Hackers Hijack PC's for Sex Sites

I know several people on here would LOVE to be in the porn industry... maybe you are and dont even know it???

ore than a thousand unsuspecting Internet users around the world have recently had their computers hijacked by hackers, who computer security experts say are using them for pornographic Web sites.

The hijacked computers, which are chosen by the hackers apparently because they have high-speed connections to the Internet, are secretly loaded with software that makes them send explicit Web pages advertising pornographic sites and offer to sign visitors up as customers.

Unless the owner of the hijacked computer is technologically sophisticated, the activity is likely to go unnoticed. The program, which only briefly downloads the pornographic material to the usurped computer, is invisible to the computer's owner. It apparently does not harm the computer or disturb its operation.

The hackers operating the ring direct traffic to each hijacked computer in their network for a few minutes at a time, quickly rotating through a large number. Some are also used to send spam e-mail messages to boost traffic to the sites.

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God I hate Hackers. For doing exactly this type of crap.

I'm not really worried, I use Zonealarm Pro.

actually, this has happened more than once to me. If they hack into my SN or my parents and send it out and peoiple report it. We lose our AOL screennames. Which is not cool, because my parents think that it's my fault.