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EULAs For Malware

Posted by kdawson on from the must-read-russian dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The authors of the Zeus malware have added an end-user license agreement to their product. The buyer is, of course, permitted to infect as many computers with Zeus as they please, but they have no right to distribute it for 'any business or commercial purpose not connected with this sale,' and they can't examine the source, use it to control non-Zeus botnets, or send it to anti-virus companies. Oh, and they commit to paying for future upgrades, too — wouldn't Microsoft love to be able to add that term to their EULA. While it seems silly to imagine Zeus's authors going to the authorities for violations of this EULA, if they're anything like the Russian Business Network, they probably have an extra-judicial means of contract enforcement named Ivan. That said, this is by no means the first EULA-encrusted malware."

11 of 105 comments (clear)

  1. astala-vista by Axe4ever · · Score: 2, Funny

    astala - vista - baby

  2. Re:Removing malware == DMCA violation, the next st by Yvan256 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Great, now I have to find Nemo?

  3. A EULA for Malware? by suck_burners_rice · · Score: 3, Funny

    If, as suggested in this article's hypothetical situation, Microsoft were to write a EULA for malware, it would be pretty ridiculous. Oh, wait...

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    McCain/Palin '08. Now THAT's hope and change!
  4. Re:Not Ivan ... by MaskedSlacker · · Score: 2, Funny

    WTF can he get away from?

  5. EULA by dark42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "this is by no means the first EULA-encrusted malware."

    Windows?

  6. Obligatory bash.org quote by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 5, Funny
    From http://bash.org/?577451 :

    <DmncAtrny> I will write on a huge cement block "By accepting this brick through your window, you accept it as is and agree to my disclaimer of all warranties, express or implied, as well as disclaimers of all liability, direct, indirect, consequential or incidental, that may arise from the installation of this brick into your building."
    <DmncAtrny> And then hurl it through the window of a Sony officer
    <DmncAtrny> and run like hell
    1. Re:Obligatory bash.org quote by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Instead of modding it up, someone do it.

  7. Norton Anti-Virus by flyingfsck · · Score: 4, Funny

    Norton AV has always had a EULA. The Zeus EULA is nothing new...

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    Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
  8. EULA for spam by Digestromath · · Score: 2, Funny
    By reading this email you hereby agree to the following conditions:

    1) Allow all emails from our companies to reach your inbox, and you must read them

    2) You in fact must forward these emails, or let our malware forward them for you

    3)You must pay to have your genitalia enlarged with OUR products only, and you must continue paying for these products until you have the advertised girth and lenth

    4) You will not delete our messages, in fact you will archive and catalogue them in an order pleasing to you

    5) By opting into our volume club membership, we cut out the unwanted ads, and double the number of targeted ones BENEFITING YOU!

    6) You must opt into our humour newsletter, which pairs funny pictures of kittens with ads about how to make your junk/breasts/both bigger!

    and so on

  9. Re:Not Ivan ... by rasputin465 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you agree to the terms?

    [ ] Accept
    [ ] Yes

  10. Re:Not Ivan ... by stoofa · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, it certainly isn't not one.