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- Should we lock up virus writers?
- Should we lock up virus writers?Should we lock up virus writers?Should we lock up virus writers? By ALL means. If someone breaks into your home or business for any reason, wouldn't you want them locked up? Until extream action is taken this kind of activity will progress....
- Tags: Cyberthreats, virus writer, virus
- Discussion threads 2008-01-26
- Me Code Write Good: The l33t Skillz of the Virus Writer
- Viruses and worms pose some of the most formidable threats in the modern computer security landscape. With some virus writers on the bleeding edge of technology, making use of 0-day exploits and innovative techniques to circumvent system security features. However, for every Blaster, there's a worm that repeatedly attempts to...
- Tags: Virus Writer, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2006-10-01
- World Cup head butt used as Trojan bait
- World Cup head butt used as Trojan baitWhat? Is "drive by installs" still a possiblity? I thought that ms windwoeshad already eliminated this pestilence.... I guess all the assurances that this is not possible any more in this fine "os" given by the Ms "experts" here is just more...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, trojan horse, virus writer
- Discussion threads 2006-07-17
- Trojan horses take aim at Symbian cell phones
- Trojan horses take aim at Symbian cell phonesThere is no money in thisThis looks to be the work of "pranksters" or "vandals" - not organized crime. This shows that many virus writers are NOT in it for the MONEY - which shoots down theories about M$ virus writers. Some programmers...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, cell phone, phone, Symbian Inc., virus, virus writer, trojan horse, theory
- Discussion threads 2005-04-21
- Trojan horse takes down smart phones
- Trojan horse takes down smart phonesMakes NO senseWhy create a trojan for a cell phone? You can't use it as a "bot". You can't use it to make money. You can't use it for blackmail (well, maybe). I just don't understand.Why I >>>DO
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cellular phones, smart phone, virus, virus writer, attack, malware, trojan horse, malware writer, phone
- Discussion threads 2005-04-07
- Virus writers follow the money
- Virus writers follow the moneyGREAT! This means the Mac is gaining market share!!So an increase in attacks means what exactly? It means they will try..but will it mean they succeed? That is the question. Still even this downside to popularity is no biggy compared to the...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., virus, Virus Writer, operating system, attack, OSX, Linux, security
- Discussion threads 2005-03-21
- Microsoft takes security patch hiatus
- Microsoft takes security patch hiatusLoss of Manpower?Last year, Microsoft released patches weekly (or weakly?) The virus writers would analyze each patch to find the new flaws, but only had 7 days before another patch might make their efforts obsolete. So Microsoft decided to release patches monthly to give...
- Tags: Patches, Cyberthreats, security, Now IT, patch management, Microsoft Corp., virus writer, Microsoft Windows 98, virus
- Discussion threads 2005-03-08
- Webcam virus writer arrested in Spain
- Webcam virus writer arrested in SpainMusic Industry FUDWhat total bullshit. You can't get a virus from a music or picture. This is a total fabrication.Wow, FINALLYa virus writer that makes a "useful" virus! Most if not all virus' do "stupid" things like clog mailboxes, bring down networks, or install malware...
- Tags: Patches, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, patch management, virus, buffer-overrun, virus writer, Webcam
- Discussion threads 2005-01-19
- Firm: Chinese cybercops nailing virus writers
- Firm: Chinese cybercops nailing virus writersNo facts requiredSomeone in Russia said so. No examples, no facts. No corroboration. Just a quote of "The chineese are good at detecting virus writers."Is this an opinion column? The fortune cookie that came with my lunch today had more factual info in it.What's the...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus writer, chineese, virus, computer
- Discussion threads 2004-12-09
- Microsoft: Sasser bounty hinges on conviction
- Microsoft: Sasser bounty hinges on convictionShould miscreants be rewarded for fingering othersPlea bargains are struck everyday in the US: "give us information and we'll reduce your sentence because you cooperated." Rarely, but occassionally these deals include a bye for passed crimes of the bargainee. Accused criminals make the deals not...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Plea Bargains, Sasser worm, informant, virus, virus writer
- Discussion threads 2004-09-11
- Virus writer purports to show bin Laden's death
- Virus writer purports to show bin Laden's deathSocial Engineering at it's bestThey don't even need to trick the OS, just the dumb user!And there's another ploy......with an email that purports to contain a photo of Janet Jackson exposing a breast at the Super Bowl. Like [i]that[/i] would ever happen! Gosh,...
- Tags: Operating systems, virus, operating system, Osama bin Laden, Virus Writer, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2004-07-23
- Author leaves warning in latest Sasser worm
- Author leaves warning in latest Sasser wormIntegrated Development Environment Virus versionIt is so easy with this IDEV from MS to develop and publish new viruses and worms. Even an 18 year old can wreak havoc to the entire world. With the MS platform, crasp can be developed and propagate to...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, media, virus, Microsoft Corp., Sasser worm, virus writer
- Discussion threads 2004-05-10
- Netsky author signs off
- Netsky author signs offBagle & MyDoom"Hyppönen said the behavior of the latest Bagle worm is suspiciously similar to that of the original MyDoom worm, [...]. He suspects that Bagle and MyDoom are written if not by the same person, then by the same team of coders"How can you draw this...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, virus writer, Bagle virus, e-mail, virus, Netsky virus
- Discussion threads 2004-03-09
- Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested
- Alleged Belgian virus writer arrestedPrison should be the next stop fo r several years!They should lock them up and throw away the key!Reminds me of...the time when GRC.com was DDOS'ed a few years ago for alegedly calling hackers script kiddies and was attacked by an 11 yr old kid running...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, virus, virus writer, computer
- Discussion threads 2004-02-18
- Antivirus feature creates a burden
- Antivirus feature creates a burdenA voice of reasonThese return addresses are about as reliable as those on spam. If they are going report anything useful, they should look at the originating IP addresses and report to their owners using something like http://spamcop.net or http://www.spamid.net.I'm emailing this...to every postmaster that...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus writer, virus, antivirus, e-mail, Antivirus feature
- Discussion threads 2004-01-28
- Gates reveals his 'magic solution' to spam
- Gates reveals his 'magic solution' to spamHe actually had a thought?It's amazing. Billy Boi actually had an original thought. Or maybe he stole it from someone else?One question.Where are the details of the accounts which are to be debited/credited kept?best aproachGates ideea, alas not original, it's the only...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Virus Writer, spam, spammer, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-01-26
- MS exec: Virus authors are winning big
- MS exec: Virus authors are winning bigBig Bucks"Finn said the number of counterfeit Microsoft products intercepted had more than doubled to four million units this year from 1.75 million two years ago. But the value of pirate software seized--$1.3 billion over three years--was "a small fraction of what's really out...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Virus Writer, virus, Microsoft Corp., piracy
- Discussion threads 2003-12-04
- New e-mail worm targets antispammers
- New e-mail worm targets antispammersSpammers are the lowest form of lifeSpammers should all be subjected to the same kind of garbage they inflict on the world. Make it so that everything in their whole life is clogged up to uslessness. Make them always spend hours trying to get...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, e-mail, virus, virus writer, spammer, Microsoft Corp., e-mail worm
- Discussion threads 2003-12-03
- Future Trends in Virus Writing
- This paper tries to summarize the possible prospective ideas that are likely to be used by the virus writers in the future and to suggest what kind of measures could be taken against them. The last few years we have witnessed a lot of activities in the virus writing field....
- Tags: Virus Writer, Virus, Virus Bulletin, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
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