SirCam on Linux via WINE

illusion_2K writes "Another monumental step forward for Linux - the SirCam virus now works on Linux via WINE. ("With a few ommissions")" Allright I had to post it. Thats damn funny. We can emulate worms if we want to!

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as long as there are bored people in the world...

[BlueboyX]

As long as there are bored people in the world, there is hope. Granted, emulating virii isnt exactly helpfull, but if we have enough time and energy to do things like this, stuff that really is helpfull will continue.

Well, I guess this project was good for a laugh. That always helps. :>

Makes perfect sense to me...

[Ungrounded Lightning]

My original point (which has been moderated into oblivion, as I assume this will be too) is that it doesn't make ANY rational sense to be trying to get a MALICIOUS program running on your system.

It makes perfect sense to me, with a couple of changes of emphasis.

It makes sense, when writing an emulator/compatability layer, to TEST whether a malicious program will run, for two reasons:

Discovering whether the emulation is close enough that the emulator is also vulnerable to the malicious software.

Discovering whether the malicious software fails because it depends on a feature - necessary for some NON-malicious programs - which is not correctly emulated. (A malicious program may use a little-known or undocumented "feature" - perhaps one that's been keeping some popular apps from working correctly.)

But beyond debugging the emulation there are additional reasons:

Running the malicious program in the (open-source) emulation environment may provide additional insight into its operation, leading to better defenses, both for the emulation and the original environment.

It's FUNNY!

That's four separate reasons that this makes sense.

what to reply to a dork who sends you sircam

[zyqqh]

here's my form letter for replying to addresses i get sircam clones from:

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Subject: advice

Hi! How are you?

I send you this advice in order to not have your files

See you later. Thanks
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Attachment (named advice.txt.bat):

@echo off

echo Your computer is infected with the "sircam" virus, and has been
echo repeatedly emailing addresses on hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu
echo with large attachments. Please clean up the virus ASAP.
echo You can find more information on how to do this at:
echo http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sircam. worm@mm.html

:Loop
goto Loop

Linux = saved money = power for the people

[os2fan]

It's nice that MS did denote 10 millions here and there. Makes good publicity, doesn't it. If you really want to be a patriot, you could use open source and denote $100 to the cause, rather than give someone else the money and let them donate it under their name.

How much did they give to underwrite airline insurance premiums that suddenly went up for this, which is where some of my taxes went to.

How much did they give to victims of failed companies.

No, MS donating money makes them look like goodies, and they donate it where it gives them an advantage. I mean, it's a fairly cheap ad for them: Yes, we are giving half an hour's profit, look at how good we are. Don't hurt us...

money for MS = protect monopoly
free Linux = money for people to spend.
Linux = saved money = power for the people