Well that's a new trick

I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All
Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried to
install a virus on my PC. Normally I'm quite adept at distinguishing the
thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but this time the malware
designers fooled me. They managed to make the file lok like it had the
correct length for a three minute pop song, and they managed to translate
my search string "nobody alone christmas" into "Darlene Love - All Alone
This Chritsmas." I wonder how they did that, and what I should do (besides
the obvious of keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised
viruses, when I'm downloading with P2P music.

Bluuuue Rajah wrote:
I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All
Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried to
install a virus on my PC. Normally I'm quite adept at distinguishing the
thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but this time the malware
designers fooled me. They managed to make the file lok like it had the
correct length for a three minute pop song, and they managed to translate
my search string "nobody alone christmas" into "Darlene Love - All Alone
This Chritsmas." I wonder how they did that, and what I should do (besides
the obvious of keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised
viruses, when I'm downloading with P2P music.

Would you be so kind to remove 'sci.math' for posts like this?
Thank you!

--
Cheers,
Herman Jurjus

LimeWire is loaded with that crap these days. I would stay away
period.Search for uTorrent. It is much safer.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Herman Jurjus" wrote in message
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Bluuuue Rajah wrote:
I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All
Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried to
install a virus on my PC. Normally I'm quite adept at distinguishing the
thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but this time the malware
designers fooled me. They managed to make the file lok like it had the
correct length for a three minute pop song, and they managed to translate
my search string "nobody alone christmas" into "Darlene Love - All Alone
This Chritsmas." I wonder how they did that, and what I should do
(besides the obvious of keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the
disguised viruses, when I'm downloading with P2P music.

Would you be so kind to remove 'sci.math' for posts like this?
Thank you!

--
Cheers,
Herman Jurjus

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:57:22 GMT, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah.
wrote:


I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All
Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried to
install a virus on my PC. Normally I'm quite adept at distinguishing the
thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but this time the malware
designers fooled me. They managed to make the file lok like it had the
correct length for a three minute pop song, and they managed to translate
my search string "nobody alone christmas" into "Darlene Love - All Alone
This Chritsmas." I wonder how they did that, and what I should do (besides
the obvious of keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised
viruses, when I'm downloading with P2P music.

Limewire apparently uses a search enging similar to google.
In which any word in the search string is matched, not just the
phrase. so it found a match for "alone christmas". you probably didn't
look closely at the listing.


When I have done p2p and got plenty of hits, I usually sort the list
by artist.

So why go to limewire?
I found the tune on youtube with no problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvjI9aUqhY
now rip the mp3 and no virus.

On Dec 19, 3:57*pm, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah. wrote:
I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All
Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried to
install a virus on my PC. *Normally I'm quite adept at distinguishing the
thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but this time the malware
designers fooled me. *They managed to make the file lok like it had the
correct length for a three minute pop song, and they managed to translate
my search string "nobody alone christmas" into "Darlene Love - All Alone
This Chritsmas." *I wonder how they did that, and what I should do (besides
the obvious of keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised
viruses, when I'm downloading with P2P music.

It has been widely published, on the news, that a lot of P2P networks
are riddled with viruses. Some even "pushed" by the RIAA in hopes of
getting back the details of those who share copyright materials so
they can go after them in the courts.

Bluuuue Rajah wrote:

[snip off-topic content]

What's this got to do with math or astronomy? Check your
newsgroups line. Followups set.

smlunatick wrote in
:

On Dec 19, 3:57*pm, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah. wrote:
I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song,
"All Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it
tried to install a virus on my PC. *Normally I'm quite adept at
distinguishing t
he
thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but this time the
malware designers fooled me. *They managed to make the file lok like
it had the correct length for a three minute pop song, and they
managed to translate my search string "nobody alone christmas" into
"Darlene Love - All Alone This Chritsmas." *I wonder how they did
that, and what I should do (bes
ides
the obvious of keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised
viruses, when I'm downloading with P2P music.

It has been widely published, on the news, that a lot of P2P networks
are riddled with viruses. Some even "pushed" by the RIAA in hopes of
getting back the details of those who share copyright materials so
they can go after them in the courts.

If that's the case, they've opened themselves up to jail time, and it
just reinforces everybody's opionion that the RIAA are a bunch of
criminals who were stealing from us, before P2P came along and allowed
us to return the favor.

richard wrote in
:

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:57:22 GMT, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah.
wrote:


I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All
Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried
to install a virus on my PC. Normally I'm quite adept at
distinguishing the thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but
this time the malware designers fooled me. They managed to make the
file lok like it had the correct length for a three minute pop song,
and they managed to translate my search string "nobody alone
christmas" into "Darlene Love - All Alone This Chritsmas." I wonder
how they did that, and what I should do (besides the obvious of
keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised viruses, when I'm
downloading with P2P music.

Limewire apparently uses a search enging similar to google.
In which any word in the search string is matched, not just the
phrase. so it found a match for "alone christmas". you probably didn't
look closely at the listing.

Apparently you didn't look closely at my post, because I addressed this
issue.

When I have done p2p and got plenty of hits, I usually sort the list
by artist.

So why go to limewire?
I found the tune on youtube with no problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvjI9aUqhY
now rip the mp3 and no virus.

Since when does Youtube post naked audio, with no attached video track?

