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HardRocker Site Admin
Joined: 06 Nov 1998 Posts: 1765 Location: Dallas, TX.
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 8:51 am Post subject: July 4 Music swapper virus?? |
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This is from NewMediaMusic.com who I believe won't mind the full length post :
Music Virus to Attack File Swappers July 4
NOTICE: The source of this release was not verified, but we thought it was interesting enough to merit publication.
Embedded code since late 2000 now ready to emerge on US Independence Day in top 500 downloaded songs
Music fans around the planet will receive a shocking surprise on their computers on American Independence Day-July 4-but only if they have downloaded unauthorised songs from Napster, Gnutella or other file swapping applications on the Internet. On that day, those who have downloaded any of 500 most popular songs planted on the Internet with an imbedded hybrid 'virus' will find their illicit music unusable and their computers frozen due to the timed release of this bomb.
MusicPanel is a new hybrid computer code that goes beyond what viruses can do and is hidden as imbedded bits of information that can not be detected by virus checkers. It affects both Macs and PCs as well as computers running Linux Unix and even Personal Digital Assistants that can download music. It's the answer to the 'sonic stealing' of legitimate music without payment to the creators and was developed by a group of musician-programmers to redress the grievances of recorded artists who find their music being swapped and lifted from the Internet.
The program was developed last year following a meeting of disgruntled musicians and their managers at a Fourth of July American concert where the plan was hatched to determine more than 100 of the top songs illicitly traded on the Internet through Napster. Over the US autumn school term, the program was perfected and made invisible with an increase in the number of songs to 500 that were loaded with this application before Christmas.
Placed in easily accessible computers on the Internet where unsuspecting users could obtain copies of the music, the songs play as if they are normal downloaded music but a ticking time bomb within the files has been awaiting the Independence Day when it will be full unleashed across the Internet. So for those who have used Napster since last November and a number of other file swapping protocols that have accessed the computers where the MusicPanel embedded files have resided initially or been placed into other computers once swapped, fireworks will begin.
The program is only loaded into songs that are protected by copyright and only those people who have downloaded these 500 infected songs from the computers on the Internet in which they were planted or computers that have accessed the files and allowed them to be shared by others. Those users who have the infected files will find that accessing their computers on July 4 anywhere in the world will cause a crash that will erase all music files from their computers and any file sharing or MP3 applications. Once the computer is restarted, these songs and applications will have disappeared and the computer will load a 'message skin' called MusicPanel that will warn them off accessing unauthorised music in the future.
In a statement of intent, the producers of MusicPanel explain, "As creators of music, we are deprived of income from our music by those companies that proliferate free file-swapping of songs and the users who blithely shoplift songs via the Internet who do not pay for our creations. This global weapon is designed to not only help eliminate this illegal and unfair practice but
also to bring awareness of the loss to legitimate and hardworking musicians, their record companies, publishers and support systems. It was not developed in conjunction with any record labels or publishers nor with the Recording Industry Association of America or any other organization. We do not wish to cause destruction or other damage to computers or other programs but have tailored this application attached to frequently downloaded copyrighted music to attack those who steal songs."
"Since there is no anti-virus protection that will detect or block this application imbedded in what appear to be otherwise working downloads, only removal of the illicit songs from hard drives can prevent it from activating on July 4. If songs have been burned to CDs or are transferred to other devices that contain music download programs, those devices will also crash and remove all music files. A further statement will be made after the MusicPanel activates July 4." |
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Mordax
Joined: 09 Oct 2000 Posts: 540
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 9:01 am Post subject: July 4 Music swapper virus?? |
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Virus hoaxes are so passe........ |
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Tyrannorabbit
Joined: 04 Oct 2000 Posts: 3985 Location: Canada
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 9:41 am Post subject: July 4 Music swapper virus?? |
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quote: Originally posted by HardRocker:
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If songs have been burned to CDs or are transferred to other devices that contain music download programs, those devices will also crash and remove all music files. [/b]
Uh-huh... [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img] |
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69mopar
Joined: 12 May 2001 Posts: 136 Location: Hurlburt Field AFB Ft Walton Beach Florida
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 9:45 am Post subject: July 4 Music swapper virus?? |
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so what are the 500 songs? im sure its more like britney spears... im sure the Saxon - Princess of the night mp3 i downloades last week is ok [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] |
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The Merchant of Venus
Joined: 19 Jul 2000 Posts: 79
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 9:48 am Post subject: July 4 Music swapper virus?? |
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Oh please. Someone has [i]way[/i] too much time on their hands! |
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Neckbreaker
Joined: 14 Jul 2000 Posts: 193 Location: Cincinnati
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 2:30 pm Post subject: July 4 Music swapper virus?? |
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Get real. Does anybody actually believe this crap? Are you telling me that my CDR's of Napster MP3's are going to crash my Sony Discman? Ha ha ha. Also who believes that a group of 'concerned musicians' was doing anything on the 4th of July but getting ****ed up.
NP Liege Lord - Kill the King |
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Ogre
Joined: 06 Nov 2000 Posts: 425 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 2:41 pm Post subject: July 4 Music swapper virus?? |
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quote: Originally posted by Neckbreaker:
[b]...who believes that a group of 'concerned musicians' was doing anything on the 4th of July but getting ****ed up. [/b]
Also, who believes that a group of wealthy musicians and managers would publicly admit that their intention is to sabotage computers internationally?
If they actually did do this, I would like to compliment them on their sportmanlike behavior because this admission will definitely make the work of the attorneys representing the thousands of businesses impacted by the supposed computer crashes REALLY easy!
Where can I sign up to participate in the class action suit against them? What a windfall for my company! [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] |
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rockin500
Joined: 18 Jan 2001 Posts: 739 Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 5:55 pm Post subject: July 4 Music swapper virus?? |
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If they actually did that, which i highly doubt, there wouldnt be any musicians left, cuz we would all own their sorry asses for willful destruction of property. |
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P-Man
Joined: 16 Oct 2000 Posts: 234 Location: The South. Rednecks rule!
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2001 11:33 pm Post subject: July 4 Music swapper virus?? |
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Lars has too much time on his hands. |
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