> why does everyone keep asking what is an illegal site?> It doesn't matter, it's a worm!That's not the point. The point is that there isn't really any such thing as an "illegal website", it's all free speech protected under the First Amendment, and the fact that people are dumb enough to think that there is "illegal speech" on the net that you can get in trouble for viewing is exactly the reason why worms like this spread.
Has anyone thought that this might actually be the FBI falsifying this worm.A week later, Come to this site and download this activeX control so we can fix your computer.Scanning for illegal files...
This only proves that too many people are stupid enough to:a) Download an attachment from someone who is OBVIOUSLY spoofed.b) Unzip a binary file to somewherec) Execute the binary file (with the extension of a binary!) It doesn't take a genius to notice that it's a .exe or a .pif or something.Then you couple this with Microsoft's "Let's give every application administrator powers by default" strategy, and it's no wonder these things spread.I'm sure M$ has a deal going with antivirus companies to leave well known security holes open to this sort of thing.
I got one yesterday. I opened it, no problems. I open all attachments. Never have any problems.Had a file called "File-packed_dataInfo.exe" in it. Harmless.
oktoNov 22, 2005
Main thing is, why would a Federal agency ever communicate by email, when they could communicate via armed men in three-piece suits?
Closed AccountNov 23, 2005
I got one of those e mails tonight.....bah!~mario
pupaNov 23, 2005
> why does everyone keep asking what is an illegal site?> It doesn't matter, it's a worm!That's not the point. The point is that there isn't really any such thing as an "illegal website", it's all free speech protected under the First Amendment, and the fact that people are dumb enough to think that there is "illegal speech" on the net that you can get in trouble for viewing is exactly the reason why worms like this spread.
strizeNov 23, 2005
Has anyone thought that this might actually be the FBI falsifying this worm.A week later, Come to this site and download this activeX control so we can fix your computer.Scanning for illegal files...
haxrNov 23, 2005
Damn.. and I thought I was getting recruited. =(
phr34kyNov 24, 2005
This only proves that too many people are stupid enough to:a) Download an attachment from someone who is OBVIOUSLY spoofed.b) Unzip a binary file to somewherec) Execute the binary file (with the extension of a binary!) It doesn't take a genius to notice that it's a .exe or a .pif or something.Then you couple this with Microsoft's "Let's give every application administrator powers by default" strategy, and it's no wonder these things spread.I'm sure M$ has a deal going with antivirus companies to leave well known security holes open to this sort of thing.
Closed AccountNov 24, 2005
I got one yesterday. I opened it, no problems. I open all attachments. Never have any problems.Had a file called "File-packed_dataInfo.exe" in it. Harmless.
topbloggerDec 26, 2009
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