I would appreciate if you didn’t challenge spammers to find scummier ways of plying their trade. They’re likely to accept and I haven’t finished coding my “Kill Sender (patent pending)” button for Outlook Express.
I have to admit, I’m not a violent person but were there a way to “remotely kill” spammers, I’d do it without a moment of hesitation. Hell, I’d even have a smile on my face.
Be sure to send me your program when you get to beta testing. I’d sure love to test it.
DEATH TO SPAMMERS!
Send me one as well. Some absolutely triple goddamned fuckhead signed me up to every kiddie porn ring on the net. shudders If I catch him he/her WON’T live to regret it
Please sign me up. I want something that puts 220 volts across his mouse buttons every time he hits “send.”
Testy
Screw the buttons.
Agreed. Screw this defensive shit. Why should I have to huddle behind a firewall? I want something offensive and nasty, something that melts their hard drives and makes their CPU jump clean out of its socket.
Testy
Not a ton, but that’s only because we came across this one first.
Also, I errantly confused you with someone else whom I had warned for similar behavior in the past. So whilst you still shouldn’t do that and the warning stands, it should read less ominously (or something) than I originally intended. Sorry for the confusion.
…but it’s definitely in the same neighborhood.
Behold, a wolf in shepherd’s clothing:
SPYWARE NUKER
The webpage makes the download appear to be a benign and useful spyware removal tool, but what it actually does is remove common spyware components, and then install even worse spyware.
Most spyware companies, like Aureate, Cydoor, and the usual suspects, make at least a gesture in the way of legitimacy – a click-through license which contains language which describes (maybe a bit obliquely,) what you’re letting yourself in for.
Not Spyware Nuker – they just let you assume it does what they say it does and nothing more.
In fact, it also installs the ADW_TENGET.A backdoor, which beyond randomly rerouting your browser to advertisers’ websites from time to time, also allows third parties to access your computer to:[ul][]Open files for reading[]Load files[]Open files for writing[]Open Internet connection[]Open URL[]Download and execute files from the Internet[]Create, edit, and delete registry values[]Delete and copy filesRetrieve system information[/ul]Gotta love the Cnet user opinions on this puppy.
Here’s a good one: you know that msblaster virus/backdoor that’s going around? The one that makes a window pop up on your screen, telling you you’ve got 1 minute before your computer reboots? Last night, I saw a pop-up ad made to look like that window. “What the fuck? I thought I got rid of that! Hey, wait a minute…” Fucking bastards.
[Firesign Flashback]
“Now, now boys. Fightin’s out of style. Fun’s were the fair’s at. In the future. Affair for all and no fair to anybody…”
[/Firesign Flashback]
Perhaps you should consider a “Severly Offend Sender (pat. pend.)” button instead? Nah. Probably not very effective.
“Gently Maim Sender (pat. pend.)”?
Cruel but satisfying.