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Re: [News] European Championship Site Exploited to Pass the Windows Silverfish Virus

  • Subject: Re: [News] European Championship Site Exploited to Pass the Windows Silverfish Virus
  • From: Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:09:11 +0100
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Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:

> Using the European championship to spread malware

Following the links, I ended up here:

http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/resources/install.aspx?mode=sysreq&reason=unsupportedplatform

######
You have chosen to open
Silverlight.exe
which is a: [EXE file]
from http://sliverlight.dlservice.microsoft.com

What should Firefox do with this file?

. Save to Disc
. Eat it
. Perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death
. Beat senseless with a large hammer
. Use it to conquer planet earth
######


Oh well, there's always Moonlight.

> Shining Some Light on Microsoft's Moonlight Covenant

Or maybe not...

-- 
K.
http://slated.org

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