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Kama Sutra Worm Hits Softly

An anonymous reader writes "Despite warnings of the danger posed by the Kama Sutra worm, ZDNet is reporting that things haven't been nearly as bad as expected." From the article: "There have been 'no reports of any (Kama Sutra) detonations so far. Also, the virus seems to be dropping in e-mail prevalence. It was down to second place yesterday, according to our monitoring stations, and slid again into third place today,' Paul Ducklin, head of technology at Sophos Asia-Pacific, told ZDNet Australia. The worm's ranking was overtaken by MyDoom and Netsky variants, which have been around for a number of years. "

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  1. What? I don't understand.... by JustASlashDotGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    It sounds like the news over hyped a story for no reason. Say it ain't so!

  2. Uh oh... by suwain_2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I got:
    Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.
    the first few times I tried to view this article. Are we sure Slashdot isn't infected?

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  3. Media Hype by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It was all pretty much media hype from the beginning.

  4. Racy Title by Artie_Effim · · Score: 5, Funny

    that might just be the raciest title on a /. article ever. W0W

    1. Re:Racy Title by oliana · · Score: 4, Funny

      How 'bout "Kama Sutra peaks prematurely" or "Kama Sutra comes with a whimper, not a bang"

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  5. Re:Old Threats by kevin.fowler · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is no patch for user stupidity.

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  6. Killing me softly by TubeSteak · · Score: 3, Funny

    I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd,
    I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud.
    I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on ...

    Strumming my pain with his fingers,
    Singing my life with his words,
    Killing me softly with his song,
    Killing me softly with his song,
    Telling my whole life with his words,
    Killing me softly with his song...

    That's what came to mind when i read the title "Kama Sutra Worm Hits Softly." It's not my fault though, my mother subjected me to years of 'light' music on my way to school.

    Anyways, I'm not surprised the media took this one and ran with it. When was the last time they had a 'major' malicious virus to talk about?

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    1. Re:Killing me softly by dr_dank · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's not my fault though, my mother subjected me to years of 'light' music on my way to school.

      Years of 80s music made me think that this was the Karma Chameleon worm. Seems to come and go. Whoa-o-o.

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  7. Re:Old Threats by JesseL · · Score: 5, Funny
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  8. duh, this is the foreplay by syle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course it's soft at first. But wait until it changes positions a few times! It will be surprisingly intense before long.

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  9. Soft ehh, by stevea1210 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Looks like someone could use a little blue pill before using the Kama Sutra.

  10. Re:The media loves it by Dynedain · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do I ever... My father insisted on turning off the answering machine, because it was digital one that did voice stamps and other complex features, and the "virus could spread through the phone lines".

    +1 to my dad for knowing that the answering machine did have a computer as a component
    -100 for thinking that it was susceptible to a virus dialing it up and infecting it

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  11. Misprint in the virus email subject by killermookie · · Score: 3, Funny

    Instead of it saying "Schoolgirl fantasies gone wrong" it said "Schoolgirl does math homework and studies history".

  12. Yeah But... by Comatose51 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah but just wait til the Tantra worm hits... wait for it... wait for it....

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  13. Dang it! by darthservo · · Score: 3, Funny
    I was planning on this thing being big!

    Now what am I going to do with 500,000 T-shirts, stickers, coffee mugs, mouse pads, and other miscellaneous paraphernalia printed with the slogan "I got pwned by Kama Sutra!"

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  14. Re:IT'S NOT A WORM! by Viper+Daimao · · Score: 2, Funny

    duh, its because worm fits better with the imagery of the name "Kama Sutra".

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  15. Re:What? I don't understand.... by Fishstick · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ok, I screwed up (no pun intended)

    The great states of Iowa an Misouri also have 14, and where there are two different numbers for the same state it means

    the law within that country or state varies according to region or circumstances.

    So, I'm guessing 14 is legal if you are married (preferrably to a close relative), ;-)

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  16. Kama Sutrat hits softly... by xutopia · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's called foreplay!!!

    I jest!! :-D

  17. Kama Sutra is a Tantric Virus... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's obviously controlling its execution and waiting as long as possible before delivering its payload :-)

  18. Re:What? I don't understand.... by dusik · · Score: 2, Funny

    South Carolina @ 14!

    They should adopt "Lowest age of consent law in the union!" as their new state motto and put it on license plates.


    ... except a lot of people might object to the term "union" in SC :)

  19. Kama Sutra Worm Hits Softly by stringycheese · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought this article was about a new sex toy

  20. Oh THAT one might have hit softly... by 20th+Century+Boy · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Scorpion Worm, however, will rock you like a hurricane.

  21. Re:The big question remains by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    [(A v B) v (-A ^ -B)] --> [(^_^) ^ (TMM is a fucking idiot)]