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:17:06 GMT, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah.
wrote:

smlunatick wrote in
:

On Dec 19, 3:57*pm, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah. wrote:
I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song,
"All Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it
tried to install a virus on my PC. *Normally I'm quite adept at
distinguishing t
he
thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but this time the
malware designers fooled me. *They managed to make the file lok like
it had the correct length for a three minute pop song, and they
managed to translate my search string "nobody alone christmas" into
"Darlene Love - All Alone This Chritsmas." *I wonder how they did
that, and what I should do (bes
ides
the obvious of keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised
viruses, when I'm downloading with P2P music.

It has been widely published, on the news, that a lot of P2P networks
are riddled with viruses. Some even "pushed" by the RIAA in hopes of
getting back the details of those who share copyright materials so
they can go after them in the courts.

If that's the case, they've opened themselves up to jail time, and it
just reinforces everybody's opionion that the RIAA are a bunch of
criminals who were stealing from us, before P2P came along and allowed
us to return the favor.

Never had that problem in a newsgroup

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:19:05 GMT, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah.
wrote:

richard wrote in
:

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:57:22 GMT, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah.
wrote:


I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All
Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried
to install a virus on my PC. Normally I'm quite adept at
distinguishing the thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but
this time the malware designers fooled me. They managed to make the
file lok like it had the correct length for a three minute pop song,
and they managed to translate my search string "nobody alone
christmas" into "Darlene Love - All Alone This Chritsmas." I wonder
how they did that, and what I should do (besides the obvious of
keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised viruses, when I'm
downloading with P2P music.

Limewire apparently uses a search enging similar to google.
In which any word in the search string is matched, not just the
phrase. so it found a match for "alone christmas". you probably didn't
look closely at the listing.

Apparently you didn't look closely at my post, because I addressed this
issue.

When I have done p2p and got plenty of hits, I usually sort the list
by artist.

So why go to limewire?
I found the tune on youtube with no problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvjI9aUqhY
now rip the mp3 and no virus.

Since when does Youtube post naked audio, with no attached video track?

The audio quality sucks on YouTube.
The correct title is All Alone ON Christmas. If you look at
www.binsearch.info you would find it in several newsgroups in
excellent condition
http://www.binsearch.info/?q=all+alo...e=99&server =

Bluuuue Rajah allegedly gouged the following in alt.2600:

smlunatick wrote in
:

On Dec 19, 3:57*pm, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah. wrote:
I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song,
"All Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it
tried to install a virus on my PC. *Normally I'm quite adept at
distinguishing t
he
thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but this time the
malware designers fooled me. *They managed to make the file lok like
it had the correct length for a three minute pop song, and they
managed to translate my search string "nobody alone christmas" into
"Darlene Love - All Alone This Chritsmas." *I wonder how they did
that, and what I should do (bes
ides
the obvious of keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised
viruses, when I'm downloading with P2P music.

It has been widely published, on the news, that a lot of P2P networks
are riddled with viruses. Some even "pushed" by the RIAA in hopes of
getting back the details of those who share copyright materials so
they can go after them in the courts.

If that's the case, they've opened themselves up to jail time,

Yeah, like that's really gonna happen, just like all the Sony head honchos
are doing jail time (NOT) for installing root kits on millions of
unsuspecting users boxes . It's another example of the golden rule in action.

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:19:05 GMT, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah.
wrote:

richard wrote in
:

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:57:22 GMT, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah.
wrote:


I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All
Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried
to install a virus on my PC. Normally I'm quite adept at
distinguishing the thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but
this time the malware designers fooled me. They managed to make the
file lok like it had the correct length for a three minute pop song,
and they managed to translate my search string "nobody alone
christmas" into "Darlene Love - All Alone This Chritsmas." I wonder
how they did that, and what I should do (besides the obvious of
keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised viruses, when I'm
downloading with P2P music.

Limewire apparently uses a search enging similar to google.
In which any word in the search string is matched, not just the
phrase. so it found a match for "alone christmas". you probably didn't
look closely at the listing.

Apparently you didn't look closely at my post, because I addressed this
issue.

When I have done p2p and got plenty of hits, I usually sort the list
by artist.

So why go to limewire?
I found the tune on youtube with no problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvjI9aUqhY
now rip the mp3 and no virus.

Since when does Youtube post naked audio, with no attached video track?


Suggest then you head on over to www.youtubecatcher.com and find out
how easy it is to do.

If you want to use peer-to-peer file stealing, you deserve all you get.
--
Mad Mike


"Bluuuue Rajah" wrote:

smlunatick wrote in
:

On Dec 19, 3:57 pm, Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah. wrote:
I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song,
"All Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it
tried to install a virus on my PC. Normally I'm quite adept at
distinguishing t
he
thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but this time the
malware designers fooled me. They managed to make the file lok like
it had the correct length for a three minute pop song, and they
managed to translate my search string "nobody alone christmas" into
"Darlene Love - All Alone This Chritsmas." I wonder how they did
that, and what I should do (bes
ides
the obvious of keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised
viruses, when I'm downloading with P2P music.

It has been widely published, on the news, that a lot of P2P networks
are riddled with viruses. Some even "pushed" by the RIAA in hopes of
getting back the details of those who share copyright materials so
they can go after them in the courts.

If that's the case, they've opened themselves up to jail time, and it
just reinforces everybody's opionion that the RIAA are a bunch of
criminals who were stealing from us, before P2P came along and allowed
us to return the favor.

Bluuuue Rajah turned on the Etch-A-Sketch and wrote:


I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All
Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried to
install a virus on my PC.

What's a virus?

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Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it. - Dee
Hock

PerfectReign wrote:
Bluuuue Rajah turned on the Etch-A-Sketch and wrote:

I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All
Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried to
install a virus on my PC.

What's a virus?


It's a walrus that's vying for attention.

TDD