I wonder if there a file sharing virus which creates a file on the fly when somebody searches for it?
I am looking for an MP3 (or CD) version of an LP from around 1980, called "Chinese Highway" by the long-defunct Danish band "Repeat Repeat".
I searched for these terms via Acquisition, they did not exist, except a minute later, they suddenly did. Just one file. And similarly, with other obscure titles, they turned up, just one, after I searched.
... Yes, I just tested with "jerfowlsjerwiojjfowejfo", random nonsense, and bingo, a file turns up, 5.5MB it says it is, and MP3. Bait.
Probably part of the RIAA's war arsenal, they've been trying every tactics to make file sharing a pain.
ReplyDeleteOr it could be yet another scam. Sites that ask you to purchase a subscription to access "free downloads"...
Have you tried this?
ReplyDelete- Ray
"Bait" should be the title of the next post, with the underwater photo!...
ReplyDelete"Probably part of the RIAA's war arsenal"
Isn't virus making, you know, severely illegal? I mean, they're a danger for the whole internet, AND a potential weapon for cyber-terrorists. Remember Melissa, I Love You... The person(s) behind this should expect to have a lot of angry banks and stock-exchange markets going after their tushies.