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buddylinks worm
From: Jason Yates <jaywhy2 () comcast net>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:58:09 -0500
Another one of the AOL worms; this one instant messages all users on your buddy list. The message I've recieved is "check this out: http://ww.wgutv.com/osama_capture.php?bNek". The link is a fact news website telling you to download some software . Once you install the software on the page; it immediately instant messages everyone on your buddy list.
The software it installs is something called buddylinks. According to buddylinks.net, Buddylinks is a "revolutionary new way for instant messenger users to instantaneously share entertaining content with their entire IM "buddy list" network all at one time". I can't make this stuff up.
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Current thread:
- buddylinks worm Jason Yates (Feb 10)
- Re: buddylinks worm Dennis Cheung (Feb 12)
- Re: buddylinks worm falcon (Feb 12)
- Re: buddylinks worm Eric Trager (Feb 12)
- Re: buddylinks worm Mark Coleman (Feb 12)
- Re: buddylinks worm Alexander Kiwerski (Feb 13)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: buddylinks worm Jeremy Junginger (Feb 10)
- Re: buddylinks worm Jason Yates (Feb 10)
- Re: buddylinks worm Clint Bodungen (Feb 12)
- Re: buddylinks worm Jason Yates (Feb 10)
- Re: buddylinks worm upallnight42 (Feb 12)
- Re: buddylinks worm Scott (Feb 12)
(Thread continues...)
- Re: buddylinks worm Dennis Cheung (Feb 12)