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Bin Laden's Death Being Used To Spread Malware
wiredmikey writes "Following the successful operation by US forces to kill Osama bin Laden, Internet users are searching in the masses for any details about the incident they can find. Cyber-criminals know this and have already been at work to 'poison' common search results hoping to gain access to people's computers and infect them with malware."
So far all the posts, including mine, are really spammy. I think that tells us just how much anybody really cares that the US finally caught their scapegoat for all the world's ills.
So Afghanistan was a complete waste of time, then, since (supposedly) they were only there looking for him.
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And as long as people like you continue to fall for it, they'll carry on doing it. Remember, kids, hyperlinks are dangerous! The "Run" dialog box can give your computer measles!
(GOD DAMN slow down cowboy again... and I'm not even a guy. However, cowgirl would probably get filtered as a sexual position by commercial blockers...)
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...America's scapegoat for all the world's problems...
Very well put... too bad nobody hears
For justice, we must go to Don Corleone
Everything is used to spread malware. So Osama rates up there with child porn, penis enlargment, hair loss, belly fat, viagra, cheap drugs, and people wishing to deposit millions of dollars into your bank account?
Elton John is already recording a tribute - "Sandals in the Bin"
If you're not confused, you're not paying attention
Well, it's either that, or another iPhone or Google ad.. take your pick
For justice, we must go to Don Corleone
I've lost loads of karma on this article. I've been on Good for ages, and been getting positive mods, but a couple of Trolls and Offtopics and I'm just "Positive" again.
It was beggin for it. Sorry folks.
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I admit, the thought of rickrolling folks with a "Bin Laden takedown video" had crossed my mind last night; didn't follow through, though.
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
The internet, where the guys are guys, the girls are guys and the 10 year-olds are FBI agents!
Well, I might have a way, but it only works on a semi spherical planet in a vacuum.
Kool and the Gang has made a big comeback.
For justice, we must go to Don Corleone
Yep, this is definitely shaping up to be my article, isn't it? I've burned LOADS of Karma, and it was worth every -1 Troll, -1 Offtopic, etc.
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'Was searching for Bin Laden news, found a program called "Fox Tab" in the search results, and discovered this PDF creation tool was actually a trojan.'
Even worse, I was searching for 'MILF' and I got a legitimate news story about Bin Laden:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/05/02/11/moro-rebels-call-bin-laden-martyr
("...He added that bin Laden's death has no direct effect on the MILF.")
Be careful out there!
I swear I read this same article every time: "[Insert world event here] being used to spread malware"
-1000 Redundant. Yep, we've actually had this discussion. And, surprise!, I am actually female. I'm ugly, I'm wierd, and I post crap sometimes, but I am female.
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I am very sorry. It was a joke. I personally know a couple of girl-nerds and the percentage even seems a bit low on /.
Well, I might have a way, but it only works on a semi spherical planet in a vacuum.
Michael Jackson what?
CHRISTIANABAD, Pakistan, Monday (NTN) — President Barack Obama has announced that the hydra has been conclusively beheaded by US forces in Pakistan.
Mr Obama said it was "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat the hydra. We can all rest safe now."
A US official said the hydra's head had been buried at sea, to prevent the grave becoming a shrine. "But trust us — we got the actual hydra, all right. You know how good we are with getting this stuff right."
World leaders expressed their relief at the hydra having been utterly and completely stopped by cutting its main head off, except those party poopers at Hamas who dared suggest there were people who might be annoyed.
For many, the bigger question is whether, in the longer run, the hydra's organisation can survive. "The absolutely final and complete really truly killing of the hydra puts the group on a path of decline that will be difficult to reverse," said the President.
"I suddenly feel much better about America and no longer have any thoughts of revenge whatsoever," said one Afghan teenager whose entire family had been killed as collateral damage by a US bomb. "U-S-A! U-S-A! Coca-Cola! Fox News!"
US citizens are encouraged to apply to hold official celebratory street parties, under the close supervision of the Department of Homeland Security and the Transport Safety Administration, so that their freedoms may stay protected.
"Mission accomplished!" said Accounts Receivable at Halliburton.
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That didn't take long at all!
The Osama Bin Laden dead article has over 1300 comments so apparently people do care. This particular story is about Malware, something different. Please try to keep up. Thanks
You can tell this one is a real woman, look how much she talks but how little she says.
If I can just reach out with my words and touch a butthole, just one, it will all be worth it.
I think your behavior in this discussion answers that question pretty well, frankly. Probably when the high wears off, you'll see that.
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I'm ugly, I'm wierd, and I post crap
+1 informative.
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
And I thought Bin Laden had karma issues...
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Tradition is a powerful thing.
Have gnu, will travel.
