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Once the code is available, independent developers will be able to create a plethora of new applications for Orkut that could boost its usage, judging from the experience at Facebook. Developers have already written more than 3,000 applications for Facebook's pages since that site released its code in May. These "widgets," including a hit called Slide that lets Facebook users embed slide shows in their profiles, are considered key drivers behind a 28% jump in the site's user base from May to August. "Facebook created this tremendous momentum and energy around this idea," says John Musser, who runs ProgrammableWeb.com, a developer news and API aggregation site. "Other players can't stand by." That includes Orkut.
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The worm steals users' banking details, usernames and passwords by propagating through Orkut. The attack was triggered as users launched an executable file disguised as a JPEG file. The initial executable file that causes the infection installs two additional files on the user's computer. These files then e-mail banking details and passwords to the worm's anonymous creator when infected users click on the "My Computer" icon.
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As a developer, you'll soon be able to create social applications for the millions of global Orkut users. Orkut now supports OpenSocial, a common set of APIs, HTML, and JavaScript designed to let developers easily build social applications.
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The worm is spreading through Orkut’s recently introduced tool that allows users to write messages that contain HTML code. The ability to add Flash/Javascript content to Orkut scraps was only recently introduced.[15][16]
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The description of the group reveals that the worm was designed to show Orkut could be dangerous to users even if they do not click on malicious links, Hinckley wrote. The worm apparently did not try to steal any personal data.
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[T]hat's where the high-fives end for Orkut. Beyond Asia and Latin America, which account for nearly all of Orkut's 24.6 million monthly users, the site's traffic remains simply anemic—totaling just 600,000 in North America and about 1.2 million in Europe, and not growing very fast.
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