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Free computer virus finds willing victims

HELSINKI, Finland (Reuters) -- Computer specialist Didier Stevens put up a simple text advertisement on the Internet offering downloads of a computer virus for people who did not have any.

Surprisingly, he found as many as 409 people clicking on the ad saying "Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!" during a 6-month advertising campaign on Google's Adword, said the IT security expert.

"Some of them must have clicked on it by mistake. Some must have been curious or stupid," said Mikko Hypponen, head of research at data security firm F-Secure.

There was no virus involved, it was an experiment aiming to show these kind of advertising systems can be used for malicious intent, Stevens told Reuters.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/0 ... index.html

So it's free, sign me up! I am not surprised one bit at the results. I know my mother and aunt would have clicked on that one...probably a couple times

the plainly idiotic are the bane of my existence, but i've learned to appreciate them in all their helpless splendor because it's people of their ilk who keep me gainfully employed.

I wish people really paid more attention as to what they were doing with technology. It's going to rule us all one day.

My computer hasn't has a debilitating virus in quite some time. Sounds interesting! *click*
O NOES!!! T3H INNARNETS HATH REEKT HAV0K ON MAH SYSTM!
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Morons. I've said it before and I haven't been proved wrong yet, "People are idiots".

So you're saying I shouldn't have clicked it?