Important Newsgroup Virus Information Ignore - Hoax to collect web page hits

[Phil Thompson]

There have been numerous reports about a new virus circulating the newsgroups. Please click here for more information. Thank you.
http://www.iwXXars.net/dmxXXXdvc.html

"By visiting this page, you have just recruited 1 thug for dmxdvc,
increasing their chance of winning the prizes! dmxdvc now has 3073
thugs and is getting stronger every day, it is upto you to beat them."

Don't do it.

Phil

[Les Desser]

Post by Phil Thompson

There have been numerous reports about a new virus circulating the
newsgroups. Please click here for more information. Thank you.
http://www.iwXXars.net/dmxXXXdvc.html

"By visiting this page, you have just recruited 1 thug for dmxdvc,
increasing their chance of winning the prizes! dmxdvc now has 3073
thugs and is getting stronger every day, it is upto you to beat them."
Don't do it.

Please could you explain what is going on here.

[Phil Thompson]

Post by Les Desser
Please could you explain what is going on here.

someone posted a virus alert that was no such thing it just led to a
page where they were benefitting from increased hits.

Phil

[Les Desser]

Post by Phil Thompson

Post by Les Desser
Please could you explain what is going on here.

someone posted a virus alert that was no such thing it just led to a
page where they were benefitting from increased hits.

Thanks. I thought it was more sinister than that.