* Posts by Emil Schweickerdt

2 publicly visible posts • joined 13 Mar 2008

World's nastiest trojan fools AV software

Emil Schweickerdt Silver badge
FAIL

Missing information

How does it infect a computer? Must the user install it, or does it install itself?

Also, what is the target OS? Windows? Linux? OS/2?

- If the user/ne'er-do-well have to install it by hand, then we can rest better. On the other hand, if it can install itself when you browse the Wibbly Wobbly Web, then simply blocking executables and downloads at firewall level and you should be safe.

- If it can download and install itself, what are the infection vectors it take to install itself? Otherwise this study is meaningless, and just scaremongering.

- Target OS is too vague. We all have to assume Windows since the majority of viruses is written to target windows. But it will be nice to know for sure.

FAIL because it's scaremongering.

Quick cash-by-text deals slammed for sending Swedes into debt

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Narf

Battling to get out of debt myself. I think this is a bad idea as you'll get people who are unable to commit fiscal discipline and grab more than they can handle.