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<blockquote data-quote="The Feedster" data-source="post: 533027" data-attributes="member: 259515"><p><img src="http://mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/trojan-horse-200-200.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> It's only something that true fans of <em>The Simpsons</em> will understand, but a little in-joke from the show is causing chaos on the internet.</p><p></p><p>For the uninitiated, Homer in one frankly hilarious episode - 'The Dad Who Knew Too Much' - was seen to have the email address of <a href="mailto:chunkylover53@aol.com">chunkylover53@aol.com</a>. You see what they did there?</p><p></p><p>In a stroke of genius, one of the writers on the show registered the email, and actually answered fans' queries from time to time.</p><p></p><p><strong>Not funny</strong></p><p></p><p>Now Chunkylover53 has turned against its makers and taken on a life of itself as a distributor for the Trojan virus.</p><p></p><p>The email is now sending out auto replies to people who email it, pointing them to the direction of a downloadable 'brand-new, unseen' <em>Simpsons</em> episode.</p><p></p><p>The only problem is, it's not - it's actually a link to the Trojan virus which will crash your computer, slow it down and generally cause a bit of a nuisance.</p><p></p><p>Speaking about the new Trojan/<em>Simpsons</em> hybrid, Chris Boyd, malware research director at FaceTime, said: "For now, this is a good reminder to be cautious when randomly adding cool things seen on TV and film to your online applications."</p><p></p><p><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/172b1fc/mf.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/homer-simpson-malware-spreader-421940&link=Homer Simpson: malware spreader" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/homer-simpson-malware-spreader-421940&link=Homer Simpson: malware spreader" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13381313794/f/8513/c/669/s/24293884/a2.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13381313794/f/8513/c/669/s/24293884/a2.img" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/172b1fc/story01.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Feedster, post: 533027, member: 259515"] [IMG]http://mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/trojan-horse-200-200.jpg[/IMG] It's only something that true fans of [I]The Simpsons[/I] will understand, but a little in-joke from the show is causing chaos on the internet. For the uninitiated, Homer in one frankly hilarious episode - 'The Dad Who Knew Too Much' - was seen to have the email address of [email]chunkylover53@aol.com[/email]. You see what they did there? In a stroke of genius, one of the writers on the show registered the email, and actually answered fans' queries from time to time. [B]Not funny[/B] Now Chunkylover53 has turned against its makers and taken on a life of itself as a distributor for the Trojan virus. The email is now sending out auto replies to people who email it, pointing them to the direction of a downloadable 'brand-new, unseen' [I]Simpsons[/I] episode. The only problem is, it's not - it's actually a link to the Trojan virus which will crash your computer, slow it down and generally cause a bit of a nuisance. Speaking about the new Trojan/[I]Simpsons[/I] hybrid, Chris Boyd, malware research director at FaceTime, said: "For now, this is a good reminder to be cautious when randomly adding cool things seen on TV and film to your online applications." [IMG]http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/172b1fc/mf.gif [/IMG][URL="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/homer-simpson-malware-spreader-421940&link=Homer Simpson: malware spreader"][IMG]http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif[/IMG][/URL][URL="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/homer-simpson-malware-spreader-421940&link=Homer Simpson: malware spreader"][IMG]http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13381313794/f/8513/c/669/s/24293884/a2.htm"][IMG]http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13381313794/f/8513/c/669/s/24293884/a2.img[/IMG][/URL] [url=http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/172b1fc/story01.htm]More...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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