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Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don’t.

Posted by tracyanne on · 9 comments
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The next time you get the urge to enter angry messages to phishers on fake (malicious) Web sites, stop and consider this discovery by researcher Joe Stewart. The identity thieves behind the Asprox botnet have built extra logic into phishing sites to detect taunts and subject those computer users to drive-by malware exploits.

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Comments (9)

jdixon ·
> If you are running Windows and haven’t recently installed your security updates and patched all your browser plugins/ActiveX controls, you might find yourself infected with your very own copy of Asprox

The first five words kind of says it all, doesn't it.
tracyanne Story submitter ·
Yep.
rijelkentaurus ·
I like when people talk of "computer" viruses, which of course they are not. They are truly "Windows" viruses. I tend to correct people on that point, it often irritates them. Gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling.
techiem2 ·
lol. Good point. Considering that you never see mbr viruses these days....
herzeleid ·
> Considering that you never see mbr viruses these days....

Have you ever seen an mbr virus that didn't require a microsoft os to propogate?
techiem2 ·
Boot disks (yeah yeah, nobody uses floppies anymore)? hehe.
herzeleid ·
> Boot disks (yeah yeah, nobody uses floppies anymore)?

OK, I'll bite. If I'm an mbr virus, how do I propagate if I don't have a microsoft os to hitch a ride on?
number6x ·
Quoting:"OK, I'll bite. If I'm an mbr virus, how do I propagate if I don't have a microsoft os to hitch a ride on?"


I'm not sure, but Sony BMG is probably working on it right now.

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