Bin Laden wouldn't have said anything, he was a tough nut to crack.
Talking to the guy would have invited negotiation with him. Then millions in court costs as he's stuck in a jail somewhere. Following that would be the attempts at freeing him.
Fuck him, he's gone and the world's a better place.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Trolling is a art,
Maybe because of MILF
"The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam" - Japanese ministry official.
...we can't have nice things.
After I heard the news on the radio on the drive into work. I was expecting some SPAM dealing with this. Whether it be a chain letter or links to bogus sites with promises of the picture. Guess I'm more of a realist than a cynic.
As in.. post-op? If so, then hello to you!
Football Odds
Let us at least agree that Osama died as he lived: violently and without mercy.
Score: +4 (troll) was the most amusing. Still got karma to burn. Wish I knew who went after me, though. Revenge is sweet (unless your name is Osama).
Hey..! Well played, though...
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That post surely implies that
a) any real women here USED to be men
and
b) that you'd still be interested
Sorry to disappoint, but I'm no-op, and I don't need one, thank you.
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Bin Laden causes turmoil for the public!!!
Guess maybe you don't really die once you hit celebrity status.
Or is that if you get digitized on the interwebs?
Dang it, TSA better start groping my email for terrorist, or something.
Be seeing you...
Not only that but it is amazing to me how the MSM of the entire planet is buying this bullshit! You telling me the US military, the same bunch that files EVERYTHING in triplicate, didn't take any pics of the body? Which they just so happened to bury at sea so you can't even do an autopsy to see if it is the right guy or if he was a little moldy, like say, ohh I don't know, he has been dead since 2004?
Maybe if every blogger starts screaming bullshit we might get some answers but I have a feeling short of a Payton Manning Wikileak style info theft we won't be getting the truth from this cabal. For those that don't know here are the facts: FACT...We have not seen a single moving video of OBL since 2004 ALL that has been released since then is a voice over still pictures. FACT..the only evidence we've had that OBL was alive was the CIA saying "yep that scratchy badly done video has his voice. Uh huh, yep" FACT..OBL had documented failing kidneys in 99 and had been treated in 2000 and supposedly 2002 for kidney failure. FACT..one does NOT survive on dialysis very long and certainly not in the backwoods of BF nowhere without state of the art treatment, I don't care HOW much money you have!
We're being conned folks, the bullshit is waist deep and rising. The PTBs got their wars and now they needed to kill off their bogey man, so they dump a body at sea and say "yep the bogey man is dead!" and not a single new org is questioning the fact there isn't so much as a snapshot, or the burial at sea, or anything? Well you know what, I killed Jimmy Hoffa! That's right, I shot the man dead while he was on the shitter. Of course I don't have a body, haven't showed you any picks of me standing over his dead ass, but yep, I killed Jimmy Hoffa so where is my book deal?
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
I like cowgirl, its nice and leaves your hands free for lots of naughty touching. You do have to be careful if you girl has nice large breasts though, as you'd be surprised how heavy a female breast can be and head injuries are never sexy.
As for TFA, is this even news? I remember the same crap back in the late 80s with that Wall Street crash, Black Tuesday or whatever its called. "Spamers use headlines" news at 11. They did the same with Katrina, they did the same with the start of the war in Iraq, they did the same with the Y2K scare, hell they did it with tennis players boobies. Anything they think will get you to click a link they'll use, and just because the headline is a supposedly dead terrorist doesn't change the MO one single bit.
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
Ben Laden was malware. He has been fixed.
Not a very good troll, if I do say so myself. For a start, I acknowledged this fact and gave the real reasons for posting below, but hours ago.
Also, it's a noun, not a proper noun; ie malware. But nice try, NotAGoodTrollButITry (19225512).
webmistressrachel (I never post AC but I'm having to due to moderations on this wonderful crapflood of mine)
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My colleague is an internet marketer. After hearing about Osama's death, he quickly made an 'Osama Bin Laden is dead' fan page and monetized off of it. Bought a domain relating to the page and then setup a CPA (cost per action) advertisement, one of those content blocker things. Him and I also did the same following Michael Jackon's death. He has made quite a living off of it, just by spamming social networking sites and users are duped by their own stupidity.
I can see numerous reasons not to post the photos, at least not immediately:
Add all these up, and there's no reasonable doubt - they got bin Laden on May 1st.
or play UNIX Navy Seal ... "cat Pb > /bin/laden" and fill him with lead.
The real way to spread malware in this case would be a headline like "Donald Trump obtains Osama bin Laden video" ...
That isn't as clear cut as it seems. A male friend of mine talks far more than the female friends I have and says far less.
Well, I might have a way, but it only works on a semi spherical planet in a vacuum.