Administrator DKT27 Posted February 12, 2010 Administrator Share Posted February 12, 2010 Web robots, commonly referred to as "bots," are software programs written to do automated tasks, like crawling the Web looking for new sites. They also appear in chat rooms and instant messaging services masquerading as real people. Depending on the level of sophistication of the artificial intelligence, they can attempt to understand questions and respond appropriately. Usually the conversation is pre-set, which makes for some rather silly conversations. Bots are nothing new, but not everyone has personally interacted with one. I, for one, have never been approached by a bot in a chat room or on IM, so I was entertained by the humorous transcript in the screenshot below in which a Windows Live Messenger user gets chatted up by a bot that assumes she is male and tries to lure her to a Webcam site: The bot then directs "Mary" to a Web site and the conversation continues... Mary says: what is the capital of saudi aurabia? [email protected] says: sweet, fill out the info ur info.. i can not wait for you to see me baby let me find something nice to wear Mary says: wow this is a botnet, crazy!! ha ha [email protected] says: whats a bot? Mary says: u r not a real person [email protected] says: its the sites policy to ensure no minors get access to the site, so they might ask for CC to verify your age babe. Mary says: what is the capital of saudi arabia..... [email protected] says: What color Panties do you think i should wear? i might have you favorite color here somewhere... Mary says: hmmm pink [email protected] says: ok, great I got the perfect pink panties for ya ...ur gunna love these!! Mary says: no black [email protected] says: Your such a good boy, i'm gonna show you what good boys deserve.. you can tell me to do anything you want me to do! Mary says: i am a girl!! [email protected] says: Ok let me know when you get in so I can invite you directly to my cam. In this case, it was interesting to see that the only words that triggered a custom response were "botnet" and "pink." The only danger from the site this bot was directing to appeared to be that it prompted "Mary" for credit card information, said Michael Greene, vice president of product strategy at PC Tools, a security software company. But other bots are more dangerous, leading victims to sites that download malware onto visitors' computers, he said in an interview this week. To protect against that, PC Tools offers a free tool called ThreatFire that's designed to block malicious software downloads. However, the best protection is to just avoid clicking on links sent by strangers, particularly ones who seem to be avoiding your simple questions and directing you to porn. Source - CNET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lister Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hmm. Well, posting [email protected] may not help her much either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 gr8 article however i read somthing about this on some other blogs too thanx for the info DKT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I have been approached by exactly the same bots twice or three times already. The first time I thought it was real person till it started talking nonsense exactly like in the picture here... the most annoying thing about them is that you never know if a real person or a bot added you, so you might accept somebody and think "oh goodie, a new friend!" when actually it's just a cyber AI whore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I don't have friends on messenger so if you message me I know your BS.. and I never accept an add for nothing.. Miranda has been a good program for me thus far.. server I have running out of it and all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 12, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 12, 2010 I never accept request for adding them into my msn until they identify themselves, and I know them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 what you all remend for a good 3rd parrty mutli chat messenger with anti boot also? usually 3rd party ones have god fliters against bots to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 12, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 12, 2010 Anti bootable? Well that's hard to find on the normal side. There are many third party anti-bootable like msn, yahoo out there. But you may not find them out of some hacking forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Anti bootable? Well that's hard to find on the normal side. There are many third party anti-bootable like msn, yahoo out there. But you may not find them out of some hacking forums.meant anti booter sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 12, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted February 12, 2010 Yea even I meant anti booter. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 little commonsense will do the job :sneaky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I have never seen Miranda IM do down.. and it handles them all in one place if you know how to configure it ( or actually know how to search the info out.. some people even have Skype and Google - easy one.. on theirs.. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I have been approached by exactly the same bots twice or three times already. The first time I thought it was real person till it started talking nonsense exactly like in the picture here... the most annoying thing about them is that you never know if a real person or a bot added you, so you might accept somebody and think "oh goodie, a new friend!" when actually it's just a cyber AI whore.Hehe, I got this too, was kind of funny :PShame it wasn't a real person though, then maybe I could've pissed him/her off :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 a lot of the bots in a room be be control by an unemployed welfare leech male that thinks he owns the chat room and wil also attack other rooms. you will see these people online all the time with their welware never working witches there too. they are all into contorlling the mic voice etc. usually late 30s to 50s year olds. american usa yahoo chat sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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