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Instant Messaging Vulnerable To New Smiley Attacks
titus writes "Security researchers Yoann Guillot and Julien Tinnes have found a way to encode malicious code into smileys and provided a proof of concept encoder to automate the process. The researchers said their discovery paves the way for IM malware that would be impossible to detect since the malicious code would be 'indistinguishable from genuine chat messages.' I've tested the proof of concept code which works very well. Time to panic?"
And that! :-) (-:
Palm trees and 8
I thought that was the reason for all the "Download best smiles EVER for MSN" links I saw around.
--- "When you gotta do something wrong. You gotta do it right. (Fighter)"
As I understand it, there is already a variant out undetectable to anti-smiley software as it embeds itself in a frowny-face.
I wonder if it's transmittable on a discussion board as well? :(
Ack! Now I'm :-) infected. How could :-) you go posting :-) such a virulent :-) virus where :-) everyone could see i:-)t? I thin:-)k th:-)e inf:-)ect:-)ion's g:-)et:-)tin:-)g wo:-)rs:-)e n:-)o:-)w. I:-)'m of:-)f t:-)o pa:-)t:-)ch:-) m:-)y s:-)ys:-)te:-)m. :-):-):-):-):-)
My sci-fi novel, Ghost Thief, is now available from Amazon.com.
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There, punch that into your terminal and see the poweer of the smiley.
Is it sad that I am more likely to recognize you and your posts by your sig than your name or UID?
...is that some of the real stories are less plausible.
Genesis 1:32 And God typed
Flamebait??? He's spot on. Mod him "goddamn right!"
Slashdot is operational 364 days a year. One day of silliness and it's BITCHBITCHBITCHBITCHBITCH. Your problem's between the chair and the keyboard.
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Dad: Who hacked us!?
Granny: idk my bff jill?
I'll go kill myself now.
Sex. Drugs, and Unix.
^_^
Slashdot is operational 364 days a year.
actually 364.24222 days a year .. and you call yourself a nerd?