But look: http://www.ambrosiasw.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102379 I did some researchinating and the virus (trojan?) is really quite silly. You pretty much have to install it yourself, which would be a very goofy thing to do. So goofy, in fact, that if you're the kind of person to configure the virus yourself... you probably shouldn't have a computer. Haha. x)
silliness does not prevent spreadingpibloktoFebruary 19 2006, 09:22:44 UTC
it may seem like it's unlikely to spread because it requires so much user interaction and there are a number of points where a supposedly reasonable user would say "this is just not right", but that won't stop some people from opening it anyways...
there are email worms for windows that send themselves as a password protected archive and give the user the password in a jpeg (basically implementing a CAPTCHA system) and it was still successful...
if the user-base is dumb enough, the virus will spread...
Re: silliness does not prevent spreadingpibloktoFebruary 20 2006, 07:25:34 UTC
*nods* It will spread, I certainly agree with you there. I meant merely that I don't think Ms Aimee here will get it, as long as she isn't among the users to go through specific motions which would, in her brain, elicit feelings of "Hmm, I'm probably installing a virus right now." And I certainly hope she isn't... *suspicious glance*
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But look: http://www.ambrosiasw.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102379
I did some researchinating and the virus (trojan?) is really quite silly. You pretty much have to install it yourself, which would be a very goofy thing to do. So goofy, in fact, that if you're the kind of person to configure the virus yourself... you probably shouldn't have a computer. Haha. x)
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there are email worms for windows that send themselves as a password protected archive and give the user the password in a jpeg (basically implementing a CAPTCHA system) and it was still successful...
if the user-base is dumb enough, the virus will spread...
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also, yay for ljers using bnl lyrics for usernames!
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