The prurient interest many people have in seeing the “Erin Andrews peephole pictures” may end up with potential peeping Tom’s computers needing a visit to the repair shop. That’s because malicious hackers have made up a number of web pages designed to lure people in on the promise of satisfying their perverted fantasies but end up instead with installing malware that will quickly wreak havoc on their PCs.
People who are casually searching for such terms as “erin andrews peephole video link”, “erin andrews peephole megaupload”, or even “erin andrews peephole photos” will likely end up at a website that just doesn’t have their best interests in mind.
As Erin Andrews’ lawyer has already stated, any such pictures were taken without her consent. Now attempting to find these pictures could institute a major security risk for the unwitting dolts still desperately seeking them.
“There are lots more sites out there pretending to host the Erin Andrews peephole video, but really hosting malicious software,” wrote Graham Cluley of anti-virus software maker Sophos in a blog post.
“Hackers have created Web pages claiming to contain the notorious … video in their attempt to infect Mac and Windows computers,” he wrote.
“And — surprise, surprise — if you visit those Web pages you could be putting the security of your computer at real risk.”
Both Andrews and her employer ESPN have reacted angrily to the pictures being posted and have threatened to run down and persecute anyone involved. They maintain that Andrews is the victim of a crime and that any websites that host the images will be considered “an accessory after the fact” and could face criminal or civil penalties of their own.
That warning alone should be enough to stop any legitimate website from running the pictures. That fact alone should cause people to wonder about the legitimacy of any website they plan on visiting when it claims to have those pictures. If they’re willing to break the law so flagrantly and are so unconcerned with the concepts of personal freedom, you certainly can’t expect them to care about personal property either. So don’t be surprised when your computer stops working after your attempts to get a glimpse of the “peephole pictures.”
Of course the peephole pictures won’t be leaving the internet any time soon. Nothing ever does. Certainly many people who originally saw the photos downloaded them to their hard drives and can quickly upload them again to a new web page. Most likely Erin Andrews won’t be able to stop the dissemination of the pics no matter how much time, effort, and money she puts into it. As long as the internet remains relatively “anonymous” and people can view such pictures with relatively no pain they will.
After all, it’s just human nature to be curious about what celebrities look like naked.
It’s also just human nature to fake people out and install malware on their computers.
If you are an Internet Peeping Tom, I caution you to use great care in what sites you visit and always think twice about “installing” any software, no matter what the perceived benefits may be.
