Computer virus victims framed for child porn

[mercurial]

Of all the sinister things that internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.

Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses — the malicious programs better known for swiping your credit card numbers. In this twist, it's your reputation that's stolen.

Pedophiles can exploit virus-infected PCs to remotely store and view their stash without fear they'll get caught. Pranksters or someone trying to frame you can tap viruses to make it appear that you surf illegal websites.

Whatever the motivation, you get child porn on your computer — and might not realize it until police knock at your door.

An Associated Press investigation found cases in which innocent people were branded as pedophiles after their co-workers or loved ones stumbled upon child porn placed on a PC through a virus. It can cost victims hundreds of thousands of dollars to prove their innocence.

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[R13...]

So now all the child porn sickos need do is keep this virus handy on their PC's and when the police do come knocking they can just blame the virus for their sickness...

 

[Kosmik]

I'm sceptical.....

 

[Alan]

That's scary ****. Can't be many things worse than wrongly accused of being a pedophile.

 

[Blaze786]

If you are not properly protected, firewall wise, etc. than you are asking to be a target...

 

[Maddmatt]

Well as long as the virus is known then victims should be (mostly) ok.
But anyway, it's useless to just go after the weirdos that look at those pictures, the only way to fight it is to go after the ones that actually distribute it. Why are those sites not taken off the internet when discovered?