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THe worm doesn't explicitly exploit any particular flaw in Windows
It exploits the ridiculous file and directory permissions "system" that it uses, true, but in this case, the most critical component that was exploited was, again, the user.

I accept this, now. Yesterday I thought it couldn't be so, but there you go: people open attachments.

Okay, so since they do this, can we give them a personal directory of their own somewhere... let's call it a subdirectory of somewhere like /home/, shall we? Somewhere that they-and-they alone have access to, and only they can hose? Can we make this the only part of their systems that they can hose, please? This is what Unix has had for - well, forEVER!

What's that you say, Sir?
"The users won't stand for it!"?
"People will demand the right to reconfigure their own machines!"?

To you, Sir, I say, "Reconfigure this: The Users will stand for anything, except cruelty to animals and a rise in the price of beer."
Posted by: DanIelWalker_z   Posted on: 01/30/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Is that the same 250k  zeedeenet | 01/29/04
i know the culprit, it is...  stephen732@... | 01/29/04
THINGS THAT MAKE YA GO-----  Doug4u1 | 01/30/04
mike rowe  Arm A. Geddon | 01/31/04
250K  nite_w0lf | 01/29/04
I know who did it...  jeutkune | 01/29/04
Troll alert  d_jedi | 01/30/04
Dont blame the user  Suicida| | 01/30/04
In a related news story:  vferrara | 01/30/04
Report to moderator  vferrara | 01/30/04
identity hijacking?  ryusen | 01/30/04
F**K off.  jeutkune | 01/30/04
Chill Man  vferrara | 01/31/04
It was the same guy...  Xunil_Sierutuf | 01/29/04
More trolls..  d_jedi | 01/30/04
but...  ryusen | 01/30/04
A hint to MS for the viruses:  michael-t | 01/29/04
THe worm doesn't explicitly exploit any particular flaw in Windows  DanIelWalker_z | 01/30/04
Even more so  michael-t | 01/30/04
This will only encourage them  njpayne | 01/29/04
yaa  shamit | 01/30/04
It's like saying the death penalty discourages psychopathic axe murderers  DanIelWalker_z | 01/30/04
huh?  d_jedi | 01/30/04
Encouragement/Fame  bhall2271@... | 01/30/04
and i put a bounty on microsoft ....  M_c | 01/30/04
Agree with you.  Prognosticator | 01/30/04
Don't take his word, ask Bill Gates  tic swayback | 01/30/04
and i agree with you  M_c | 01/30/04
the probem is  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
I believe you are basically correct  vferrara | 01/30/04
Consequences..  d_jedi | 01/30/04
Interesting Idea but Legal?  vferrara | 01/30/04
IS IT LEGAL TO HIRE "HACKERS" TO CRACK VIRUS?  Doug4u1 | 01/30/04
I'm betting that with $500,000 on the line..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
So far no results  tic swayback | 01/30/04
But your talking about extremists  Suicida| | 01/30/04
from what i read  JWatson77 | 02/01/04
Thanks a bunch Bill  itmarkh | 01/30/04
How original, how long did it...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/30/04
How long did it take you to come up with that gem?  itmarkh | 01/30/04
The guilty party is obvious  nnigam | 02/02/04
Look close MS  FilledOut | 02/02/04

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