Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses

By JORDAN ROBERTSON , AP Technology Writer, Technology / Internet

(AP) -- Savvy Internet users know that downloading unsolicited computer programs is one of the most dangerous things you can do online. It puts you at great risk for a virus or another time bomb from a hacker.

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Posted by magpies 10/08/08 18:13

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Wow ppl fall for this type of thing??? I mean cmon can ppl get dumber?

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Posted by Bob_B 10/08/08 19:21

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Ya, it seems us 'smart' folks just don't get how stupid a 12 year old can be, let alone a 44 (whatever) single mom (whatever).

Perhaps ISP's should require an Internet 3 day schooling prior to letting them online? Couldn't hurt.

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Posted by Velanarris 10/09/08 07:50

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The stats on how many people are familiar with computers and the internet outside of a job setting are still rather low. Surprisingly so.

This sort of info isn't really news, site spoofing has been around for years. The fact someone can use a program to create a site based off of a simple html template really isn't interesting.

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Posted by flipper184 10/09/08 14:29

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Oh? A little education and basic human nature goes out the window? "FREE-FREE-FREE"DANGER! I'LL HELP YOU! Greed,the desire for imagined security ,and a nice looking wrapper works pretty often. Thankfully my spybot and avg take care of most of the stuff on my computer.( I hope)Aloha.

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Posted by Velanarris 10/09/08 20:04

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Oh? A little education and basic human nature goes out the window? "FREE-FREE-FREE"DANGER! I'LL HELP YOU! Greed,the desire for imagined security ,and a nice looking wrapper works pretty often. Thankfully my spybot and avg take care of most of the stuff on my computer.( I hope)Aloha.

If you think free solutions are going to protect you, I have a bridge for sale.

You get what you pay for, in the case of free items it's doubly true.

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Posted by flipper184 10/10/08 03:23

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What does the bridge look like?

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Posted by hunterhrs 10/10/08 16:09

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LOL