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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!
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."
"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
This post is not a troll
I metamoderate, therefore I am
A conversation I had with my littlest sister this morning:
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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.:
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.
I put on my robe and wizard hat.