Music Virus to Attack File Swappers July 4
MP-X
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 Śvirusą 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. Itąs the answer to the Śsonic stealingą 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 Śmessage
skiną called MusicPanel that will warn them off accessing unauthorised
music in the future.
In a statement of intent, the producers of MusicPanel explain, łAs
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.˛
łSince 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.˛
Toby A Inkster Esq
: Music fans around the planet will receive a shocking surprise on their
: computers on American Independence Day徽uly 4誼ut only if they have
: downloaded unauthorised songs from Napster, Gnutella or other file
: swapping applications on the Internet.
>snip<
Hoax. FYI, it is *impossible* to embed a virus or any other executable
code in an MP3 in the way that you mean.
--
Toby A Inkster, Esq.
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Have/Want: Counting Crows, Matchbox 20, Train, Dexter Freebish,
+Live+, Coldplay, Jewel, Dido, Ben Folds Five, Oasis and more!
"I am a .sig virus. Copy me into your .sig and join the fun!"
Derek Smith
MP-X <musicvi...@hotmail.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
musicvirusalert-...@192.168.1.114...
> Music fans around the planet will receive a shocking surprise on their
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
> computers frozen due to the timed release of this bomb.
>
What a load of bollocks...
Funny, but nevertheless, 100% Bollocks.
Quiet Peaceful Dancer
MP-X <musicvi...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:musicvirusalert-...@192.168.1.114...
> Music fans around the planet will receive a shocking surprise on their
> computers on American Independence Day > 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 Ovirus¹ 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. It¹s the answer to the Osonic stealing¹ of legitimate music
> applications will have disappeared and the computer will load a Omessage
> skin¹ called MusicPanel that will warn them off accessing unauthorised
> music in the future.
>
> In a statement of intent, the producers of MusicPanel explain, ³As
> 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.²
>
> ³Since 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 4.²
Petrdrne
>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 Œvirus¹ 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. It¹s the answer to the Œsonic stealing¹ of legitimate music
>applications will have disappeared and the computer will load a Œmessage
>skin¹ called MusicPanel that will warn them off accessing unauthorised
>music in the future.
>
>In a statement of intent, the producers of MusicPanel explain, ³As
>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.²
>
>³Since 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 4.²
>
>
>
>
>
>
yoinker
the phrase "musician-programmers". AHAHAHA!!!
musician-programmers...that's funny...and stupid. who's going to
believe that any musician who makes a living off his music is going to
have ANY coding skillz? Any musician with programming skillz will be
amateur musicians, meaning they would SUPPORT mp3s to spread their
music so they'll be heard.
Toby A Inkster Esq
: AHAHAHA! I think the major clue to the validity of this "virus" is in
: the phrase "musician-programmers". AHAHAHA!!!
: musician-programmers...that's funny...and stupid. who's going to
: believe that any musician who makes a living off his music is going to
: have ANY coding skillz? Any musician with programming skillz will be
: amateur musicians, meaning they would SUPPORT mp3s to spread their
: music so they'll be heard.
Counting Crows' keyboardist (they've sold over 10 million albums,
putting them firmly on the side of the "professional musicians") used to
work in Silicon Valley developing AI.
clean_ween
> putting them firmly on the side of the "professional musicians") used to
> work in Silicon Valley developing AI.
who the fuck are the counting crows?
Seth
your system clock past the 4th before it hppened..
Seth
http://TrancePro.com
Eugene
musicvi...@hotmail.com (MP-X) wrote in message news:<musicvirusalert-...@192.168.1.114>...
> 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 Œvirus¹ 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. It¹s the answer to the Œsonic stealing¹ of legitimate music
> applications will have disappeared and the computer will load a Œmessage
> skin¹ called MusicPanel that will warn them off accessing unauthorised
> music in the future.
>
> In a statement of intent, the producers of MusicPanel explain, ³As
> 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.²
>
> ³Since 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 4.²
UrBabysGotRabies
>> to other devices that contain music download programs, those devices will
>> also crash and remove all music files.
Ok this little story was maybe halfway believable until that statement
(although I already knew it was fake another way).. Yeah, I'd like to see a CD
erase itself.
TheGimp
realise it too, what with all the 'panicking' going on. Even if it
were possible to plant a virus, sophisticated enough to erase music
files and music-swapping progs from all media, but small enough to
remain undetected, in an mp3, virus progs would soon be released with
the sole purpose of finding these, as they could threaten more than
just home-pc users (who here surfs at work???). It wouldn't surprise
me if the RIAA (or whatever the hell they're called) seriously tried
this, though.
It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.
urbabysg...@aol.com (UrBabysGotRabies) wrote in message news:<20010702230604...@ng-mj1.aol.com>...
Kristi
No! so we all know for shure that this is a hoax! It was an attempt to
stop us from downloading mp3s(a crappy one if I might say so). but hey
u have to atleadt give them a little credit for trying! I mean they
are "musician-programmers"(yea, right). so lets all give this moron a
pat on the back for failing at his/her crappy attempt to freak peapole
out!
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From: MP-X (musicvi...@hotmail.com)
Subject: Music Virus to Attack File Swappers July 4
Newsgroups: alt.music.bootlegs
Date: 2001-06-27 23:20:21 PST
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 Œvirusą 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. Itąs the answer to the Œsonic stealingą of legitimate
skiną called MusicPanel that will warn them off accessing unauthorised
music in the future.
In a statement of intent, the producers of MusicPanel explain, łAs
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.˛
łSince 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.˛
normanchow
people who had experience as I do. I don't know whether there is
really this virus but my loss of the files is real, from my hard
drive. I made searches of 3 artists in the whole 40G hard disk and
could not find them. I checked Recyle Bin, many files I deleted in
last 15 days or so are there, not those that are missing.
Anyone can give a clue and help?
Norman
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