Porn Surfers Beware

[RJF]

Porn-Site Virus Forces PC Users to Pay Up
Thursday , November 29, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. —

Online pornography hunters' Internet adventures are already fraught with danger from malicious code many porn sites use to commandeer visitors' machines or steal personal data.

Now comes a scheme some researchers say amounts to extortion: One site's threat to disable visitors' computers with relentless pop-up ads if they don't pay for a subscription they were automatically signed up for after a free trial.

The threats, reported this week by researchers at security vendor McAfee Inc.'s Avert Labs, affect people who visit the Web site and download software to access a free three-day trial membership.

Visitors do get free access for three days, but the download includes code that then generates a stream of pop-up windows, when the user is online and offline, demanding payment of roughly $80 for 90 days' worth of additional access.

The windows stay open up to 10 minutes and appear once a day. They appear on top of any open windows and restore to their original size if shrunk or moved, making them impossible to ignore. They also reappear if the computer is rebooted.

The site actually warns visitors they will be billed as full members — and lose full use of their computers if they don't — unless they cancel the subscription within the trial period.

But the warning appears in the full terms and conditions statement, which downloaders aren't required to read.

Once the fees are paid, the software can be removed with a special file.

"What it appears they are doing is, in my humble opinion, a form of extortion based on the (usually correct) assumption that a person's computer will be key to many other activities in their daily life," McAfee researcher Seth Purdy wrote on the Avert Labs blog.

[!Zar!]

Who pays to watch porn anymore?

[projekt_s13]

whos stupid enough to take the free trial?

Thats why google image search was invented.

[GoodOl'S13]

all I have to say is MAC!!!

[TheSquidd]

all I have to say is MAC!!!

YEAH!

Oh wait I've had to reformat the Power Mac G5 and Intel Mac Pro a gang of times because they SUCK ASS.

[GoodOl'S13]

I have never had a problem with my macbook or any other newer MAC, I really dont want to turn this thread into a MSC vs PC debate.

[ripnbst]

Who pays to watch porn anymore?

Fo reals!

msglength

[FcMURRRDA]

whos stupid enough to take the free trial?

Thats why google image search was invented.

and if google aint enough

pornotube is the way to go :jerkit:

[aznpoopy]

wow that is really interesting... i wish i had found out about this earlier. i would've written my internet law paper on it.

[OptionZero]

they probably have a forum selection clause that says they have to be sued in Uzbeckistan

someone should really look at that!

[BustedS13]

all I have to say is MAC!!!

all i have to say is safari is a piece of shit, and most mac owners would agree. it's worse than IE.

maybe when 90% of the world's market share isn't Windows, hackers will write viruses for a different OS. for now, apple is irrelevant

..that said my next laptop is going to be a macbook swerving vista.

[Matej]

I have never had a problem with my macbook or any other newer MAC, I really dont want to turn this thread into a MSC vs PC debate.
Because you'd lose!


Haha just messing wichoo.

[GabeS14]

Why the hell are you downloading any subscriptions, or signing up to any website, when there is such a thing as:
www.******.com around ????????

[powersteeringless180sx]

seriously who pays for porn anymore???

[eastcoastS14]

streaming porn ftw xvideos.com anyone?

[EDacIouSX]

i get my porn from ******

[IIIXziuR]

pr0n!!!

lawlz

[Grendel]

What kind of an idiot lets a porn site install anything? Even if whatever they install takes over their computer, it takes like 1 hour to reinstall windows and be up and running again...

[dkingkong]

lol really.. who pays to watch porn anymore..
redtube?? :)

[PRADOgy]

Dude.. who watches porn anymore....:down:
go get some real ass.. if not then go buy some :cough,craigslist,cough: i think im getting sick from the cold weather

[dkingkong]

so..
you cant watch porn if you get real ass?

[GabeS14]

Thats what I was thinking, I actually watch more porn when I am dating,
shiiiit.. I watch together with them, I watch in front of them, I watch alone...
doesn't make sense to say people that have sex, shouldn't be watching porn.that's stupid!

[dkingkong]

^I concur!
+1 lol

[DALAZ_68]

i guess they havent heard of limewire yet...lol Asian girl porn for Teh Win

[Rob's S14]

i get my porn from *******


I made a bunch of the guys at my work watch cupchicks...it was awesome. 1 guy actually threw up.

but seriously, why even bother paying for porn?

