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How to Own the Internet In Your Spare Time

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

xenofile writes "A chilling paper has recently been posted analyzing the various threats worms pose to the Internet, and the relative ease of exploiting say the 30,000,000 Kazaa hosts to completely cripple large portions of the net." Lots of good stuff in this paper. It sorta combines many things you've probably read, and demonstrates how the net could be seriously taken by someone who wants it.

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  1. Re:actually its based on trust by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    wrong - the net is based on pr0n. As long as this does not stop the pr0n from flowing, most of the net users will not care. Also, will this affect AOL chat groups? Because those are very important too.

  2. Own the Internet like a Supervillian by Navius+Eurisko · · Score: 4, Funny

    Want to be a Supervillian?

    Don't have the body to fit in a costume?

    Too out of shape to battle Superheros all over Champion City?

    Think being a Supervillian is out of your reach?

    Not anymore! Just like millions of other americans, the Internet has changed lives. Let it do the same...for YOU! With the "Rule the Internet like an Evil Overlord" plan, you can learn how to take advantage of this exciting new medium to spread choas and terror into the people the world around! Now you can work to inspire fear from the comfort of your own home!

  3. Don't worry. by oever · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's illegal to distribute virusses. People can go to jail for spreading them. So, why worry. We're safe.

    --
    DNA is the ultimate spaghetti code.
  4. Re:Masters of the obvious by matrix29 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Almost any mathematical theory works if you 'ignore' certain variables.

    Physicists have been doing this for a long time.

    I'm a theoretical physicist, at least I think I am. I cannot be certain. It is just a theory I have.

    --
    "Face it, a nation that maintains a 72% approval rating on George W. Bush is a nation with a very loose grip on reality.
  5. Oh come on now.... by kyletinsley · · Score: 2, Funny

    Perhaps papers like these should actually focus on the real reason that DOS attacks are so easy. Crappy code. Since when did Eudora or Pegasus start spreading viruses? It's all Outlook Express.
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    They should just rename VB Support HIV, same effect on a computer immune system.

    Oh come on now, I think the benefits of being able to embed an Active X control in an email message and have it automatically run when the recipient views it MORE than outweigh the negative consequences... How else would we be able to send cutesy little Flash animated greeting cards to everyone we know??