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Comment a virus that installs BitTorrent (Score 1) 407

"A group in the middle east who previously infected PCs with a rootkit via IM, apparently installed BitTorrent without user permission on infected machines, then started piping movies to the end users."
http://digg.com/security/BitTorrent_installed_with out_permission%2C_downloads_movie_files

more links:
http://www.vitalsecurity.org/2005/12/bittorrent-re loaded-unauthorised.html
http://www.spywareguide.com/articles/the_bittorren t_auto_installs_98.html
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20051220/2013214_ F.shtml

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