Bin Laden's Death Being Used To Spread Malware 94
wiredmikey writes "Following the successful operation by US forces to kill Osama bin Laden, Internet users are searching in the masses for any details about the incident they can find. Cyber-criminals know this and have already been at work to 'poison' common search results hoping to gain access to people's computers and infect them with malware."
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...America's scapegoat for all the world's problems...
Very well put... too bad nobody hears
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I've lost loads of karma on this article. I've been on Good for ages, and been getting positive mods, but a couple of Trolls and Offtopics and I'm just "Positive" again.
It was beggin for it. Sorry folks.
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Re: Photos. (Score:2)
I can see numerous reasons not to post the photos, at least not immediately:
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Not a very good troll, if I do say so myself. For a start, I acknowledged this fact and gave the real reasons for posting below, but hours ago.
Also, it's a noun, not a proper noun; ie malware. But nice try, NotAGoodTrollButITry (19225512).
webmistressrachel (I never post AC but I'm having to due to moderations on this wonderful crapflood of mine)
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I think your behavior in this discussion answers that question pretty well, frankly. Probably when the high wears off, you'll see that.
Re:They start a new thread to get rid of the troll (Score:1, Redundant)
Yep, this is definitely shaping up to be my article, isn't it? I've burned LOADS of Karma, and it was worth every -1 Troll, -1 Offtopic, etc.
Friggin' Heck... (Score:2)
So far all the posts, including mine, are really spammy. I think that tells us just how much anybody really cares that the US finally caught their scapegoat for all the world's ills.
So Afghanistan was a complete waste of time, then, since (supposedly) they were only there looking for him.
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So far all the posts, including mine, are really spammy. I think that tells us just how much anybody really cares that the US finally caught their scapegoat for all the world's ills.
Except this isn't a story about his death. It's a story about malware. The story about his death is over here, with over 1200 comments and counting:
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/05/02/0326243/Osama-Bin-Laden-Reported-Dead-Body-In-US-Hands [slashdot.org]
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Bin Laden, the gift that keeps on infecting!
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And as long as people like you continue to fall for it, they'll carry on doing it. Remember, kids, hyperlinks are dangerous! The "Run" dialog box can give your computer measles!
(GOD DAMN slow down cowboy again... and I'm not even a guy. However, cowgirl would probably get filtered as a sexual position by commercial blockers...)
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-1000 Redundant. Yep, we've actually had this discussion. And, surprise!, I am actually female. I'm ugly, I'm wierd, and I post crap sometimes, but I am female.
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MODS (Score:5, Funny)
I'm ugly, I'm wierd, and I post crap
+1 informative.
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I'm ugly, I'm wierd, and I post crap
+1 informative.
This has got to be the definition of a slow news day.
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Yes, it must be. All my posts were at -1 earlier, it would seem that there are troll moderators as well as posters. Seriously, I started this fully expecting to be punished severely, and to be honest, I'm probably doing better than if I'd been Karma-whoring!
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Hey..! Well played, though...
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As in.. post-op? If so, then hello to you!
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That post surely implies that
a) any real women here USED to be men
and
b) that you'd still be interested
Sorry to disappoint, but I'm no-op, and I don't need one, thank you.
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Re:Yep - got me (Score:4, Funny)
'Was searching for Bin Laden news, found a program called "Fox Tab" in the search results, and discovered this PDF creation tool was actually a trojan.'
Even worse, I was searching for 'MILF' and I got a legitimate news story about Bin Laden:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/05/02/11/moro-rebels-call-bin-laden-martyr [abs-cbnnews.com]
("...He added that bin Laden's death has no direct effect on the MILF.")
Be careful out there!
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Maybe because of MILF [wikipedia.org]
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Well, it's either that, or another iPhone or Google ad.. take your pick
And this is news how? (Score:5, Informative)
Everything is used to spread malware. So Osama rates up there with child porn, penis enlargment, hair loss, belly fat, viagra, cheap drugs, and people wishing to deposit millions of dollars into your bank account?
Re:And this is news how? (Score:5, Funny)
Yes....
And I'll LMAO if this comment gets modded "Informative". Sillier things have happened on /. - I'm pretty sure that the mod system is a placebo for the users, and that it's really a random number generator, or some of the pigeons from PageRank moonlighting...
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The question is, why is everyone rooted? Do a simple google images search for any popular celebrity. Click on some images and you'll quickly be redirected to download "Antivirus 2011" or somesuch.
Its easy to blame Windows users for downloading trojans, but the real question is why isn't anyone securing their websites?
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You forgot Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger, "new and shocking" footage of Lady Di's crash (which should get some traction again due to the british royal wedding), and of course all the fake reports on various entertainers' deaths. Poor Britney Spears died almost every week before I finally got my spam filter up and running.
I also heard that (Score:5, Funny)
Elton John is already recording a tribute - "Sandals in the Bin"
In other news (Score:1)
Kool and the Gang [youtube.com] has made a big comeback.
Do we need to hear about this every time?? (Score:5, Insightful)
I swear I read this same article every time: "[Insert world event here] being used to spread malware"
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Personally I'm waiting for the next step: Slashdot article "[Insert world event here] being used to spread malware" being used to spread malware.
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Michael Jackson what?
US beheads hydra, saving world from terrorism (Score:2)
CHRISTIANABAD, Pakistan, Monday (NTN) — President Barack Obama has announced that the hydra has been conclusively beheaded [newstechnica.com] by US forces in Pakistan.
Mr Obama said it was "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat the hydra. We can all rest safe now."
A US official said the hydra's head had been buried at sea, to prevent the grave becoming a shrine. "But trust us — we got the actual hydra, all right. You know how good we are with getting this stuff right."
World lead
Not long at all (Score:2)
Re:Evil scumbags (Score:4, Funny)
Let us at least agree that Osama died as he lived: violently and without mercy.
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Bin Laden wouldn't have said anything, he was a tough nut to crack.
Talking to the guy would have invited negotiation with him. Then millions in court costs as he's stuck in a jail somewhere. Following that would be the attempts at freeing him.
Fuck him, he's gone and the world's a better place.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Yeah, but ... (Score:2)
Tradition is a powerful thing.
This is why... (Score:1)
...we can't have nice things.
You know I was half expecting this (Score:2)
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or play UNIX Navy Seal ... "cat Pb > /bin/laden" and fill him with lead.
The real way to spread malware in this case would be a headline like "Donald Trump obtains Osama bin Laden video" ...
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Bin Laden causes turmoil for the public!!!
Guess maybe you don't really die once you hit celebrity status.
Or is that if you get digitized on the interwebs?
Dang it, TSA better start groping my email for terrorist, or something.
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Ben Laden was malware. He has been fixed.
This is nothing new (Score:1)
My colleague is an internet marketer. After hearing about Osama's death, he quickly made an 'Osama Bin Laden is dead' fan page and monetized off of it. Bought a domain relating to the page and then setup a CPA (cost per action) advertisement, one of those content blocker things. Him and I also did the same following Michael Jackon's death. He has made quite a living off of it, just by spamming social networking sites and users are duped by their own stupidity.