Beware: The Picture of a ‘Dead’ Fidel Castro You’re Seeing Could Be a Virus
- Posted on January 3, 2012 at 8:31am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Fidel Castro has died more than once. That’s if you believe the internet rumors that have the Cuban dictator croaking every couple years. But now the latest picture making the rounds as “evidence” could actually be malicious.
Business Insider blogger Joe Weisenthal first noticed the picture making the rounds via Twitter Tuesday morning:
There’s a rumor going around, mostly on Twitter it seems, that Fidel Castro is dead.
This rumor goes around every few years or months, and there doesn’t seem to be anything new to it, except that this picture is apparently floating around.
Here it is:
Euronews noted that same picture, however, could be more than just a harmless prank:
The latest information suggests that it is not a rumour but a pure and simple hoax aimed at spreading a dangerous trojan computer virus.
It is not the first time that Castro’s death, an obviously attractive headline, has been used to spread a virus.
Castro was declared dead last August in an email with the subject “Fidel is Dead”, that infected computers once the false video report had been clicked on.
Euronews also provided another version of the picture:
You’ve been warned.
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Publius
Posted on January 4, 2012 at 10:50pmBeware the pictures of a living Obama.
Report Post »Nigel2
Posted on January 4, 2012 at 7:20pmdon’t click on any link in any email. Not fidel, not your lost uncles inheritance, and especially ones saying they are nude photos of celebrities. Especially Paris Hilton since daddy has been behind a campaign to make people downloading pictures of paris “giving head” pay dearly.
Report Post »Arshloch
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 3:26pmCastro is a virus.
Report Post »Ed_Kel
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 12:50pmSometimes I wish I had a “dummy” computer for occasions like this. Even though to the unsuspecting, viruses can be extremely harmful, I find it truly fascinating to watch and learn how different viruses work.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 7:07pmSo am I.I even took a class on Security just to learn about them.The Bad Part is,There are idiots that think I would take time out of my busy day to make them and send them…You Have to be able to type to make most.I Type like Old People have sex.Slow and sloppy!
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 12:31pmI opened the link to this story and now my computer is sending online viagra spam to all my contacts!
Report Post »URKiddinMee
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 2:48pmSo now we know that OZCHAMBERS is really Bob Dole? LOL
Report Post »obxned
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 11:49amIf it seems to good to be true………
Report Post »123456beatriz
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 12:14pmOnly God knows why is giving to evil nasty dictators long life!. Sean Penn and Danny Glover should ask people were immigrated from Socialist and Communist countries came to America.
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 11:41amWe‘re worried about a little trojan virus temporarily finding it’s way into our operating system? And we have an Alinsky virus infesting out Nations Capitol? Both are piddly worms for sure, but one of them has only one shot at being inoculated in 2012. One of them is just evil enough a worm that it would use many worms to try and steal.redirect.misdirect.create chaos to do it.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 11:18am90 miles off our coast…. Why did we not pop this little marxist zit fifty years ago…. And now it to late cuz we got our own marxist zit in the white house….
Report Post »ObserverOnTheHill
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 6:17pmRemember these things happen because those actually in control want them to. When you see something and think “what a bunch of idiots” I am convinced it is going exactly according to their plan most of the time.
Report Post »Whatsizface
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 10:55amThis should read:
The Picture of a ‘Virus’ You’re Seeing Would Be a Dead Fidel Castro.
Report Post »Twobyfour
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 11:20amHeh. That was my first thought too.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 10:39amWe now know that the picture is a virus and must be avoided. However…when it first came out they had to call back air force 1 which was flying ‘hell bent for leather’ to Havannah. The Kenyan wanted to beat Hugo Chavez down to Cuba to be the first to attend the showig of the body in state.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 9:52amOur National Hemmorhoid is already on a plane , headed down to pay his respects to his fellow Marxist….. Jimmy “ The2nd worst president ” Carter….
Report Post »Regdunlop
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 10:35amI wonder if the worst prez will fire up Air Force 1 and join him?
Report Post »Twobyfour
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 11:22am… and stay. Both o them.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 9:13amIf you click on any link in an email and you don’t know the person who sent it, You’re always likely to be opening malware.
Report Post »Firecontrollman3
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 9:06amwe will know he died when the left sends condolence messages to cuba saying his loss is tragic, like kim jong il. freaking commies
Report Post »Drakkhanlord
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 9:06amJane Clemons admits on the air that her NH Ballot Law Commission Committed Election Fraud!
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QTKHG2Miw-A
SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 8:56am.
Report Post »I think it’s a hoax. I have not seen a picture of Obama bent over crying………..
Drakkhanlord
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 9:06amthats dam funny ,dont care who ya are…
thanks.
Report Post »URKiddinMee
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 2:48pmGood one!
Report Post »ThePostman
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 8:40amI’d happily contract a virus if the pic were of a dead Barry Sowetoro.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 8:36amThere is only one way to verify that Castro is acutally dead – whenever that actually happens – show his smoldering carcass unto the world.
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