isn't it ironic?
Massive spam shot of 'Storm Trojan' reaches record proportions
.... Irony, it seems, isn't lost on the attackers. "This is really a self-fulfilling prophecy," said Swidler, "by warning users about a worm attack to get them to click on a worm."There's little funny about the attack. "We're seeing both a very high volume of spam and a self-replicating worm," said Swidler. "This combination is kind of sophisticated. It's technically sophisticated in how they package the payload, but also in how they're trying to fool users into clicking on the attachment."
The malicious spam, Swidler went on, tries to convince users that their computers are already infected with malware and now part of a botnet. "They're telling people that their e-mail access is about to be cut off, and that they have to install this patch to continue using [e-mail]."
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That's not ironic, that's clever and kinda funny. You know what's really "ironic"? That Computerworld, which bills itself as a serious IT publication, would run this kind of "Head for the hills!" article and never once mention that the threat only applies to computers running Microsoft Windows. That's "ironic." Also "moronic" and "corrupt."