Tuesday, 22 May, 2007
Offbeat
Need a computer virus?- download now
Computer expert put an advertisement on the Internet offering a free computer virus for everyone willing to have one.
Didier Stevens from Helsinki ran his advertising campaign on Google's Adword for half of the year. As a result of his campaign 409 people clicked on the ad, that said: "Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!"
There are several suggestion on people's willingness to download malicious virus said Mikko Hypponen, who conducted the research at data security firm F-Secure. First of all, people must have mistakenly pushed the button, second - curiosity sometimes overcomes natural prudence and thirdly, some people must have been stupid.
In fact, Stevens tried the experiment with no actual virus. He wanted to demonstrate the advertising system can be a good source for everyone including those who have a malicious objective.
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Comments:
- 1 votes
//67 Oct 16, 2007 11:00 AM | posted by:
Nephi - Please send me the 5 level virus i hate this freking computer :@
- 1 votes
//66 Oct 16, 2007 03:02 AM | posted by: Unknown - wow
- 1 votes
//65 Oct 15, 2007 09:09 AM | posted by: eric - can u plz send me a virus? i wana crash the computer im on
- 1 votes
//64 Oct 14, 2007 08:17 PM | posted by:
Randall [InfoTOT]
- Please I need a computer crashing virus for a scam I was resently victim of send to rhta1976@aol.com thats me or ladysmith_flake@yahoo.com that is the scammer in Nigeria. Thank You
- 1 votes
//63 Oct 11, 2007 02:56 AM | posted by:
sanehoyt [InfoTOT]
- could u send me a good virus so i can check my antivirus system if u don't mind
sanehoyt@gmail.com thanks amanda - 1 votes
//62 Oct 10, 2007 07:39 PM | posted by: jessy - send us a decient virus so i can test the computors saftey
- 2 votes
//61 Oct 10, 2007 12:09 PM | posted by: Dainish - hi i need to get my hands on a virus so please email me with the subject virus for a girl who stole one of my best friends man. i know its bad, but someone hurts my best friend they can expect smtn...oh and her guy who cheated in the first place. dina_dainish@yahoo.ca
- 1 votes
//60 Oct 08, 2007 12:56 AM | posted by: ericoo - send me a virus to give me feedback l guess a trojan kind.
- 2 votes
//59 Oct 04, 2007 01:36 PM | posted by: Unknown - i want some crack
- 1 votes
//58 Oct 04, 2007 12:04 PM | posted by:
joker56123 [InfoTOT]
- I would like the virus for testing. Please send it to joker56123@yahoo.com
- 1 votes
//57 Oct 01, 2007 12:10 PM | posted by: klaphat - please send me a virus that crash a computer, i hate him
- 1 votes
//56 Sep 30, 2007 02:23 AM | posted by:
fenheal [InfoTOT]
- please mail me all the virus
fendhealocker@yahoo.co.id - 1 votes
//55 Sep 25, 2007 03:31 AM | posted by: james - cn u give this pc a virus plz
- 2 votes
//54 Sep 23, 2007 02:42 AM | posted by: katie - please give me a virus cause i;m a bitch
- 2 votes
//53 Sep 22, 2007 12:35 AM | posted by: $/\/\@RT [)3\/![_ - I need THE STRONGEST VIRUS
burn my Universities Computers - 1 votes
//52 Sep 20, 2007 08:11 AM | posted by: sirhc - listen i'm willing to pay for a contained virus so i may load it on a disk or cd.
- 1 votes
//51 Sep 18, 2007 06:40 AM | posted by: bala - i want virus because i want to make my mind more ba
- 1 votes
//50 Sep 15, 2007 09:05 PM | posted by: CPU ninja - If you want to make a virus just learn to make .reg files and how to edit aspects of a computer with the registry, and don't give out your email address or you'll get your tcp/ip hacked and you'll get a rootkit and your computer might as well just jump off a cliff and die if it gets a rootkit.
- 2 votes
//49 Sep 15, 2007 03:30 PM | posted by: OMFG... x] - Look at all these idiots.
"OMGHhey!1 Plz send me a virus.Mye-mail is..."
*kill* - 2 votes
//48 Sep 14, 2007 10:38 AM | posted by: Unknown - hi listen i really need a virus i have to send a virus to someone but i need to send it now
- 2 votes
//47 Sep 14, 2007 09:15 AM | posted by: MJG - I want to download one because I don't feel like doing work in school.
