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New Worm Chats with Users on AIM

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the talking-it-up dept.

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."

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  1. lol no this is not a virus by pizza_milkshake · · Score: 5, Funny

    my God, this one will be unstoppable.

    1. Re:lol no this is not a virus by Koiu+Lpoi · · Score: 4, Funny

      *correction*

      Windows needs to be fixed so that executables renamed as PIF are NOT executed. God that's stupid.

    2. Re:lol no this is not a virus by b4k3d+b34nz · · Score: 4, Funny

      FTA: "A new worm that targets users of America Online's AOL Instant Messenger..."

      What did anyone expect?

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    3. Re:lol no this is not a virus by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny
      My favorite book title is "AOL for Dummies".

      Well ya. What's your point?

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    4. Re:lol no this is not a virus by tehshen · · Score: 4, Funny

      You forgot to include "lol this is not flamebait" in your post.

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    5. Re:lol no this is not a virus by Lindril · · Score: 4, Funny
      How the hell is this going to be stopped?

      It's been suggested many times, but it may now be required... euthanizing AOL users.

    6. Re:lol no this is not a virus by gg3po · · Score: 4, Funny
      My favorite book title is "AOL for Dummies".

      ME TOO!!!

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    7. Re:lol no this is not a virus by MoogMan · · Score: 5, Funny

      I can imagine it now:

      dingALing!

      "lol no this is not a virus. but u gotta chown root:root notavirus; chmod o+xS notavirus to read it!"

    8. Re:lol no this is not a virus by Wes+Janson · · Score: 3, Funny

      That would truly be a PKD moment, when average Joe is being bombarded by advertising messages that also contain large portions of Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet attached at the bottom. Surreal.

  2. What is this, a turing test? by grasshoppa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Question: How can you tell you are talking to a virus on AIM?

    Answer: It sounds more intelligent than a normal user

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    1. Re:What is this, a turing test? by FidelCatsro · · Score: 4, Funny

      Q: How many AIM Users does it take to propagate a worm
      A: OMG 1337.101

      Q: What's the difference between the average AIM user and a Worm
      A: One is slimy , insidious , hard to get rid of and invades your system , the other is a self replicating program able to propagate over a network

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  3. say goodbye.... by xao+gypsie · · Score: 4, Funny

    To every 13 year old in the US and europe.....

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    1. Re:say goodbye.... by rbochan · · Score: 4, Funny

      You say this likes it's a bad thing ;o)

      Now if this would only hit battlenet servers...

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  4. Turing Test by fuyu-no-neko · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  5. Not a virus post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tell me more about now they will even talk to you.

  6. If it's so smart... by Brent+Spiner · · Score: 5, Funny

    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

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    1. Re:If it's so smart... by Marsala · · Score: 4, Funny

      lol no it's not a virus

    2. Re:If it's so smart... by ThinWhiteDuke · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, I'm having trouble convincing myself that most Slashdot posts are not written by a virus.

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    3. Re:If it's so smart... by bcmm · · Score: 5, Funny

      We have a new /. meme on our hands people...

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  7. I'm holding out for the one that actually talks... by Vokkyt · · Score: 5, Funny

    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."

  8. And when you remove the virus... by hal2814 · · Score: 4, Funny

    And when you remove the virus it says, "I'm scared, Dave."

  9. Landshark! by erroneus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why does this remind me of the old SNL Landshark routine?

  10. Solution by Red+Flayer · · Score: 5, Funny

    "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.

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    1. Re:Solution by maxwell+demon · · Score: 3, Funny
      That's why I Touring-test every single person I ever chat with on IM clients.

      You mean you invite that person for a touring trip and consider anyone who rejects that offer as AI?
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  11. What would happen if... by squoozer · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...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.

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    1. Re:What would happen if... by multipartmixed · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wow, sounds like you should be working for Berman and Braga!

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  12. The Enemy by Moby+Cock · · Score: 4, Funny

    '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.

  13. LOL by jayayeem · · Score: 5, Funny

    This post is not a troll

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  14. Now if the worm could just post on slashdot... by aapold · · Score: 3, Funny

    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...

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  15. My conversation by Sheepdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.: ...

  16. Next step, EBAY. by neo · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  17. Re:Not everything is a "war". by sammy+baby · · Score: 4, Funny
    I'm not sure why Americans see fit to label nearly every struggle a "war". There is the "War" on Drugs, "War" on Terror, and now this "War" on Stupidity that you're babbling about.

    Perhaps it is because you have not experienced true war, as much of Europe and the rest of the work has. Sure, you can talk about the American Civil War, but that conflict pales in comparison to the real conflict that Europe witnessed during the first half of the 20th century.


    My friends, we are fighting a war: a war on humor.

    And clearly, we have lost.
  18. From the TFA..... by RITMaloney · · Score: 4, Funny
    "When receiving a link in an instant message, the best practice is to verify with the sender if the link was sent intentionally or not."

    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!

  19. Liza virus next? by Golias · · Score: 4, Funny

    "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."

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    Information wants to be anthropomorphized.

  20. Re:Eliza Virus? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I put on my robe and wizard hat.

  21. Trust me by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please post your banking information here. lol, this am not a phishing atempt!

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