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05-24-2007, 12:37 AM
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| Senator   Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,844
 |  Free computer virus finds willing victims Free computer virus finds willing victims HELSINKI (Reuters) - Computer specialist Didier Stevens put up a simple text advertisement on the Internet offering downloads of a computer virus for people who did not have any. Surprisingly, he found as many as 409 people clicking on the ad saying "Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!" during a 6-month advertising campaign on Google's Adword, said the IT security expert. "Some of them must have clicked on it by mistake. Some must have been curious or stupid," said Mikko Hypponen, head of research at data security firm F-Secure. There was no virus involved, it was an experiment aiming to show these kind of advertising systems can be used for malicious intent, Stevens told Reuters. Free computer virus finds willing victims - Yahoo! News I wonder how many of the clicks were employees borrowing the bosses' PC while he was out of the office...  "(Gay marriage) is a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish." -- Jon Stewart "Please don't judge others by your own standards." -- Garysher  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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05-24-2007, 07:07 AM
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| Block Captain   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the four star ball. Posts: 204
|  By publishing that story they have just given anyone who wants to spread a virus another idea. I'm torn between thinking people that stupid deserve it and feeling sorry for them should they ever get an infected computer. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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05-24-2007, 09:21 AM
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| Beer Man   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: stuck in the middle Posts: 4,786 Country:  Thanks: 89
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| I am actually surprised the click count is not higher. "We could not now take time for further search or consideration, our victuals being much spent, especially our beer." - William Bradford Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right..... Now offering premium membership for only $25.00!! Click here to get started.! | |
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05-24-2007, 03:28 PM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Apr 2007 Gender:  Posts: 1,830 Country:
| im sure it was. They probably just took those numbers from 1 state. People in America are so stupid sometimes. What Profit Is It To A Man...If He Gains The World But Loses His Own Soul {Matthew 16:26} | |||||||||||||||||||||
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