[Farzam]

For a second I was worried there

[ms!3]

ahh yes, *******.com. very good website. lmao

[S14DB]

One Person is Pink for a week for a direct porn link. The non links with .com are gone. Anyone that direct links again is gone for a month. Anyone that wants to rep their favorite site just say the name or initials. Don't spell it out...

[vinhnumber]

free Passwords to sites....yesssss. awesome.

[GoodOl'S13]

all i have to say is safari is a piece of shit, and most mac owners would agree. it's worse than IE.

maybe when 90% of the world's market share isn't Windows, hackers will write viruses for a different OS. for now, apple is irrelevant

..that said my next laptop is going to be a macbook swerving vista.

Try Mac OS X Leopard, its way better than safari ;)

[lflkajfj12123]

lol look at the anarchy in this thread

[GabeS14]

Wow, I didnt realize it was against the rules to show porn adresses,
Srry about that.thx for the tips
.

[180sx Fan]

I call bs on the people who say they dont watch porn if you dont watch porn god will kill kittens. and im sure its not the other way around. :)

[ixfxi]

I have never had a problem with my macbook or any other newer MAC, I really dont want to turn this thread into a MSC vs PC debate.

dont worry, you dont need to. MACs have always been fuckin piles of garbage for people who dont know how to use a com-pu-ter

a key hint should be the one mouse button... but hey, i hear they now use multiple buttons nowadays. thats tek-mology for ya

[GoodOl'S13]

LOL yeah If half of the Mac-bashers knew how to run a Mac they would buy one, but Im the one that cant use a computer.:wtf:

[ixfxi]

LOL yeah If half of the Mac-bashers knew how to run a Mac they would buy one, but Im the one that cant use a computer.:wtf:

if you buy a dell, you're a tool
if you buy a mac, you're a tool
if you buy a gateway, you're a tool

basically, if you buy a computer that is pre-assembled with hardware that you're not familiar with = you suck because you're completely dependent on the manufacturer, which most of the time sucks. enjoy calling india for technical support

the best computers are the ones that are custom built to your specifications with your hardware. you run whatever OS you desire.

as for vista, it can lick my balls as well...

the way things are going with microsoft and their short 5-year renewable lifespan for software, they can eat ass. things are going to be changing soon. i cant imagine that people are going to PAY for software that incorporates shit like windows media player, built in shitty messenger service, and various other useless fucking software that most people dont care about.

winamp
media player classic
firefox

systems need to be configurable for quickness, simplicity and ease of use. once that stops happening, time to dump and move on

[cgtdream]

ummm.....i just wanted to say limewire ftw, for the pr0n downloads ^_^

[SimpleSexy180]

its either porn forums or videobox

[SimpleSexy180]

LOL yeah If half of the Mac-bashers knew how to run a Mac they would buy one, but Im the one that cant use a computer.:wtf:

thats cool. its great to run crysis max settings with my pc.

and yes please do not buy prebuilt. :eek:

[Teddy]

I find computers more practical to use, but prefer MAC for photo/video editing and pr0n.

[GabeS14]

who give a damn about what computer you guys use or prefer, we want porn.........
WE WANT PORN......................... WE WANT POOOOORRRRNNN:naughty: :naughty: :naughty: :naughty: :naughty: :naughty: :naughty: :naughty: :naughty: N!!!!!!
oh and......:naughty:

[koukimonster139]

hhaha^

seriously

[cc4usmc]

as for vista, it can lick my balls as well...


Ditto.
o0oo0o0o

[GabeS14]

POOORRRRRNNNNN!!!!
in case you didnt get the point!

[ixfxi]

POOORRRRRNNNNN!!!!
in case you didnt get the point!

dude, dont be angry because you have a small dick and have never been laid....

that all can change, or atleast 1 of the 2 factors can.

:-)

[tacotacotaco]

so yeah just buy windows vista if you want your balls licked. Its a ball licking nut suckin program.

[BustedS13]

Try Mac OS X Leopard, its way better than safari ;)

so you own a mac, and don't know that Safari is your web browser, then.

Safari = web browser on all macs
Leopard = OSX 10.5+
Tiger = OSX 10.4-

[GoodOl'S13]

all Im saying is try leopard os its way better that the old OS

[GabeS14]

ixfxi.....lol
keep my dick outta your mouth!
should't you be talking about vaginas instead!
by the way, ill tell my girlfriend and my wife what you said, ...they will think it's funny!:)
if you ever need to get hooked up w a girl let me know!