I'll take one... they have to pretend to be over 6'2. I am lonely.

That sounds facinating, but what is the purpose of collecting said information? What does the Bot do with it, or is it just for chatting purposes?

Thank you very much for the warning!!! I found some information about this: 1) "Warning sounded over 'flirting robots' by Ina Fried Those entering online dating forums risk having more than their hearts stolen. A program that can mimic online flirtation and then extract personal information from its unsuspecting conversation partners is making the rounds in Russian chat forums, according to security software firm PC Tools. The artificial intelligence of CyberLover's automated chats is good enough that victims have a tough time distinguishing the "bot" from a real potential suitor, PC Tools said. The software can work quickly too, establishing up to 10 relationships in 30 minutes, PC Tools said. It compiles a report... " Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=128866 2) "Happened! A program, soblaznyayuschaya girls via the internet! You choose the scenario under which the program will familiarize themselves with a girl, choose chat, Nickname and zhmete button "Login" - all! Already half an hour program Cyberlover uspeet at least become familiar with the 4-6 girls, share their photos and perhaps even kontaktymi telefonchikami;) Of course, you will need to give some advance information about yourself (on its own), such as email address. mail, which will be delivered photographs of the girls. The cost of the program" Source: http://www.cyberlover.ru/ (Google online translation) 3) "Security experts have warned people to be on the lookout for CyberLover, a new chat bot that tries to talk people into giving up personal info and photos. The AI is reportedly good enough to convince many people they are talking to a real person. The program can establish 10 relationships in half an hour and is equipped with personalities ranging from 'romantic lover' to 'sexual predator'. The bot also directs victims to a 'personal' web site which may attempt to install malware. "People are used to not opening attachments or maybe not clicking on a link... But this emulates a real conversation, so you more are likely to give over personal information, click on a link or send your photo," said Mike Greene, VP of PC Tools." Source: http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=67054 4) "Although the program is currently targeting Russian Web sites, PC Tools is urging people in chat rooms and social networks elsewhere to be on the alert for such attacks. Their recommendations amount to just good sense in general, such as avoiding giving out personal information and using an alias when chatting online. The software company believes that CyberLover's creators plan to make it available worldwide in February. Robot chatters are just one type of social-engineering attack that uses trickery rather than a software flaw to access victim's valuable information. Such attacks have been on the rise and are predicted to continue to grow." Source and further information: http://cyberpaths.blogspot.com/ 5) Hier another warning of the danger of Cyberlove in general, and what can happen after the contact is established: http://www.trulycaribbean.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=145&Itemid=39

God what are they going to come up with next? This world is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo sick...

I'm somewhat surprised this has happened sooner. This sort of computer emulation of human conversation has been around for decades. Some people really fell for ELIZA when it first came out... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA

it will definitely work in a place like africa,where we have less IT users.