Klarinet Archive - Posting 000338.txt from 2003/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] <W32.Blaster.worm>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 22:58:38 -0400

At 08:09 PM 8/12/2003 -0500, Daniel Stover wrote:
>It's my belief that some viruses are released, rather than to cause
>malicious damage, as more of a message to people to make sure they are
>protecting themselves with Firewalls, Anti-Virus software, and to not open
>attachments from strangers. This worm, for example, is relatively
>harmless in terms of what a programmer COULD have had it done. And it's
>more of an attack on Microsoft to bring down their Updates websiite, and a
>nuissance to computer users who have to deal with it.

That's what the virus writers would like you to believe, but in fact, they
are rotten bullies who do things to other people's computers just because
they CAN. It is a power trip for them, pure and simple. The reason they
pick on Windows rather than Mac OS is that they get much more bang for the
buck -- viruses will spread much faster when 95% of existing computers are
vulnerable. Going after the other 5% is not worth the effort. It will not
get the headlines.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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