Posted on 05/03/2011 7:28:11 AM PDT by wilco200
Siren only
And don’t take my word for it: http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/6807/1304459579438.jpg
Their own sense of political correctness will screw up what would otherwise be a brillian PR move.
I can see it coming. They are also going to overplay their card with this and milk it too much, thus also creating a backfire. They are that amateurish and that much worried about 2012. Actually, Obama wanted to "off" Osama much much later in the game, sometime in the early primaries of 2012 if possible, but they had to move because Wikileaks leaked enough that OBL would probably have had to move from Abbotabad. Too bad for both Osama and Obama the timing of this thing.
You are so right. I’m asked what am I drinking and apparently raving. You should see some of the opinions I have been getting (real life not FR) insisting OBL was killed in 2007 and all this theater is just for votes and re-election.
There is still a huge denial on his being dead at all, not just among Moslems but surpisingly some people I would never have thought would go down that road.
The details of the event - with full respect to our terrific SEALS - still does not scan as delivered to us by the White House.
Thanks I know you’re right it was a scam.
ROFLMBO!!!!
Heads Up!!!
Announced on radio tonight that Al-quida is has a ‘Fake’ e Ben-Laden photo of him dead going out on-line that will infect computers with virus if clicked on, in retaliation for killing Ben-Laden.
Might just be a “terroristic” attempt so people won’t look at their idol in that condition. But best we know which one Washington puts out there...with certainty.
I was hunting for the pic and a virus shut my computer down
shortly afterward. Interesting...thanks.
Oh gee! Might be good idea to just wait until Washington provides the photo. I’m sure not going to hunt for one...I’ll wait to see if Jim’s going to post it.
Wonder if we should let Mr. Jim know? I can’t confirm it because it was on the radio, local station here. Maybe I’ll check on line to see if there’s a warning on line...
Later then, Hope your computer gets back up!
VIRUS ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FBI Warns That Fake Bin Laden Video Is a Virus
By Robert McMillan, IDG News
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned computer users Tuesday that messages claiming to include photos and videos of Osama bin Laden’s death actually contain a virus that could steal personal information.
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The warning comes as security companies said that they’ve spotted the first samples of malicious software disguised as photos of the dead Al Qaeda leader.
Security vendor F-Secure said Tuesday that criminals are e-mailing a password-stealing Trojan horse program called Banload to victims, and Symantec said it’s seen criminals spamming victims with links to fake “Osama dead” news articles that launch Web-based attacks on visitors.
U.S. authorities do have photos of bin Laden, who was shot in the head during an early morning raid Monday in Pakistan. But these photos have not been released publicly.
Scammers have also used a technique called search engine poisoning to try to trick search engines into listing hacked Web pages that are loaded with malware in their search results. “It’s unlikely you’ll find pictures or videos of Bin Laden’s death online — but searching for one will certainly take you to sites with malware,” wrote F-Secure chief research officer Mikko Hyponnen in a blog post.
The FBI warned Internet users to watch out for fake messages on social network sites and to never download software in order to view a video. “Read e-mails you receive carefully. Fraudulent messages often feature misspellings, poor grammar, and non-standard English,” the FBI warning stated.
As a major international news event, bin Laden’s death has shown the amazing way information can spread online. Many learned of the terrorist leader’s death through Twitter, where the story first broke, or Facebook. But it also underscores how the unfiltered media can quickly spread bad information worldwide.
In the two days since the early morning raid, the bin Laden story has generated fake photographs, fake quotes, and plenty of scams.
Security experts said that shady marketers and so-called rogue antivirus vendors have also jumped on the bin Laden bandwagon. The rogue antivirus software bombards victims with pop-up messages telling them they have a computer problem. Its aim: to nag them into paying for bogus software.
Shady marketers are spreading messages on Facebook that try to lure victims into spreading the message to friends and visiting marketing Web sites, by claiming they have a censored video.
“Osama is dead, watch this exclusive CNN video which was censored by Obama Administration due to level of violence, a must watch,” is a typical lure used in the scam. Users are encouraged to cut and paste malicious JavaScript code into their browser, which then sends the message to all of their Facebook friends. Security experts say never to cut and paste scripts into the browser.
Robert McMillan covers computer security and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Robert on Twitter at @bobmcmillan. Robert’s e-mail address is robert_mcmillan@idg.com
Thanks. Geeksonsite got me back up yesterday. But the link I clicked on was on facebook, so there ya go. I probably did the stupid thing. Oh well. Be careful!
Who is Geeksonsite?
BTTT
ok thanks.
CW
It would seem major Al-qaeda players are always caught in Pakistan. Very rough country and little control of the people or the military for that matter. From what I’m reading it’s a country where most authorities are very much divided and opposed to each other.
Photoshop can never get the hair right...there’s always curved shadows...never feathered as hair really is. Always one of the first places I look.
What I REALLY want is Bin Laden’s head on a pike at Ground Zero to feed the crows. If I can’t get that, I’ll take a photo.
right. the entire country has been waiting for this moment for a long time. We left a lot of blood and treasure in the sand to get this POS.
We don’t give a rat’s ass about offending some mooselimbs by showing a photo of a dead guy that they themselves have been saying for almost 20 years is not a real mooselimb.
What’s going to happen? They’ll hate us more and want us more dead?
Of course he has to release the photos cause he knows people will no longer take him at his word.
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