As for the browser vulnerability, nope, sorry, read TFA. It's the exact same thing as the email "virus" -- it just has Youtube links to an exe file. Are you sure about that? I just downloaded one of the said pages that the emails link too, and looking at the source its got a massive javascript script, with what looked like to me as some exploit code. If this is the case and it is indeed an exploit allowing auto execution, then really I can't call someone stupid for falling for it, just ignorant.
With regards to the forced computer training, much like driving training people must get to drive a car, I agree, I think it would be a great idea. However, honestly I don't think its ever going to happen, so I cba to discuss it as a solution.
And I really have to say, I hate the belittling of PC ignorant people. Sure its frustrating, but generally its not because of stupidity but lack of knowledge, and an anxiety around computers. I can relate slightly, my first day working on a till a few years back I got scammed by a couple who confused the hell out of me swapping cash & change around. They made off with roughly $10. I felt stupid at the time, but I wasn't. They had deliberately set out to swindle me, and I wasn't prepared. Most people are aware they shouldn't open.exe or weird attachments, but most people I know who aren't tech savy are constantly forwarding around links to funny videos/pictures. Very few consider following links to be a big no no.
Eh, this has turned into a rant, but all I'm saying is, people who get infected with malware, are not always idiots, just ignorant.
While the email's did contain a link that you needed to follow, I believe the site tried to exploit browser vulnerabilities to try infect your computer. In fact I think it generates different pages based on your user agent string to try and exploit the different browsers.
With regards to the link, they were also masked well to show up as a youtube url.
All in all I think this means that you don't have to be a total idiot to get infected, maybe just a little naive.
Absolute rubbish, there are(were, doubt they completely gone) many IRA heads in Kildare, that I knew, not personally. And they were no more religious than the next person in Ireland these days, (Easter Eggs, Christmas presents - Yes please! Sunday mass, confession - Yeah right.).
IRA was never about religion ever. If they had ties with religion it was purely to increase support as Ireland was ultra religious back then, and the Catholic church had a nice slice of power from the government.
Supposedly you google each line of this, and the first result will have a 3 digit number in the title, which you convert to hex, and the result is the hash key
1. 2/Beavers are bad mmmmkay...Google 4TW!
2.
3. Mark Twain Intermediate School
4. Restaurant & Lounge
5. Cent
6. Celtic Designs Dover Pictorial
7. Science Online Special Feature
8. Link Building Strategies
9. Starlifter
10. Solar periodicity
11. Dawson's Creek Music Guide Decisions
12. Duncan's F
13. ways to market your small or solo business
14. WBFF
15. Olivia Quinn Food Stamp Leaver
16. Dalmations
17. CITI FM
18. Skippyslist
Who are the idiot programmers designing this important software for 'home use' / 'general purpose' operating systems? Why aren't things like this embedded systems, or a custom special use OS, that is designed fully around a stability model. You don't see go-karts used as ambulances.
It's this same story over and over. People now giving out that Vista is not really offering anything new, and isn't a worthwhile, and Microsoft are trying to force it down our necks. Of course they are, how many of you own a Gillete Fusion razor, this is the same thing, it's companies fluffing up a product so they can sell it to you again. You can't whine at a company to stop making money this way, it's a pretty guaranteed way to make profits, and they won't change because you give out.
Not anymore, as its a route I just recently went down.
There are two packs in *some* shops or on steam you can buy now, and they are..
Half Life 1 Anthology : Gives you HL1, Opfor, Blueshift, DMC, Ricochet, TFC & 3rd party mod use, No CS or DOD
Counter-Strike Anthology : Gives you CS, CZ, CZ deleted scenes & DoD
The CS Anthology pack is what I bought in the shop, it cost 15. I didnt expect it too allow me to play HL1, but I did expect to be able to play 3rd party HL mods, but it doesn't, you need HL1 for that. And if you buy HL1 Anthology pack which is also 15 in shops, you cant play CS until you buy that.
