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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.
Seeing as Gaim is in the process of working on what they call their vv module (the v's standing for voice and video), I don't think it was as much of a security-driven choice as it was a time-driven choice. That or they've had a change of heart, whichever you deem more likely ;)
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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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.
"Gaim 2.0.0 beta 2 does not include voice or video ("vv") support for any protocols. We've done some work toward vv compatibility for Google Talk, but it isn't ready for the general public yet. It is unlikely this will change for the final release of Gaim 2.0.0, but vv will be a primary focus for the next major release of Gaim after that." (emphasis mine) As per their news page circa January, 2006 (link)
Lots of people complain that P2P is unsafe because it carries virusses and what not. So how come I have never been infected?
Obvious it is because of my enormous intellect that makes einstein look stupid and think that a 15mb .exe files claiming to be a movie is suspicious.
Yes granted the recent WMF crap showed us that if you use MS software any file extension is under suspiscion and the design choice by MS to hide the extension by default must rank as one of their most stupid one (then again this is ms, they make so many it is hard to determine wich one was their worsed).
But GAIM does not protect you from being stupid. Nothing does. Just that if you went through the trouble of installing GAIM on a Non-MS machine, or if you are on a MS-machine deliberatly disabled MSN and installed GAIM, then you are probably not that stupid.
It ain't GAIM that is keeping you safe, it is your brain. Trust me on this, I been around long enough to know people will do anything to get infected. Just promise them a juicy picture. We have about the same chance of stopping computer infection as we have of stepping Sexually Transmitted Diseases. When Miss Jpeg flirts with you, you don't think of using a condom. (Oh and using a condom isn't enough, deep kissing can do it too. How many of you practising safe sex make sure no fluids whatever are swapped?)
MMO Quests are like orgasms:
You may solo them, I prefer them in a group.
Should be changed to "New Worm Starts Munching MSN Messenger Users". The MSN Messenging network and MSN are two different things.
w00t
I just want to make sure im clear on what your point is. You are suggesting that not being able to transfer files via GAIM is a feature and not a bug?