Porn virus publishes web history of victims on the net

[meegbear]

A new type of malware infects PCs using file-share sites and publishes the user's net history on a public website before demanding a fee for its removal.

The Japanese trojan virus installs itself on computers using a popular file-share service called Winni, used by up to 200m people.

It targets those downloading illegal copies of games in the Hentai genre, an explicit form of anime.

Website Yomiuri claims that 5500 people have so far admitted to being infected.

The virus, known as Kenzero, is being monitored by web security firm Trend Micro in Japan.

Masquerading as a game installation screen, it requests the PC owner's personal details.

It then takes screengrabs of the user's web history and publishes it online in their name, before sending an e-mail or pop-up screen demanding a credit card payment of 1500 yen (£10) to "settle your violation of copyright law" and remove the webpage.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8622665.stm

[NeedleCast]

1. Hehehe, that's actually kinda funny

[edbermac]

2. God, I'm screwed!

:scared:

[awoke_in_2003]

9. Buy a Mac

:)

[asdjrocky]

3. People use the internets for porn?

I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you.

[supernova]

4. Tentacle porn users unite!

:P

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Dyslexic Tentacle porn users

untie

[miscsoc]

5. that's hilarious but i feel bad for the poor people who got caught.

i mean hentai is more or less the most harmless sexual deviancy you can imagine, isn't it?

[Richardo]

6. Why, that seems "barely legal"

:D

[HopeHoops]

11. Um...

GROAN!

[NashVegas]

7. People Who Pirate Software Aren't "Victims"

They're freeloaders and ought to learn to own their shit.

[miscsoc]

8. are you a programmer or something?

and have you genuinely never pirated anything?

[NashVegas]

12. No, And What Has That Got To Do With Anything?

If you aren't prepared to accept the consequences of an action, don't commit to the action.

Police aren't going to go after individual DL'ers, so why shouldn't the people you're ripping off come find your ass?

[miscsoc]

13. it's a bit disproportionate

i mean what if some poor guy misses the extortion message and then as a result his family find out about his harmless but ultra-embarassing fixation with tentacle porn games or whatev. it's a bit excessive.

actually it would be much better if the police could just serve downloaders of pirated software with modest fines or something.