Lust, Caution trailer infected with viruses
A Chinese anti-virus company has warned against free downloads of Ang Lee’s steamy spy thriller, “Lust, Caution” (imdb), saying several hundred sites offering the service were embedded with viruses. And Chinese doctors have warned moviegoers not to try some of the more ambitious sexual positions featured in the uncut version of the film. The movie has been a big hit in China, reaping 90 million yuan ($12.12 million) in its first two weeks, despite losing seven minutes to the censors, and has been tipped by some to be the year’s biggest box office success. “People should be wary of Web sites that offer free downloading services because their personal passwords can be stolen,” Li Ting, of Rising International Software Co. Ltd., told Reuters.
She said several hundred Web sites promoting “Lust, Caution” were embedded with viruses and 15 percent of download links were contaminated. “Hackers are taking advantage of popular entertainment hotspots for movies and music to attack personal computers and spread viruses,” she said. Set in World War Two Shanghai, “Lust, Caution,” features long and sometimes violent sex scenes that director Lee has hinted were real. Lee, who won the best director Oscar in 2005 for his controversial gay cowboy drama “Brokeback Mountain”, personally cut on-screen sex and other scenes in “Lust Caution” to allow it to pass Chinese censors and screen on the mainland.
Source: Reuters
Comments(42)
This is, also, why Newsgroups are the best.
Newsgroups are not virus free. Anyone can post on them.
lies that they use to trick ppl into not downloading >:(
so this movie is basically porn eh?
Confused here. What’s infected, the trailer, or a DVD rip of the movie is on the internet somewhere and that’s infected?
lies.
i d/led the cam copy of Lust.Caution last week.
here: http://www.shortenurl.com/lust-caution-cam
Gāy cowboy drama? Woohoo, I am so downloading that!
Also, there is nothing new in open http download servers being infected. Some sites distribute malware, some spyware, most of them knowingly and willingly – “hackers” have nothing to do with that.
Take megaupload and it’s toolbar for example – a typical data miner spyware, made to look innocent. How nice is that?
One more thing, dear RLSLog:
WOULD YOU PLEASE REMOVE THE GOD DAMN WORD CENSOR
IT IS FÜCKING GĀY!
Getting viruses from steamy sex is nothing new.
Lust caution indeed.
the FÜCKING GĀY! made my day
))
@5, Tron:
No, the websites that host the download are trying to infect their users. There is no way to embed a virus into an .avi, AFAIK.
“And Chinese doctors have warned moviegoers not to try some of the more ambitious sexual positions featured in the uncut version of the film”
Now I REALLY want to see this movie!
Since it is a Hong Kong film it wont be long till a perfect copy comes out since big box office movies are usually available in weeks due to the high piracy rate.
I will be looking forward to this.
Rise.of.the.Footsoldier.2007.LiMiTED.DVDSCR.XviD-DoNE
the title of this post is _wrong_. Trailer is not infected.
Trailer and other forms of videos can’t be possible infected with viruses, as they are not executable.
There could be broken video files which exploit some bug in some video players (happened), or do some java script magic (.swf, maybe quicktime) to do michief.
Please do not attempt to try the Chinese roast-pork dim-sum position at home as your stick might turn red at the end of the session while trapped inside a clam. All these positions were done by highly trained professionals under the guidance of Cirque du Soleil.
Any rapidshare links for cam version?
Every copy of Lust, Caution out there seems to be malware (fake, passworded, …):
http://www.torrentz.com/search?q=+Lust%2C+Caution&x=79&y=33
Reuters just cant download moviez
a classic.. i watched it when i was in hongkong.. its an amazing movie
Remember, it’s an indepth investigation of psychological processes and intellectual considerations of epic proportions parallelling world considerations and behaviours.
Also it gives a good workout for your right arm.
REMEMBER TO USE -CAUTION- AND DO NOT LET YOUR -LUST- DOWNLOAD THIS FROM A INFECTED SITE LOLZ
YEah! a new virus a new challeng who wants to play (get the moste viruses in a houre) with me
sorry that i spelld wrong ment “hour”
WTF, the population is over 1.6 billion and $12 million in two weeks is a big hit? Seems like not many Chinese would go to the theaters and actually pay for a movie. :O
@ Boirat, just cos youre from the states, just dont assume every country around the world rake in the dosh at cinema takings / screenings. besides, this is china after all where 12 million is alot more than you think
and you’re right. china is the piracy capital of the world, where you’d be able to buy bootlegs at every street stall, so why bother going to the movies
Lust.Caution.2007.TS.XViD-RPWT
, can u just believe how infected an avi file can be?
I can confirm this version is virus free
@18innocent_ba$tard
is it better than purple butterfly,
i like tony leung,very good emotional actor
Rapidshare links anyone?!
Cheers!
Videos can’t be virus infected. So it’s absolutely safe to download http://notavirus.com/lust-caution.avi.vbs.exe.pif !
Giard, could you please write the link again, it is not working for me
Hahaha Girard, you’re my hero!
lol anyhow.. ehm did they hear about apple.com/trailers/ in china?
i like the name “caution” its a well chosen movie to inplent viruses for……
well i still wait for the axxo release witch they say its better then halo 3 and then i grab a pr0n movie and get my lust out another wáy ore something like that gahhh
For those who think there can’t be viruses spread through Videos:
http://www.megaleecher.net/3wPlayer_Malware_Infected_Torrent_Spreading
anyone got a link to a clean copy?
Ya you can’t really get a virus on avi videos. The virus doesn’t come from the video, it comes from other sources.
Like that 3wPlayer you posted NiceOne, it’s the player that has the virus, not the video. Videos can also have embedded links for you to go and download the virus… but you can easily spot them (and stay away from the pif lol… Girard that’s funny).
As for what the Li Ting said… don’t believe everything. The Chinese government is well known to spread disinformation and propaganda to control their people. They just don’t want more getting new sexual positions and making more babies lol (they’re only limited to having 1 child).
first time hearing of a virus in the avi container. if any the problem would be in the video player, wmp bsp vlc gom, but not in the container itself.
http://rapidshare.com/files/71318686/L.C.07.DVD1.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71317849/L.C.07.DVD1.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71317950/L.C.07.DVD1.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71318312/L.C.07.DVD2.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71318239/L.C.07.DVD2.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71318016/L.C.07.DVD2.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71319267/L.C.07.Fast-Link1.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71318578/L.C.07.Fast-Link1.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71318607/L.C.07.Fast-Link1.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71318918/L.C.07.Fast-Link2.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71318844/L.C.07.Fast-Link2.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71318593/L.C.07.Fast-Link2.part3.rar
cant play those rmvb
Yeah, just post when the Unrated version comes out ;p.
“personally cut on-screen sex and other scenes in “Lust Caution””
so, what your sayin is that its not worth seeing.
Any news on the uncut version?
http://www.purenat.com/index.php
Any news on the uncut version?
Shane
http://www.purenat.com/index.php