat on
Reality test... am I dreaming?
I mean, typing its own message is good and all, but not that impressive or scary. Now, when it is able to hijack the read text feature and play psychological mind tricks on me, that's impressive:
"Click the link Dave...why haven't you clicked the link? Do you not like me any more? If you don't, I could just go over here in the corner and format myself...after all, you don't like me anymore, else you would click the link..."
The only way it can get better after that is changing psychological mind tricks to Jedi mind tricks:
"You will click the link."
And when you remove the virus it says, "I'm scared, Dave."
Why does this remind me of the old SNL Landshark routine?
"The virus hides users from seeing the messages sent out to members of their buddy list. Viruses are evolving; now they will even talk to you."
That's why I Touring-test every single person I ever chat with on IM clients. Sure, no one really wants to talk to me after 30 questions, but I kinda like sitting in an empty chat room.
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
...sombody added the virus to their buddy list. It would start chating with itself. Download itself and then infect itself thus commiting suiside. A cunning ploy, I think, to rid the world of this problem.
I used to have a better sig but it broke.
Viruses have been able to talk to you for a decade, man get with it.
"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" - Albert Einstein
'lol no this is not a virus.'
That is exactly what a virus would say. The response should be:
lol, yeah, I AM a virus!!!1!!
That would be unstoppable.
"What happen?" "What !" "What You Say !!" "It's You !!" "HA HA HA HA ...."
That may be a clue to walk away at that point.
There are no loopholes. It's either legal or it's not.
Viruses are evolving; now they will even talk to you
... incident.
Good! At least something will! The wife has been giving me the cold shoulder since the
This post is not a troll
I metamoderate, therefore I am
and ilnk the site... well, it would be unstoppable until the site crashed. But I'm sure someone would mirror the virus so it could keep rolling...
"Waste not one watt!" - CZ
I for one welcome our new intelligent virus overlords!
Uhhhhhhhh...
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
It's called W32.Girlfriend.M and not only does it talk, it won't shut the hell up!
Your mother is not your girlfriend. And when she tells you to shave your beard, to stop eating so many Fritos, and to get a job, you should listen to her!
Cyric Zndovzny at your service.
A conversation I had with my littlest sister this morning:
...
missmag: http://myspace04.myphotos.cc/clarissa17.pif
missmag: lol thats cool
sheep.: what is cool? It's a pif, don't run those.
missmag: lol no its not its a virus
sheep.: holy crap, you're finally trying to follow in your brother's footsteps?
missmag: lol thats cool
sheep.: damn straight, I'll download it now. Let's see which of us can figure out what it does first. It'll be a game!
missmag: lol no its not its a virus
sheep.: uhhh.. I'm noticing that you're repeating yourself.
missmag: lol thats cool
sheep.: oh okay, I didn't know that's what kids were into now.
missmag: http://myspace04.myphotos.cc/clarissa17.pif
sheep.: yeah, I knew myspace was a big hit.
sheep.: back in my day it was BBSing, we used to trade porn for games and games for porn.
missmag: lol thats cool
sheep.: yeah, it got to be really popular community-wise, but I guess you all like myspace cause it's the new "hip" thing, right?
missmag: lol no its not, its a virus
sheep.: yeah I was thinking the same thing about livejournal
missmag: lol thats cool
sheep.: Okay now I'm certain there's something wrong, Maggie, are you there?
missmag: lol no its not, its a virus
sheep.:
"Viruses are evolving; now they will even talk to you."
Dear esteemed friend,
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Dr. Ebola and am employed by the Ugandan ministry of oil...
The computer will take over your computer, and then start selling off items in your house that it can see in your webcam on ebay, paid to it's own paypal account. After the money comes in, it will ditch your computer leaving you with a negative score on ebay.
In terminator we gave the computer the ability to control everything, but in the real world they'll just take it for themselves.
My friends, we are fighting a war: a war on humor.
And clearly, we have lost.
Hi, I'm a signature virus. Copy it into your sig to help me spread!
So I guess this puts an end to the debate over whether or not a virus is truly alive.
S7uP3D UZ3R: Did you mean to send this? Or is it a virus or something?
SMERT VIRI: lol no this is not a virus
S7uP3D UZ3R: Kewl! Thnx 4 the link!
Journalists!
"Why do you say I'm a virus?"
"How does thinking I'm a virus make you feel?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Come, come. Elucidate your feelings."
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
"We've lost thousands of men to this insidious weapon."
"Well why don't you just NOT pick it up?"
-goro-
This makes me think of the "Light Grenade" from "Mom and Dad Save the World". The most diabolical doomsday device ever invented; it has "pick me up" printed on the side!
I put on my robe and wizard hat.
Some people may be tempted to misinterpret this that there has been considerable progress in AI (artificial intelligence). Actually, however, this is more indicative of progress in NS (natural stupidity).
Yep. That's exactly the plan. Thanks for your comment.
Sincerely,
The US Government
Please post your banking information here. lol, this am not a phishing atempt!
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
Somebody will chat with me!