Comments on: Malware targeted at Syrian activists can operate webcam, disable AV, keylog, steal passwords http://boingboing.net/2012/04/05/malware-targeted-at-syrian-act.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 04:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ant http://boingboing.net/2012/04/05/malware-targeted-at-syrian-act.html#comment-1390592 Ant Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153057#comment-1390592 Macs do this too. :( Macs do this too. :(

]]> By: catherinecc http://boingboing.net/2012/04/05/malware-targeted-at-syrian-act.html#comment-1389584 catherinecc Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153057#comment-1389584 Hmm, IP address is known? Perhaps a nice and happy target for a ddos... Hmm, IP address is known? Perhaps a nice and happy target for a ddos…

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/05/malware-targeted-at-syrian-act.html#comment-1388832 Kimmo Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153057#comment-1388832  Thankfully, changing that option is the first step in a zillion how-tos of almost any kind relating to files... A small part of me feels like anyone who doesn't know what a file extension is in 2012 is pretty much digital cannon fodder anyway...  Thankfully, changing that option is the first step in a zillion how-tos of almost any kind relating to files…

A small part of me feels like anyone who doesn’t know what a file extension is in 2012 is pretty much digital cannon fodder anyway…

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/04/05/malware-targeted-at-syrian-act.html#comment-1388648 Ipo Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153057#comment-1388648 I guess Syrian  activists would be better off using Anonymous-OS.  I guess Syrian  activists would be better off using Anonymous-OS. 

]]> By: spejic http://boingboing.net/2012/04/05/malware-targeted-at-syrian-act.html#comment-1388508 spejic Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153057#comment-1388508 I agree about the stupidity of not seeing extensions given Windows uses that information for its behavior. But in most Explorer views, you can still see this is a screen saver, not a data file, and screen savers are frequent vectors of malware.  What people need to know are the types of files Windows treats as programs besides the common .exe. I agree about the stupidity of not seeing extensions given Windows uses that information for its behavior. But in most Explorer views, you can still see this is a screen saver, not a data file, and screen savers are frequent vectors of malware.  What people need to know are the types of files Windows treats as programs besides the common .exe.

]]> By: Dan Hibiki http://boingboing.net/2012/04/05/malware-targeted-at-syrian-act.html#comment-1388472 Dan Hibiki Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153057#comment-1388472  not that the extension will help. Stupid people will still click it.  not that the extension will help. Stupid people will still click it.

]]> By: henrygee001 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/05/malware-targeted-at-syrian-act.html#comment-1388471 henrygee001 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153057#comment-1388471 hola, this is so true. hola, this is so true.

]]> By: Justin L http://boingboing.net/2012/04/05/malware-targeted-at-syrian-act.html#comment-1388347 Justin L Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153057#comment-1388347 Pro-Tip: If Windows says something with a PDF icon is a screen saver then it prolly isn't a PDF. And yeah, windows should stop hiding file extensions by default. Not that I think it would make much difference... Pro-Tip: If Windows says something with a PDF icon is a screen saver then it prolly isn’t a PDF.

And yeah, windows should stop hiding file extensions by default. Not that I think it would make much difference…

]]> By: Christopher Lee http://boingboing.net/2012/04/05/malware-targeted-at-syrian-act.html#comment-1388226 Christopher Lee Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153057#comment-1388226 And yet STILL the default behavior for Windows is to hide file extensions. Yeesh. And yet STILL the default behavior for Windows is to hide file extensions. Yeesh.

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