A screen name once connected to animated TV dad Homer Simpson is being used to spread malware.In a 2003 episode of The Simpsons, writers revealed that Homer's e-mail address was chunkylover53@aol.com. Prior to the episode's airing, the address was registered by one of the show's writers, who used it to answer hundreds of e-mails from Simpsons fans. Years later, the chunkylover53 screen name has resurfaced, and it's now being used to distribute a trojan disguised as a Simpsons movie file.
According to FaceTime malware research director Chris Boyd, chunkylover53 is sending out auto-reply messages to users which promises a special exclusive episode of the show available for download. The link in the message leads to an executable file. Upon launching the trojan, the user is presented with a fake error message which is followed by several real error messages and, finally, a blank screen. Upon restarting, the system will run noticeable slower and be prone to crashes.
"For now, this is a good reminder to be cautious when randomly adding cool things seen on TV and film to your online applications," said Chris Boyd, the Malware research director.
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I can't top that comment.
Awwww man was gonna say that!
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also you can order a TAB.
for me it's a good reminder of how stupid people are that click on every link
You're joking, right? It's adware.
You're joking, right? It's adware.
Your joking right?
Of course, but it's hard to tell sometimes.
Uh oh, someone forgot their sarcasim tags since people can't tell when sarcasim happens anymore
Yeah and he was quite fun when one let him talk what I wrote. good way to be hearing the seven bad words
Gator was a bit of malware. thankfully I found roboform to fill that out. they say weatherbug is malware. never have any problem with that. although I've been using a combo wunderground and KMZ radar on google earth.
But seriously, why would Homer know anything about writing a virus? So who's emailed this numb nut yet to find out if it's a hoax or not?
Uh oh, someone forgot their sarcasim tags since people can't tell when sarcasim happens anymore
Someone call Captain Obvious.
Now it just p!sses off the stupid people instead of killing them.
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