There is a peculiar constant in virus writing.

Post #5,905 by static 8/19/01 9:49:44 PM Reply	There is a peculiar constant in virus writing. And that is the worst possible and most damaging vectors are never exploited - usually due to programmer inability. I used to see it again and again with DOS virii, and then macro virii and now IIS worms. It's almost as though the truly brightest, competent and knowledgable to write a virus/worm are always on the white hat side. Wierd. Wade. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
Post #5,923 by boxley 8/19/01 11:20:21 PM Reply	not weird because the brighter folk have an attitude that go poke at other peoples stuff but never harm it. I could write stuff that could destroy many types of network OS's, I kinda collect that crap as a hobby. Would rather spend the time keeping the net breathing than trying to kill it. thanx, bill Our bureaucracy and our laws have turned the world into a clean, safe work camp. We are raising a nation of slaves. Chuck Palahniuk
Post #5,935 by static 8/20/01 12:45:18 AM Reply	nog "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"
Post #5,936 by ben_tilly 8/20/01 1:04:20 AM Reply	It is a challenge When you think about it, keeping things going is a lost cause. Totally and utterly. Too many things can go wrong. You never know where the bugs will turn up next. etc. Breaking things is much easier. Look at the exploits found last month, scan for people who didn't patch. That makes keeping systems running much more fun to do. :-) Cheers, Ben

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