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Malware Spreading Via ... Windshield Fliers?
wiedzmin writes "Another interesting article published by the SANS ISC Handler's Diary is describing a very unusual vector for malware distribution — windshield fliers and fake parking tickets. A website URL provided for "disputing a ticket" actually leads to a malicious website, and a "toolbar" required to find the photo of your violation is, you guessed it, a trojan posing as a fake antivirus. The best part is — according to the VirusTotal report, it doesn't look like most antiviruses have signatures for this one yet."
Absolutely. And just think of actually having the chance to get your hands on one of those assholes. My god, the frustrations I could take out on him!
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There is also a neck we can hang them from... someone police can pursue and arrest, more direct money to follow... leads.
I really want to see some terrible, nearly unimaginable things happen to these people. Some people feel this way about drug pushers. Others feel this way about child molesters. For me, it is malware. Oh I think of the children too, but frankly, a lot can be done in the way of prevention if only most parents paid attention to their own children that would address a good portion of the child molestation thing and as drugs go... well, once again, people don't get hooked on drugs unless they had some other problems that precipitated it first. If they were raised well, odds are better that they'd not be a drug addict.
do you know what a parking ticket looks like in your city
Only one way to find out. Lemme borrow your keys.
I went out to my car to go to lunch and there was this Nigerian Prince and his entourage standing there and he said he needed my helpto move some cash out of his country for his dead uncle or someone.
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My god, the frustrations I could take out on him!
Also, we could use violence.
Holy lack of punctuation, batman!
Ok, this article dredges up the old thread of "If Microsoft made cars" and the barbs cast back and forth about it. Makes me wonder, if the car was made by Microsoft, would the car get the virus directly from the malware flyer?
Don't fear the penguins
Phase 1: Pose as college student looking to make a few bucks
Phase 2: Get to know person distributing the fliers to students
Phase 3: Stand trial for aggravated assault with no regrets.
=Smidge=
Only works locally, a parking cam can catch the real culprit (think in catching the originator of most of the spam/malware that goes thru email), and is somewhat shortlived (by the time most of the ones that got the ticket went to internet the site could have been taking down).
To make it much worse, YOU can catch him and take revenge of every spam/malware/spyware/virus you received ever. We can get an updated version of witch burning for the XXI century.
Some should rip in to the fake person giving out the tickets
How do you catch a fake person? Fake traps?
Aren't those the little pieces of paper that go under my wipers and always make it rain/snow?
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Phase 1: Pose as college student looking to make a few bucks
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: PROFIT!!!
There, fixed that for you.
"The GPL is viral by design, like any good religion."
I don't have a car, you insensitive clod!
I think that's how Gov. Spitzer's girlfriend got started.
Virginia is for lovers. EVE is for griefers.
More likely it was someone who got an email with the subject:
MAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN YOUR SPARE TIME!!!!!
Intron: the portion of DNA which expresses nothing useful.
You guys are missing the root of the problem. If the cars didn't have windows, then the users wouldn't have gotten infected.
I suggest a car like this.
http://www.m38a1.com/images/Archives/jeep%20_105%20gun%20jpg.jpg :p
Slashdotter, ID #101. UIDs are in binary, right?
That's funny; the notice I received just said
"Urgent! Bogus Parking Tickets Found on Campus Refer Recipients to Virus-laden Web site
Do Not Go To This Web Site!!!
For more information, please visit the following website: [website address was here]"
...to not use Microsoft Windshields and the stuff it comes bundled with.
(love the fuzzy dice, though. why do people always say they cause crashes? strange.)