Bizarre Virus Threatens to Kill File-Sharers
A strange virus which taunts file-sharers and threatens to report them to the police and even kill them, is being distributed on the Winny network.
The virus has two variants Troj/Pirlames-A and Troj/Pirlames-B, masquerades as a screensaver and attacks files with these popular extensions - EXE, BAT, CMD, INI, ASP, HTM, HTML, PHP, CLASS, JAVA, DBX, EML, MBX, TBB, WAB, HLP, TXT, MP3, XLS, LOG, BMP - overwriting them with images of comic book character Ayu Tsukimiya.
It’s reported that one of the images, which includes a song about fish-shaped pancakes stuffed with jam, has a telephone number included although it’s unclear to whom the number belongs.
Another exclaims “This is a visit from the prevalent Piro virus! Stop P2P! If you don’t i’ll tell the police!” while another threatens “Ah, I see you are using P2P again……if you don’t stop within 0.5 seconds, i’m going to kill you!”
Graham Cluley, a consultant for Sophos said of the virus “This is one of the most bizarre pieces of malware we have seen in our labs for quite some time, but it’s data-destroying payload is no laughing matter. It acts as a timely reminder to companies that they may want to control users’ access to P2P file-sharing software not just because they can eat up bandwidth, but also because they can present a security risk to your corporate data.”
Winny is the most popular P2P application in Japan. In 2006 the developer of the Winny file-sharing software was found guilty and fined 1.5 million yen for assisting users in copyright violations.
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Hah, this is really quite funny. I feel sorry for the innocent people that have had their files erased by this virus. My advice as always: Don’t use Windows.
This gave me nice laughter :P
Buy viruses sux >,
My god, does people use Windows? That’s so wierd. It’s like, hello, i’m retarded. I’ve been using OSX since 1989 - not a single virus etc!
Windows is so stupid!
they can’t get people from winny now they using this method . won’t the company get sued for using such method ? .
[quote comment="56852"]My god, does people use Windows? That’s so wierd. It’s like, hello, i’m retarded. I’ve been using OSX since 1989 - not a single virus etc!
Windows is so stupid![/quote]
I’ve been using windows longer than that and I’ve yet to have a single virus. You’re just stupid.
Funny, so have I!
Just so you guys know windows isnt that retarded. No one bothers writing viruses for macs because no one uses them. IDIOT!
If you go about downloading tons of crap and if your the type that click on various links to many sites. You’ll be the one to get infected.
Educate yourself and you’ll have no problems with windows and viruses. For those that don’t, windows is not for you.
Windows does suck, even though I do in fact use it. the trick is knowing how to go to your administartion folder and shut down any and all automatic updates, system restore programs and various other componants. those are some of the weakest links to windows. Also as was metioned above; go randomaly opening porn sites and unknown places all over the web and you will get a virus for sure. I had a bad one that I had to reformat and learn how to really make windows work for me. Just look and read. there are plenty of helpfull blogs to learn things that microsoft would rather you didn’t know.
Well, hear me now, i don’t beleive that you never even once had any viruses etc. I just don’t think you speak the truth.
I’ve read Mac forums/mags for nearly 20 years, and no one tells about a virus. yeye, anyways.
I love my wife! See ya.
/AH.Miga. 500?
This just in. Says.it.All-!!!—>
System Cleaner 5.53
Yes. for Whine.dow.zzzzzzzz
Since when did Akiko make taiyaki…
Mac/linux wont get affected by viruses because of the file system >,
“A computer is like air condition it become useless when you open Windows”
@3… people stink sometimes, like you in this post, no mater what.
MS is the most used OS in the world and with that as start it did become the most interesting OS to approach for any reason of scripting.
When another OS will be mainstream, then the same happens.
Oh that is a real shocker, someone spreading virii on an >outdated
[quote comment="57035"][quote comment="56852"]My god, does people use Windows? That’s so wierd. It’s like, hello, i’m retarded. I’ve been using OSX since 1989 - not a single virus etc!
Windows is so stupid![/quote]
I’ve been using windows longer than that and I’ve yet to have a single virus. You’re just stupid.[/quote]
ME too! Nod32 baby!
[quote comment="58964"][quote comment="57035"][quote comment="56852"]My god, does people use Windows? That’s so wierd. It’s like, hello, i’m retarded. I’ve been using OSX since 1989 - not a single virus etc!
Windows is so stupid![/quote]
I’ve been using windows longer than that and I’ve yet to have a single virus. You’re just stupid.[/quote]
ME too! Nod32 baby![/quote]
Errr. guys…
The first Windows version was released to the public in 1994 (orginally sheduled for 1993)
And it was not even an operating system at that point.
Mac will join intel and using windows product soon mac will using window operating system.
Windows users should always use a computer condom… firewall on, antivirus application active and updated weekly… anti-spyware apps active and all the other stuff… that your Mac running an updated and current OSX does not really need.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278254,00.html
Just so you know your all fucking lifeless idiots for debating something this freakin’ stupid.
Right on
[quote comment="56852"]My god, does people use Windows? That’s so wierd. It’s like, hello, i’m retarded. I’ve been using OSX since 1989 - not a single virus etc!
Windows is so stupid![/quote]
OSX wasn’t in use in 1989, you lack-witted macluebie. It was first released in a client configuration in 2001.
So much for Windows being ’stupid’. You’re so fucking dumb you don’t realise that viruses will always be written for the most popular operating systems, not the hobbyist OSes..
I just love it when know-nothing lusers try to be ‘net-kewl’ & just end up embarassing themselves in front of tens of thousands of people. What a fucking moron!
LOLlerskates!
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