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Article #3984Re: Well that's a new trick
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Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:24
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:24
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:19:10 -0500, richard <member@newsguy.com> wrote: >On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:19:05 GMT, Bluuuue Rajah <Bluuuuue@Rajah.> >wrote: > >>richard <member@newsguy.com> wrote in >>news:98onk45k9bascdid5ge2o2p808kom1d6ip@4ax.com: >> >>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:57:22 GMT, Bluuuue Rajah <Bluuuuue@Rajah.> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>I just tried to download Darlele Love's excellent Christmas song, "All >>>>Alone This Christmas," with Limewire, and was surprised when it tried >>>>to install a virus on my PC. Normally I'm quite adept at >>>>distinguishing the thinl disguised viri from the useful content, but >>>>this time the malware designers fooled me. They managed to make the >>>>file lok like it had the correct length for a three minute pop song, >>>>and they managed to translate my search string "nobody alone >>>>christmas" into "Darlene Love - All Alone This Chritsmas." I wonder >>>>how they did that, and what I should do (besides the obvious of >>>>keeping my AV s/w current) to identify the disguised viruses, when I'm >>>>downloading with P2P music. >>> >>> Limewire apparently uses a search enging similar to google. >>> In which any word in the search string is matched, not just the >>> phrase. so it found a match for "alone christmas". you probably didn't >>> look closely at the listing. >> >>Apparently you didn't look closely at my post, because I addressed this >>issue. >> >>> When I have done p2p and got plenty of hits, I usually sort the list >>> by artist. >>> >>> So why go to limewire? >>> I found the tune on youtube with no problem. >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvjI9aUqhY >>> now rip the mp3 and no virus. >> >>Since when does Youtube post naked audio, with no attached video track? > > >Suggest then you head on over to www.youtubecatcher.com and find out >how easy it is to do. The correct title is All Alone ON Christmas. If you look at www.binsearch.info you would find it in several newsgroups in excellent condition http://www.binsearch.info/?q=all+alone+on+christmas&max=25&adv_age=99&server=
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