Trojan-style Spamware Hiding Behind Funny Videos

Spams have been circulating lately directing recipients to a website where they can see the famous video of Bill Gates being smacked with a pie (among other funny clips.) However, upon arrival at the site, the user is prompted with an Active-X control to install “Internet Optimizer” before proceeding to the hilarity. Accepting the license… Continue reading Trojan-style Spamware Hiding Behind Funny Videos

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The Matrix: Reloaded

The capsule review I’ve been giving to my friends who haven’t seen it yet goes something like this: “It’s several sequences of really cool intense kickass action and effects, interspersed with tedious pseudo-philosophical pontificatory monologues wherein one character explains the world to another character. So it’s just like the first one, but more.” I waited… Continue reading The Matrix: Reloaded

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X-2: X-Men United

A friend of mine sent me an IM near the end of the workday, inviting me over to his place to drink instant coffee, bitch about the IT industry and watch movies. It being Friday and me having no social life to speak of, I agreed. He slyly revealed that he had downloaded a pirated… Continue reading X-2: X-Men United

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