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Old 9th Jan 2009, 20:03
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BitTorrent weblog TorrentFreak reports on a new piece of malware with a strange bent: If it infects your computer, this trojan will prevent you from accessing popular BitTorrent sites The Pirate Bay and Mininova. It does so by modifying the hosts file on your computer. We've shown you how to use the power of the hosts file for good by banning time-wasting web sites or setting up universal ad blocking through your router, but this novel new trojan adds the unfriendly blocks to your hosts file. If by chance you've been affected, check out the TorrentFreak post for more details.

http://lifehacker.com/5123588/downlo...ttorrent-sites

This made me laugh, thought I'd share it.

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Old 10th Jan 2009, 14:15
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I'm still not sure why they are adding these sites to the Hosts file. There is another fairly nasty one out there right now that blocks a bunch of porn sites. It's like the malware writers are at odds in what they are actually trying to do. Cripple the computer yet protect the user at the same time. Mind boggling...
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Old 10th Jan 2009, 18:26
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so if you don't torrent how do you no you have it?
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