[AusNOG] Someone Hijacks Botnet Network & Replaces Malware with an Antivirus

[Robert Hudson]

FOMO has a lot to answer for.
On 6 Feb 2016 10:09 am, "James Hodgkinson" <yaleman at ricetek.net> wrote:

> The most common response I get with these kinds of things is from finance
> people who get all sorts of things and open it "just to make sure it's in
> the right place" or similar. The rest fall into "no one likes to miss out
> on something" kind of explanations.
>
> James
>
>
> On Sat, 6 Feb 2016, at 09:05, Ivan Jukic wrote:
>
> Sure is.
>
> What I find worrying, is that people are opening attachments to unknown,
> unsolicited emails these days. What is it in their mind that compels them
> to do so? I'm sure they'll call 000 and ask to speak to the Prime Minister
> if a suspicious package was to arrive at their door.
> On 5 Feb 2016 22:31, "Mark Prior" <mrp at mrp.net> wrote:
>
> This is just so funny...
>
> <http://thehackernews.com/2016/02/botnet-antivirus.html>
>
> Mark.
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