Posted by Fred on 04/01/06 03:24

John wrote:
> This is the first time I've heard about it. Got any links to these
> "reputable" news sources.
>
> Funny how google has no records of anything related to "Java-Osmotic
> Kinetic Exogram"
>
> Hammerer, I think you forgot to take your meds today.

Sadly it has already started. Screenshot of what happened to my Azureus
today :-(

http://www.imgag.com/product/full/ap/3027013/cuzicare2cp.gif


>
>
> "Hammerer" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in
> message news:zwnfcn2e31zg8ff.010420060201@tb...
>> Bad news on the peer-to-peer front, I'm afraid. A story, covered by
>> dozens of reputable news-sources, today, talks about how every major
>> P2P application connected to the net over the next 24-hour period
>> will exhibit some definitely odd behaviour. It's eye-watering stuff.
>>
>> A new, heuristic virus (technically, a Java-Osmotic Kinetic Exogram
>> virus) has been quietly infecting all known P2P clients for the last
>> few days, and
>> is now about to deliver its payload.
>>
>> This will take the form of making the infected clients (around 97%,
>> it's calculated) cancel all ongoing file up/downloads, and begin to
>> up & download
>> *themselves*, to and from each other.
>>
>> My analysis of the code, which I've managed to isolate from a range
>> of experimentally-infected (but inactive) clients, suggests that,
>> upon activation, a pre-programmed sequence of effects will ensue.
>>
>> All BitTorrent clients will immediately begin being uploaded to
>> Limewire and
>> Kazaa apps; WinMX will download Direct Connect ++ clients; Kazaa will
>> download SoulSeek, WinMX, and all Gnutella derivatives; and Shareaza
>> will download all known clients except for WinMX, and upload itself
>> to Limewire and kazaa.
>>
>> On completion of the alloted instructions, all users will end up with
>> either
>> their client of choice deleted, or find that they possess a copy of
>> someone
>> else's client, complete with the share-folders of the unlucky
>> victims. Obviously, this is serious stuff, so over the next 24 hours it
>> is
>> imperative
>> to keep a close eye on your client of choice. If you find it
>> exhibiting strange behaviour, the only thing to do is to keep your
>> finger on the Shift
>> and F1 buttons for the duration (tip - weigh the keys down with
>> weights to avoid cramp).
>>
>> These things happen, but I'm sure we'll all get through this Hell.
>> Good luck
>> to everybody. Hang on in there.

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