New MSN WORM
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Warrior
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written Thursday, February 17 2005 15:56
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Watch out for instant messages -even when they come from good friends and family- which look like this: "OMFG! http://[some_domain_name]/handcuffs.pif"[/url] OMFG can be similar words, like LOL, LMAO, SO COOL or ROFL. This is a new worm, probably a Bropia variant, spreading around MSN Messenger disguised as a hyperlink to a file called handcuffs.pif (which is hosted on random domains, like for instance members.chello.nl/g.geurts). When you click the link and thus activate the download of this file, a jpg of a handcuffed girl will be extracted (which some of you didn't seem to mind) and in the background a similar message will be sent to online MSN Messenger contacts. Don't help this worm propagate... don't click links to .pif files! Seems to be a varient of the w32.bropia virus Update your definitions! -------------------- Maker of the Geneforge 3 Trainer for windows. [NEWEST v.0.9 ~~ Trainer D/L [URL=http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=19;t=000423;p=2[/URL](.zip, 103kb) Posts: 73 | Registered: Monday, May 26 2003 07:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, February 17 2005 16:26
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Yea, i nearly took this up the ass after blowing my mind with Reading Week studying... no wait, i actually got it, but i fixed it. oh well. -------------------- Polaris - Weather balloons, ninjas, and your big daddy Wise Man. What more could you want? Undead Theories - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, February 17 2005 17:33
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I clicked on it for kicks, btu nothing happened. I am saddened by this. -------------------- Scandalous Stories, fishing,and great photos Posts: 294 | Registered: Monday, November 24 2003 08:00 |
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written Thursday, February 17 2005 17:42
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That is because "[some domain name]" is not a legitimate domain name. :P -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, February 17 2005 17:53
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What exactly are the results of the virus? Does it harm MSN messenger itself? -------------------- Wham Bam Shizam Posts: 247 | Registered: Monday, September 6 2004 07:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, February 17 2005 18:00
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Pyro, your link doesn't work! :( :D :P -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, February 18 2005 00:38
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Don't worry Ben, I'm sure you can google for it if you really really want to get infected. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, February 18 2005 03:10
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People stupid enough to click on links to .pif files deserve what they get. Windows Shortcuts, people. They could easily be links to format c: or whatever. -------------------- Inconsistently backward. SWOH. IM, PATF, ND. Posts: 612 | Registered: Saturday, October 13 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, February 18 2005 03:48
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That's a type of virus that exploits no faults in Internet Explorer or Windows, but the weakness in any system: Idiocy. I guess it makes use of people confusing .pif with .tif endings and expecting an image instead of a program. Many don't even know what a .pif file is. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Friday, February 18 2005 06:09
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I admit I had to google it and read this page, since I'd never heard of it before. That kind of makes sense, since I'm on a Mac, and I guess pif files don't do anything on a Mac. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, February 18 2005 14:52
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No they certainly don't :) -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, February 18 2005 17:58
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quote:Or because it's a Windows virus... -------------------- Scandalous Stories, fishing,and great photos Posts: 294 | Registered: Monday, November 24 2003 08:00 |
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written Friday, February 18 2005 21:23
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Well, it depends on whether you tried to click the link in this thread or in the actual virus email. If you clicked the link in this thread, it won't do anything regardless of your operating system, for the reason I mentioned above. :P -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |