It has been reported in the media that fake software is being circulated on the Internet under the "makelovenotspam" name, which is actually not a screensaver but a computer virus. Please note that the "makelovenotspam" initiative has been discontinued. There is no point in trying to obtain a copy of the screensaver, as it will not function anymore. Moreover, you may be offered a computer virus which has nothing to do with the original campaign, and may actually be harmful to your computer and the data stored on it. You are therefore advised not to download or install any software purporting to be the "makelovenotspam" screensaver, and to remove any copy you may have on your PC.
So ends the first chapter in the sorry make LOVE not SPAM initiative. From screensaver to virus.
Second Chapter
What is interesting is the suggestion from kuro5hin.org – namely that such DoS attacks could be decentralized and built into personal tools like our e-mail clients. Imagine if everyone could set their client to hose servers that annoy them. Imagine if iDoS (personal Denial of Service) systems were widely available and easy to use (just drag an offending spam message to the “harass for a month” applet). A radical idea of the “give everyone a gun and there will be no crime” variety, but an interesting idea none the less. My guess is that taken to an extreme this would slow the Internet down to the point where major players would have to implement a solution to both spam and counter-spam.
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