Comments on: Dueling spam-germs http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:10:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: HSVenforcer http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/#comment-283 Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:06:56 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/#comment-283 But if these anti malware malware programs got to efficient then they would probably take half of windows out with it. Then again i cant say as though i would cry if WGA got smoked But if these anti malware malware programs got to efficient then they would probably take half of windows out with it. Then again i cant say as though i would cry if WGA got smoked

]]> by: JL http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/#comment-261 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:00:32 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/#comment-261 Hm... what if malware writers get proficient enough that their spawn start playing "King of the Hill" type games with our computers. The first gets in, locks up the fort and cleans up house (in a good way). Kind of like an uninvited Mary Poppins, except it takes an occasional break from sprucing up your computer for some DoS. Hm... what if malware writers get proficient enough that their spawn start playing "King of the Hill" type games with our computers.

The first gets in, locks up the fort and cleans up house (in a good way). Kind of like an uninvited Mary Poppins, except it takes an occasional break from sprucing up your computer for some DoS.

]]> by: AussieDan http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/#comment-259 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:09:15 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/#comment-259 That's only if it manages to hose a significant portion of the infected hosts, if it only manages to accidentally kill 1 in 100 or 1 in 10 it will still spread very effectively. That's only if it manages to hose a significant portion of the infected hosts, if it only manages to accidentally kill 1 in 100 or 1 in 10 it will still spread very effectively.

]]> by: peridot http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/#comment-255 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 04:58:51 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/#comment-255 Malware that hoses the host doesn't propagate very effectively - the user's machine dies, they take it to the shop, the guy at the shop wipes it and charges them a pile of money; no more malware. Malware that hoses the host doesn't propagate very effectively - the user's machine dies, they take it to the shop, the guy at the shop wipes it and charges them a pile of money; no more malware.

]]> by: AussieDan http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/#comment-254 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:32:15 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/11/09/dueling-spam-germs/#comment-254 Or even more exciting, malware that attempts to remove previous infestations and cheerfully hoses the host in the process. Or even more exciting, malware that attempts to remove previous infestations and cheerfully hoses the host in the process.

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