demonized
01-20-03, 01:37 PM
Damn, what kinda virus is this. It hypnotizes people to ruin their computers.
http://bbspot.com/News/2003/01/smooth.html
Virus Alert: Smooth Talker
By Francisco Rangel
Forget about e-mail attachments, a new virus, dubbed "Smooth Talker" by anti-virus experts, has hit the Internet disguised as a simple e-mail. This virus contains no attachment, as its payload is delivered when the user reads it. The level of persuasion in the message is such that few users can avoid damaging their own computers after reading it. For the safety of the reader of this article, excerpts from the actual e-mail cannot be shown.
"It's like a hypnotic trance," explained virus researcher Jeremy Westfield. "The text in the message is enticing and so convincing that the reader feels the need to destroy files. We've even heard of some severe cases in which the reader does physical damage to their computer, such as smashing the monitor with the keyboard or lynching their mouse." Mr. Westfield himself has deleted registry entries and scratched CDs while studying the virus.
http://bbspot.com/News/2003/01/smooth.html
Virus Alert: Smooth Talker
By Francisco Rangel
Forget about e-mail attachments, a new virus, dubbed "Smooth Talker" by anti-virus experts, has hit the Internet disguised as a simple e-mail. This virus contains no attachment, as its payload is delivered when the user reads it. The level of persuasion in the message is such that few users can avoid damaging their own computers after reading it. For the safety of the reader of this article, excerpts from the actual e-mail cannot be shown.
"It's like a hypnotic trance," explained virus researcher Jeremy Westfield. "The text in the message is enticing and so convincing that the reader feels the need to destroy files. We've even heard of some severe cases in which the reader does physical damage to their computer, such as smashing the monitor with the keyboard or lynching their mouse." Mr. Westfield himself has deleted registry entries and scratched CDs while studying the virus.