Porn Virus Blackmails Victims Over "Copyright Violation"

FishRep writes with this excerpt from the BBC: "A new type of malware infects PCs using file-share sites and publishes the user's net history on a public website before demanding a fee for its removal. The Japanese trojan virus installs itself on computers using a popular file-share service called Winni, used by up to 200m people. It targets those downloading illegal copies of games in the Hentai genre, an explicit form of anime. Website Yomiuri claims that 5,500 people have so far admitted to being infected. The virus, known as Kenzero, is being monitored by web security firm Trend Micro in Japan. Masquerading as a game installation screen, it requests the PC owner's personal details. It then takes screengrabs of the user's web history and publishes it online in their name, before sending an e-mail or pop-up screen demanding a credit card payment of 1,500 yen (£10) to 'settle your violation of copyright law' and remove the webpage."

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Re:Sounds like a plan

[clone53421]

Care to explain to me why my post is troll? Disagree with either of my two points, or show me how they’re incorrect? Anyone?

While I’m here, I’ll make a third point: Being attracted to something is not illegal. We don’t have thought-crimes in my country. If you actually do something like what’s shown in those animations... yes, we’ll hunt you down and put you in jail. But watching them shouldn’t be illegal.