myke
Number of posts : 14 Registration date : 2008-07-14
| Subject: Fake Homer Simpson email spreading malware Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:54 pm | |
| a fake homer simpson e-mail...........A screen name once connected to animated TV dad Homer Simpson is being used to spread malware. In a 2003 episode of The Simpsons, writers revealed that Homer’s e-mail address was chunkylover53 Prior to the episode’s airing, the address was registered by one of the show’s writers, who used it to answer hundreds of e-mails from Simpsons fans. Years later, the chunkylover53 screen name has resurfaced, and it’s now being used to distribute a trojan disguised as a Simpsons movie file. According to FaceTime malware research director Chris Boyd, chunkylover53 is sending out auto-reply messages to users which promises a special exclusive episode of the show available for download. The link in the message leads to an executable file. Upon launching the trojan, the user is presented with a fake error message which is followed by several real error messages and, finally, a blank screen. Upon restarting, the system will run noticeable slower and be prone to crashes. Boyd found that the malicious payload delivered by the trojan includes a rootkit and remote control software which logs the user in a botnet. The malware was traced back to Kimya, a Turkish botnet which has been infecting machines for the last four months. Source: Vnunet | |
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jamez Admin
Number of posts : 103 Age : 31 Registration date : 2008-07-01
| Subject: Re: Fake Homer Simpson email spreading malware Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:48 pm | |
| lol never a dull moment when ur around huh myke | |
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myke
Number of posts : 14 Registration date : 2008-07-14
| Subject: Re: Fake Homer Simpson email spreading malware Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:29 pm | |
| yeh i know, i look for anything thats on the up in the computer world. or anythin else come to think of it.......... like........... Terminator Salvation.......... cant wait for this one, but, no arnie.... cristian bale's the star. | |
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Viper Admin
Number of posts : 69 Age : 30 Location : England Registration date : 2008-07-01
| Subject: Re: Fake Homer Simpson email spreading malware Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:29 am | |
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jamez Admin
Number of posts : 103 Age : 31 Registration date : 2008-07-01
| Subject: Re: Fake Homer Simpson email spreading malware Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:32 am | |
| we want anie we want arnie | |
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