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New Worm Starts Munching MSN Users
Kosmik writes "It appears that MSN has been struck by a vindictive new worm, according to security company Panda Software. The worm, acting in the vein of movies like the Ring and FearDotCom, delivers a fateful terror message and then proceeds to disable most of your protection software like anti-virus,firewalls and even your Windows control apps (TaskManager, Regedit). It distributes itself to all your MSN contacts by sending a video called 'Fantasma.'"
"on the 1st day you get scared, on the 2nd you get desperate, on the 3rd you look for help and on the 4th you die"
Panda did not provide information about the payload of the BlackAngel.B worm.
I think it's pretty clear what the payload is. Somebody better get a fix out for this quick...Like in the next 2 or 3 days!
This guy's the limit!
A CNN poll taken recently showed that 98.1% of US citizens would rather have the MSN virus on their computer instead of the 1990 film in Spanish.
It's so unfortunate that we haven't invented the technology to "unwatch" films yet.
My work here is dung.
This is so going to happen to my sister, and I am so not going to fix her computer this time.
Remember kids, don't constantly insult the person who fixes your computers.
Does it make you happy you're so strange?
From the article:
Ummmm... here's a hint: if somebody sends you a random URL to an executable, don't run it!
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The Online Slang Dictionary
a video called 'Fantasma.'
Anyone read this quickly as 'Futurama'?
Normally I will question the brain of anyone who clicks a link without confirming with the person who sent it that it's not a virus, but all my friends know I love futurama clips.
Good news everyone, I can be socially engineered.
At least death doesn't get WORSE every year!!!
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
News up next - Ursine defecation in arboreal context and spiritual leader found in Rome.
*crunch* *crunch* *swallow*
Hmmm... tastes like chicken.
If Nalgene water bottles are outlawed, only outlaws will have Nalgene water bottles.
"How many bad viruses would it take to get rid of this trend?"
Not even an infinite amount of the worst viruses could stamp out basic human stupidity. Like death and taxes, it is just inevitable...
"But this one goes to 11!"
"How many of you practising safe sex make sure no fluids whatever are swapped?"
This is Slashdot, where safe sex means you have a firewall between you and the porn site...
"But this one goes to 11!"
I feel comfortable knowing that a number of scientologist-run companies like Panda and Sunbelt are using L. Ron Hubbard's tech to find security breaches.
A dial up modem sounds good too... if you are into odd electronic music.
God Be Gone