Virus and internet

[zapnic]

uuh i wonder why some a**hole's make new virus for ever week ??
nothing else to do?
sorry really bad enlanti

[Urban Ranger]

Something like that - boredom mostly.

[reds4ever]

I take it you just contracted one Zap? I think it make people think they're intelligent, beats trying to right real software

[Urban Ranger]

It's so easy though, with various kits floating around. It's almost just point and click.

[reds4ever]

Even without the kits, it's not rocket science, the net is full of 'how too's

[zapnic]

May 19 2003: W32/Palyh.A
May 13 2003: W32/Lovgate.K
May 13 2003: W32/Lovgate.J
May 12 2003: W32/Fizzer.A
Mar 26 2003: W32/Lovgate.F
Mar 17 2003: W32/Ganda.A
Mar 12 2003: W32/Pinfi.A
Mar 12 2003: W32/CodeRed.F
Mar 11 2003: W32/NiceHello.A
Mar 11 2003: W32/ServU.4_1
Mar 11 2003: W32/ServU.3_0
Mar 11 2003: W32/Botmirc.A
Feb 25 2003: W32/Gibe.B
Feb 24 2003: W32/Lovgate.B
Jan 25 2003: W32/SQLSlammer.A
Jan 14 2003: W32/Opaserv.K
Jan 10 2003: W32/Sobig.A
Jan 09 2003: W32/Lirva.C
Jan 09 2003: W32/ExploreZip.N
Jan 07 2003: W32/Lirva.A

Descriptions of viruses, other malicious programs and Hoaxes
by Norman Virus Control

[Az]

Norman Virus Control?

[Fve Crathva]

Also, because it's neat and a perfectly good way to learn aspects of a language. The only problem is when people actually release them to the public. I had a great idea for a virus once. I had the Python code all written out in my head, but then I fell asleep, and it was gone the next morning.

SP

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by Fve Crathva
Also, because it's neat and a perfectly good way to learn aspects of a language. The only problem is when people actually release them to the public. I had a great idea for a virus once. I had the Python code all written out in my head, but then I fell asleep, and it was gone the next morning.

SP

Learn to program Chess?

[Fve Crathva]

If that's what floats your boat, then that's what you should do. Chess doesn't explore much of a language's functionality, though. Unless it's, like, a chess language or something.

SP

[Urban Ranger]

Sir Penguin,

The weakness with your theory is most "new" viruses are either variations of existing ones, or cheap, cheesy Office macro viruses, or both. People just don't take time to write good viruses anymore. Maybe that's just as well.

Originally posted by Azazel
Norman Virus Control?

It's another anti-virus program. No, I don't know why anybody would want to make another one, the market is saturated and highly competitive.

[Fve Crathva]

That's not a weakness. Those people write viruses because they want attention, or want to have an impact on the world, or whatever. I was just saying that there is a good reason for some people to write viruses: to learn. A related reason is parallel to the legitimate use of network cracking tools. You learn about viruses so that you can find defenses for them. Somebody who writes a virus is not doing a bad thing. Somebody who purposefully distributes a virus is.

SP

[zapnic]

okey

die you virus maker's

[Cruddy]

There is also the Frankenstein factor - "I am creating LIFE ITSELF!".

Also the revenge factor; "DIE MICROSOFT!"

Also the naive factor; "I didn't INTEND to wipe clean all those bank accounts and turn off that life support machine."

[zapnic]

finns are not so evil but microsoft is big evil

jep that's true