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Be careful of the "2090" computer virus

 
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Troll_Bait



Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:24 pm    Post subject: Be careful of the "2090" computer virus Reply with quote

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2009/02/133_39471.html

Quote:
A destructive bug dubbed ``2090'' is biting Korean computer users hard, security experts said Thursday.
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PeteJB



Joined: 06 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Please, post properly or not at all. We know how to use the internet and can easily find these stories ourselves.
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Omkara



Joined: 18 Feb 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the heads-up. Do post if you find things like this.
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mnhnhyouh



Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom

PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a little strange....

A google on "2090 virus" gives mostly Korean hits, and the Wikipedia.

A look at the Wikipedia says it has been identified by only Korean companies...

A search of the virus names given in the Wikipedia, Win32/AimBot.worm.15872 and Trojan.Win32.Crypt.15872.B give only pages in Korea.

I smell a rat.

h
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blackjack



Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mnhnhyouh wrote:
This is a little strange....

A google on "2090 virus" gives mostly Korean hits, and the Wikipedia.

A look at the Wikipedia says it has been identified by only Korean companies...

A search of the virus names given in the Wikipedia, Win32/AimBot.worm.15872 and Trojan.Win32.Crypt.15872.B give only pages in Korea.

I smell a rat.

h


it is probably associated with some korean software or active x
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Guri Guy



Joined: 07 Sep 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you for posting this. I don't always have the time to keep up on the latest news so it is appreciated Troll Bait. Don't listen to the whiners complaining about it.
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Otherside



Joined: 06 Sep 2007

PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PeteJB wrote:
Please, post properly or not at all. We know how to use the internet and can easily find these stories ourselves.


I agree, please post the whole story. If we just wanted to read the headlines, we could visit the korea times site ourselves.
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Thunndarr



Joined: 30 Sep 2003

PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Otherside wrote:
PeteJB wrote:
Please, post properly or not at all. We know how to use the internet and can easily find these stories ourselves.


I agree, please post the whole story. If we just wanted to read the headlines, we could visit the korea times site ourselves.


It's not considered polite on most forums to post content from other websites, as this is essentially stealing hits from that website, which they depend on for advertising revenue. Hence, only posting a snippet.
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