- 1 votes
//46 Sep 14, 2007 09:15 AM | posted by:
alcotrazz [InfoBIG]
- hey... this is a great page, where i can get a lot of e-mail addresses for spamming and sending viruses... my god, people, why are you so easy at giving e-mails?
- 1 votes
//45 Sep 14, 2007 06:24 AM | posted by: mark.sc@hotmail.co.uk - send me any msn virus plz thanx
- 1 votes
//44 Sep 13, 2007 07:15 AM | posted by: nandu - i m a computer operator and need avirus
- 2 votes
//43 Sep 13, 2007 03:36 AM | posted by: hansss - Hope u guys die.
- 1 votes
//42 Sep 11, 2007 01:36 AM | posted by:
pocho807 [InfoTOT]
- I want a virus , testing a new soft thk you :)
- 1 votes
//41 Sep 10, 2007 02:09 PM | posted by:
coolio101211 [InfoTOT]
- can some1 please send me a permanant virus 2 sixers4webb@yahoo.com asap
- 1 votes
//40 Sep 10, 2007 05:46 AM | posted by: Unknown - I am a virus. meep boop beep doot doot.
- 1 votes
//39 Sep 06, 2007 09:53 AM | posted by: jgpxmjgq - want some viruses!!
get a cold!!
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - 2 votes
//38 Sep 04, 2007 07:09 AM | posted by: raymound kelly - i need virus on my computer
- 1 votes
//37 Sep 03, 2007 02:11 AM | posted by: steven - i need a virus
- 1 votes
//36 Aug 30, 2007 09:10 AM | posted by: Nick - Linux? gay? more lke most ultra safe no comercilized free (comes with games) and extra downloadables and a great community for all experiance....
- 1 votes
//35 Aug 30, 2007 09:10 AM | posted by: Nick - Linux? gay? more lke most ultra safe no comercilized free (comes with games) and extra downloadables and a great community for all experiance....
- 1 votes
//34 Aug 29, 2007 01:45 AM | posted by: Eckstacy - hey,
email me a virus to test my new virus software please,id like any virus - 1 votes
//33 Aug 21, 2007 12:28 PM | posted by: mike - noobs... "send me a virus, i need it badly"
yeah, right... morons... - 1 votes
//32 Aug 09, 2007 12:00 AM | posted by:
grumbler [InfoBIG]
- i think i'm one of those that clicked
- 1 votes
//31 Aug 06, 2007 12:43 AM | posted by: Firestarter - I have a great desire to have a CIH in order to .uck my old friend up.I've made a detailed search about 'How can I harm my hardware?' and saw that CIH is the only one that can do this(If you know about any other that can do the same please let me know :)) ).But there is a problem with this guy...It is said that CIH only works with the operation sytems W95 & W98.I wonder whether it is possible to run it with XP & Vista or not(maybe it has some variants that run with these two).Also I would like to have a Cascade virus.I think it'd be so amazing while watching the characters falling from top to bottom of the screen.Actually,I want to have a virus archive! so I can see some of my dudes who set user password for BIOS when I want to play RPG on their computer suffering...My e-mail:
biglebowski@scientist.com - 1 votes
//30 Aug 06, 2007 12:00 AM | posted by:
grumbler [InfoBIG]
- can u mail me somethin like "w32.USBWorm"-microsoftpowerpoint.exe
- 2 votes
//29 Jul 31, 2007 03:31 AM | posted by: scornedwomen - please send me a virus, i've been married for 2 yrs and everything has gone downhill since... we dated before and things appeared fine... i've been on the computer recently, just trying to gain a better grasp of things, technology, etc... and i've found all kinds of upsetting files, pics and such that my husband is doing... please send me a virus that would slowly but surely kill this hard drive.
- 1 votes
//28 Jul 31, 2007 12:00 AM | posted by: agent smith - oh my god, people, let's help these poors out, lets send them some viruses. Unfortunately, or luckily, I don't have any, but I'd help everyone here, i.e. infect everyone's computers... and I feel especially sorry for this scorrnedwomen.
I'm sorry you didn't see who you were marrying back then. seems like he was and still is a bastard, if i got you right. - 3 votes
//27 Jul 24, 2007 09:22 PM | posted by: kingprageeth - I have a collection of various computer viruses. They are as my friends. i have burned them to a CD. I use them to check the power of anti virus softwares.
- 1 votes
//26 Jul 23, 2007 02:03 PM | posted by: nhc_systems@yahoo.com - I need a virus to check software as well
- 1 votes
//25 Jul 16, 2007 02:23 PM | posted by: tostu@nate.com - mail me...
