A virus is disguised as a fairly lame vote-fishing Halfbakery idea about a virus (strictly, a trojan horse). The vote _against_ link has been rewired to trigger malicious code. The vote _for_ link removes the malicious code. Failure to click on either link causes the virus to lurk and wreak havoc later.
-- spidermother, Feb 20 2006

It would wage a web-war with this... The_20Hungry_20Spider
[spidermother, Feb 20 2006]

Spiders that eat their mother http://www.abc.net....oments/gmis9823.htm
... With this as possible outcome (last 2 paragraphs) [spidermother, Feb 20 2006]

What does the 'malicious code' do? How do you make sure it will work on all operating systems?
-- rrr, Feb 20 2006


I have the cure for this... +
-- xenzag, Feb 20 2006


//The vote _for_ link removes the malicious code.// <paranoid>That's exactly what they'd *want* us to think!</paranoid> [-]
-- zen_tom, Feb 20 2006


Won't you walk into my parlour...
-- spidermother, Feb 20 2006


The only known antidote is to change your vote immediately and then reformat your hard drive.
-- reensure, Feb 20 2006


Hey, didn't [blissmiss] ask you to change your name?
-- ConsulFlaminicus, Feb 20 2006



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