They are roughly the same price on steam. So I had to pay 30 to play CS and HL 3rd party mods, which is pretty much the same price I paid 5 years ago for the game, even though HL was out on budget 2 years ago for 5 and gave you everything.
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With regards to the forced computer training, much like driving training people must get to drive a car, I agree, I think it would be a great idea. However, honestly I don't think its ever going to happen, so I cba to discuss it as a solution.
And I really have to say, I hate the belittling of PC ignorant people. Sure its frustrating, but generally its not because of stupidity but lack of knowledge, and an anxiety around computers.
I can relate slightly, my first day working on a till a few years back I got scammed by a couple who confused the hell out of me swapping cash & change around. They made off with roughly $10. I felt stupid at the time, but I wasn't. They had deliberately set out to swindle me, and I wasn't prepared. Most people are aware they shouldn't open
Eh, this has turned into a rant, but all I'm saying is, people who get infected with malware, are not always idiots, just ignorant.
While the email's did contain a link that you needed to follow, I believe the site tried to exploit browser vulnerabilities to try infect your computer. In fact I think it generates different pages based on your user agent string to try and exploit the different browsers.
With regards to the link, they were also masked well to show up as a youtube url.
All in all I think this means that you don't have to be a total idiot to get infected, maybe just a little naive.
Absolute rubbish, there are(were, doubt they completely gone) many IRA heads in Kildare, that I knew, not personally. And they were no more religious than the next person in Ireland these days, (Easter Eggs, Christmas presents - Yes please! Sunday mass, confession - Yeah right.).
IRA was never about religion ever. If they had ties with religion it was purely to increase support as Ireland was ultra religious back then, and the Catholic church had a nice slice of power from the government.
Supposedly you google each line of this, and the first result will have a 3 digit number in the title, which you convert to hex, and the result is the hash key
this is the pastebin
1. 2/Beavers are bad mmmmkay...Google 4TW!
2.
3. Mark Twain Intermediate School
4. Restaurant & Lounge
5. Cent
6. Celtic Designs Dover Pictorial
7. Science Online Special Feature
8. Link Building Strategies
9. Starlifter
10. Solar periodicity
11. Dawson's Creek Music Guide Decisions
12. Duncan's F
13. ways to market your small or solo business
14. WBFF
15. Olivia Quinn Food Stamp Leaver
16. Dalmations
17. CITI FM
18. Skippyslist
Sounds alot like the timing based attack on RSA. And it's very easily countered with adding some extra (random if you want) time padding.
Who are the idiot programmers designing this important software for 'home use' / 'general purpose' operating systems? Why aren't things like this embedded systems, or a custom special use OS, that is designed fully around a stability model. You don't see go-karts used as ambulances.
It's this same story over and over. People now giving out that Vista is not really offering anything new, and isn't a worthwhile, and Microsoft are trying to force it down our necks. Of course they are, how many of you own a Gillete Fusion razor, this is the same thing, it's companies fluffing up a product so they can sell it to you again. You can't whine at a company to stop making money this way, it's a pretty guaranteed way to make profits, and they won't change because you give out.
Not anymore, as its a route I just recently went down.
There are two packs in *some* shops or on steam you can buy now, and they are..
Half Life 1 Anthology : Gives you HL1, Opfor, Blueshift, DMC, Ricochet, TFC & 3rd party mod use, No CS or DOD
Counter-Strike Anthology : Gives you CS, CZ, CZ deleted scenes & DoD
The CS Anthology pack is what I bought in the shop, it cost 15. I didnt expect it too allow me to play HL1, but I did expect to be able to play 3rd party HL mods, but it doesn't, you need HL1 for that. And if you buy HL1 Anthology pack which is also 15 in shops, you cant play CS until you buy that.
They are roughly the same price on steam. So I had to pay 30 to play CS and HL 3rd party mods, which is pretty much the same price I paid 5 years ago for the game, even though HL was out on budget 2 years ago for 5 and gave you everything.
No suprise that these packs are published by EA..