- 1 votes
//24 Jul 16, 2007 02:22 PM | posted by: tostu - mail me...
- 1 votes
//23 Jul 11, 2007 01:55 AM | posted by: KS2006 - I want a virus , testing a new soft
- 1 votes
//22 Jul 07, 2007 09:36 PM | posted by: sAHIL - i WANT TO SPREAD THIS VIRUS . iT'S REALLY COOL
- 1 votes
//21 Jun 24, 2007 06:18 AM | posted by: lataganveer@yahoo.com - maill me
- 1 votes
//20 Jun 20, 2007 12:00 AM | posted by:
grumbler [InfoBIG]
- who would be stuiped enough to do that.
It was very funny what happened. - 1 votes
//19 Jun 05, 2007 12:28 PM | posted by: wakguano - This is great . sometimes virus is a need .
- 1 votes
//18 May 27, 2007 09:25 AM | posted by: Dave - The kind of person who wants new ideas to write viruses, the ones that want to test their anti-virus software, those who hate the person that own the computer they are on....and some stupid curious ones.
- 1 votes
//16 May 26, 2007 08:12 PM | posted by: dorkboy - meh, i would have clicked on it. If the guy had come up with a new virus, it would be possible to decompile it and modify for my own uses. There are lots of reason why people would click on that link.
- 1 votes
//15 May 26, 2007 12:08 AM | posted by: error406 - lol I'm one of those people that would have found it hard not to click that out of curiosity... I would just make sure I used someone elses computer =)
- 1 votes
//14 May 25, 2007 09:17 PM | posted by: Unknown - not all are as strong, some just are there
- 1 votes
//13 May 25, 2007 09:00 PM | posted by: get real - I think it's interesting how much people actually opened the link...also to the "editor", offensive language is everywhere isn't it? i mean even 3rd graders use the "F" word. I hate people who are such prudes, get real dude!!
- 1 votes
//12 May 25, 2007 09:00 PM | posted by: Editor - Please, do not be offensive and don't use inappropriate words. We will delete not only your comment, but those related to it too!
- 1 votes
//11 May 25, 2007 01:58 PM | posted by: DARK - Wow Maniac. If you're going to insult someone, at least type correctly. When you use short ways of communicating, it really makes you sound like an incompetent idiot.
Great, now I'm feel like I want to argue with someone. - 1 votes
//10 May 25, 2007 11:38 AM | posted by: Matthew - i would :D
- 1 votes
//9 May 25, 2007 11:07 AM | posted by: Peсa - Linux is not virus free.... It is just that there are not as many users as windows.... so why bother making a virus for a gay os
- 1 votes
//8 May 25, 2007 08:34 AM | posted by: 0ddb411 - As for the virus not affecting Linux... what if it is a virus written for Linux? :S Unless you mean that you still havn't got your copy of 'nix to run *anything* there is always a piece of naugty code that, if you are stupid enough to D/L and run it with sufficient access [I can't spell privilidgiggis] (a shell script from root, maybe? rm -rf / ), will *deleted* you up regardless of your OS.
Linux didn't get where it is today by being complacent about its security. They ARE out to get you - Linux users are generaly just paranoid enough. - 1 votes
//7 May 25, 2007 08:01 AM | posted by: Unknown - LINUX users are willing to download because it wont hurt them :D
- 1 votes
//6 May 25, 2007 07:26 AM | posted by: Jaysus - I actually wanted to download but just to hav so could run on someone else's computer to be malicious. no one in particulars yet, not motive
- 1 votes
//5 May 25, 2007 07:24 AM | posted by: lol.... - what kind of fool would be willing to download a virus?!
- 3 votes
//4 May 25, 2007 12:00 AM | posted by:
grumbler [InfoBIG]
- Actually, I have downloaded virii or gotten infected on purpose so that I could help others rid themselves of the virus. By having it and getting rid of it using known methods, I potentially saved 30-40 computer users.
- 1 votes
//2 May 24, 2007 09:00 PM | posted by: Eliena Andrews - Are you nuts ? Why would any person want to infect own computers and have headache? I would simply ignore it though subject seems interesting
Best Regards,
Eliena Andrews
- 5 votes
//3 May 24, 2007 09:00 PM | posted by: DARK - Also, to Peca, people make viruses for Linux to steal information from the clever people who use Linux to "try and hide from the mainstream" of Operating Systems.
Or break computers. Whichever suits the virus creator.
