DVD Porn Viruses Ravage US Soldiers' Computers

stevegee58 writes "Tom Ricks' Inbox in the Sunday Washington Post reported that bootleg DVDs purchased in Iraqi markets ('souks') are frequently infected with viruses. Iraqi soldiers were affected as well; electronic interaction between Iraqi and US soldiers frequently resulted in a corresponding exchange of viruses from these infected DVDs."

Comments

Sexually Transmitted Disease

[Thalagyrt]

Gets a whole new meaning now.

Re:Sexually Transmitted Disease

[cp.tar]

But seriously, what is the world coming to?

Previously, at least soldiers could count on running around, meeting interesting people, shooting them and raping their women.
Of course, often that also meant some kind of medical treatment afterwards, usually including some nasty shots of penicillin, but that was a small price to pay for the vast spread of one's genetic material.

Nowadays, the only virus you can get as a soldier infects your computer while you jack off to porn?
Really, they shouldn't have gone all the way to Iraq for that.

Re:Sexually Transmitted Disease

[cp.tar]

So remember, no sex if safe sex, but if you watch sex use Norton!

With Norton, you'll still get infected, but the system will slow down just enough that a DVD movie becomes a slideshow.

Re:Sexually Transmitted Disease

[Opportunist]

You wanna say the whole war in Iraq was just a lot of dick waving and mostly a masturbatory experience for a couple people?

Re:Sexually Transmitted Disease

[aplusjimages]

I think they call it STDVD.

Re:Sexually Transmitted Disease

[zacronos]

On a site like this one, where people from the outside would presume everyone is a pasty and pimply 34 year old living in their parent's basement, I really would expect (just a little) a little more tolerance and less assumption from the people involved. You must be new here!

Re:Sexually Transmitted Disease

[cp.tar]

You know, I'm fairly certain (at least I hope so) that you're either joking or just being a troll (in which case, I'm falling directly into your trap),

FWIW, the part that offended you was mostly a joke.

but as (maybe one of the few) people on this site that were also previously in the military, I'm just about as offended as humanly possible at your comment above.

Now you just flatter me. I didn't even mention many things that would offend a much greater number of people, but which would not be funny in the least.

Not everyone that goes into the military is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal, and quite a few of us are above average in terms of intelligence.

I know quite a number of people of various IQ levels who've been to war. IQ and the ability to commit a war crime are not that related that I'd consider that comment as any kind of explanation.
And their war was much closer to home than yours.

I spent 6 years in the Navy, and I (nor anyone I knew) didn't shoot, rape OR pillage anyone.

Yeah, I've heard quite a lot about seamen.

Sorry, but you really walked into that one. ;)

On a site like this one, where people from the outside would presume everyone is a pasty and pimply 34 year old living in their parent's basement, I really would expect (just a little) a little more tolerance and less assumption from the people involved.

Don't take it all so seriously; beneath the irritating tone of my post there is some relatively sound biology.

Re:Sexually Transmitted Disease

[cp.tar]

Any one of the geeks here could pass it with one hand tied under the desk.

Yes, but we geeks have had lots of practice doing things one-handed, with the other hand tied up with something else under the desk.
Really, it would almost be unfair advantage.

Re:Sexually Transmitted Disease

[hummassa]

You wanna say the whole war in Iraq was just a lot of dick waving and mostly a masturbatory experience for a couple people? Are you saying it isn't??

Re:Sexually Transmitted Disease

[Maxo-Texas]

And the only way to fix a post where you made a mistake is to repost it.

Rootkits

[adpsimpson]

Are these the old Sony disks they're talking about?

Not worth it

[Hyppy]

From personal experience, believe me, Iraqi porn isn't worth it.

Re:Not worth it

[gwayne]

Dhakmi does Mosel!

Iraqi Man 1: Would you get a load of the slit in her burka! I think I saw an eye!

Iraqi Man 2: Oh yeah, baby, put it on! More burka!

Iraqi Man 3: Halalalalalalalala...BOOM!

Protection

[jspenguin1]

The shift key: the condom of the Windows world.

Re:Protection

[jps25]

What OS you run DOES NOT = LESS or MORE security at this point from an OS architectual standpoint unless you have an older OS without security inherently designed at the core level. (Like Win9x, OS/2, System 9 earlier) I really enjoyed how you were able to type four paragraphs, but were unable to type "equal".

It's also marvelous how you emphasized every other word.
"Cool it Shatner, we don't read in the same voice you speak." (maddox)

Summary full of WIN

[Gothmolly]

"Iraqi soldiers are affected as well."

Wow, a porn virus that can make the jump from DVD to human?

Re:Support Our troops

[neokushan]

This is going to take a while...

Don't they have Internet connections over there?

[aliquis]

Because as we all know Internet is for porn.

Re:Support Our troops

[Nimey]

Send them individual socks, too. Keeps things tidy.

Imaginative approach

[Lincolnshire Poacher]

• +10 points for clever attack vector.
• +10 points for using a vector which is deeply embarrassing to the target.
• +10 points for SELLING a virus to the target.

Patton Meets Pr0N

[Dystopian Rebel]

"You don't win a war by jacking off for your country. You win a war by making the other bastard jack off for ~his~ country!"

Re:Is nothing sacred?!

[Harlockjds]

>I support the troops. I'm getting a troop support rebate check this month, too!

I support the troops sooooo much that i don't qualify for a troop support rebate check

Re:OT: What is this world coming to?

[Lunatrik]

What is this world coming to when even 7-digiters are able to mod?!
You have no idea. I mod up everything that has to do with Ballmer throwing chairs, Gotse, ?? Profit, and FIRST POST, while making sure to mod down anything with substance. I considered, albeit briefly, modding with dignity, but then I saw that 7 digit number and realized.. neh, screw it.

Re:Support Our troops

[d3ac0n]

Sounds like someone in the Porn community that supports the troops could set up a very interesting charity.

I can see it now: "Support the troops, send them quality American porn!"

There could be shots of porn stars dressed like 1940's pinup stars in the ads for the charity.

The name might be tough though... "Skin for the Soldiers", "Tits for the Troops"? I'm sure we could come up with something interesting.

Anyone here have contacts at Vivid Entertainment? Let's get this baby rolling!

Re:How does it work?

[Fred_A]

Just because your run Linux doesn't give you the right to make fun of others.

Re:Moderators w/o a Sense of Humor

[dgatwood]

No, no, you got the joke all wrong! You used an article where you should have used a possessive pronoun.

I have mod points, but I'm not touching this thread with my ten foot pole.

Re:Support Our troops

[Chris Burke]

Just because it's not an officaly army sanctioned activity doesn't mean there's not an army way of doing things.

Mental Image You Didn't Need For Today: A bunch of Privates standing around in a circle-jerk, with their Sargent calling out a cadence.

Re:Moderators w/o a Sense of Humor

[cp.tar]

No, no, you got the joke all wrong! You used an article where you should have used a possessive pronoun.

I have mod points, but I'm not touching this thread with my ten foot pole.

I wouldn't touch it with yours, either.