Preying on the Unethical Computer User

It seems that spammers have created yet another way to get unsuspecting people to do their dirty work. A new Windows "game", which shows a half-naked woman, temps people into undressing her more if they can correctly type in text shown in an accompanying image.

The trick of the "game" is that the text players are asked to decipher are security measures placed on various forums, email and account registration forms. The scrabbled text images are almost impossible for spamming spiders and robots to correctly input, thus, keeping spammers at bay. With the help of an unethical computer user, this technique works because "the average male e-mail user would want to see more".

Happy Halloween . . . I guess.