Re: [media] Spyware Software Dubbed 'Ransom-ware'

In article <apjne.40294$Ph4.905874 (AT) ursa-nb00s0 (DOT) nbnet.nb.ca>
Bear Foot <invalid (AT) invalid (DOT) com> wrote:

http://www.internetweek.com/16370242...KHSCJUMEK JVN

or

http://tinyurl.com/98b6m

An apparently bogus anti-spyware tool is the newest addition to the
expanding "ransom-ware" category of malware, Panda Software said Tuesday.
Ransom-ware, the term some have slapped on malicious code that infects a PC,
then demands money in return for cleaning up the machine or unlocking
suddenly-encrypted documents, is just another example of how hackers are
increasingly driven by greed, Luis Corrons, the director of Panda's research
lab, said in a press release. Now, said, Corrons, a purported anti-spyware
product, SpywareNo, joins the list of ransom-ware.

Surreptitiously downloaded when users visit certain porn or pirate Web
sites, SpywareNo exploits vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer
to get onto a PC. Once it installs itself, it creates an icon on the desktop
and displays a bogus warning that the system's infected with spyware,
Corrons said. (It also modifies the Windows Registry to guarantee it runs
every time the PC is started, even after the user thinks he's managed to
manually delete the program.)
snip

a Great reason to avoid using Internet Exploder like the plague!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This message was posted via one or more anonymous remailing services.
The original sender is unknown. Any address shown in the From header
is unverified. You need a valid hashcash token to post to groups other
than alt.test and alt.anonymous.messages. Visit www.panta-rhei.dyndns.org
for abuse and hashcash info.

Anonymous via Panta Rhei typed:

In article <apjne.40294$Ph4.905874 (AT) ursa-nb00s0 (DOT) nbnet.nb.ca
Bear Foot <invalid (AT) invalid (DOT) com> wrote:


http://www.internetweek.com/16370242...KHSCJUMEK JVN

or

http://tinyurl.com/98b6m

An apparently bogus anti-spyware tool is the newest addition to the
expanding "ransom-ware" category of malware, Panda Software said
Tuesday. Ransom-ware, the term some have slapped on malicious code
that infects a PC, then demands money in return for cleaning up the
machine or unlocking suddenly-encrypted documents, is just another
example of how hackers are increasingly driven by greed, Luis
Corrons, the director of Panda's research lab, said in a press
release. Now, said, Corrons, a purported anti-spyware product,
SpywareNo, joins the list of ransom-ware.

Surreptitiously downloaded when users visit certain porn or pirate
Web sites, SpywareNo exploits vulnerabilities in Microsoft's
Internet Explorer to get onto a PC. Once it installs itself, it
creates an icon on the desktop and displays a bogus warning that the
system's infected with spyware, Corrons said. (It also modifies the
Windows Registry to guarantee it runs every time the PC is started,
even after the user thinks he's managed to manually delete the
program.)
snip

a Great reason to avoid using Internet Exploder like the plague!

A great reason to avoid advice from people using Anonymous remailers!
They are too chickenshite to use the Internet.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This message was posted via one or more anonymous remailing services.
The original sender is unknown. Any address shown in the From header
is unverified. You need a valid hashcash token to post to groups other
than alt.test and alt.anonymous.messages. Visit
www.panta-rhei.dyndns.org for abuse and hashcash info.

"YoKenny" <YoKenny (AT) noway (DOT) invalid> wrote:

A great reason to avoid advice from people using Anonymous remailers!
They are too chickenshite to use the Internet.

Usenet. And while you're at it, learn to quote. Oh, wait, you probably
won't.

--
John Perl SEO tools: http://johnbokma.com/perl/
Experienced (web) developer: http://castleamber.com/
Get a SEO report of your site for just 100 USD:
http://johnbokma.com/websitedesign/seo-expert-help.html