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IRC Networks Unite in Fight Against Fizzer Worm
Dave writes "Over the past few days, IRC Networks across the internet have felt the brunt of the Fizzer worm. In an unusual display of geek solidarity, representatives from dozens of IRC Networks, including EFNet, IRCNet and DALnet, have gathered to create a Fizzer Task Force. Interesting, and mostly productive results have occurred so far from such a meeting of the IRC minds."
IRC Networks across the internet have felt the brunt of the Fizzer worm.
Now, miniscule web servers, you will feel the brunt of the Slashdot behemoth!
Interesting, and mostly productive results have occurred so far from such a meeting of the IRC minds.
And, once this story is published, we'll observe the various effects of futile desperation!
Do you like German cars?
Let's help these guys out by /.'ing their co-ordinating page!
I can just see it now, messages telling people to stop pushing their viri.
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From Symantec:
Systems Not Affected: Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX, Linux
Heh. Clearly the work of an evil genius.
GF.
Lots of petrified grits
if that's the case then those jackasses should be able to download from a trustworthy source. /join #fizzer for free mp3's!
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It's YAOW (Outlook Worm). Same drill, you open an infected attachment, it copies itself to the address book as well as installs its payload.
Dammit, when are worms going to get interesting again? This "exploit the hell out of Outlook" routine is getting old.
There is no reasonable defense against an idiot with an agenda
:wq
"task force"
Heh
I used to just tell people the problem was caussed by a "nut loose behind the keyboard."
AH HA!
That is compelling evidence, of course... the virus was written by Microsoft. Next week they plan to release Fizzer XP Service Pack 1 which will fix those issues.
We really need to shut down USENET as well, as it's a major conduit for the distribution of warez. FTP is also a big problem. The world wide web is a major, major conduit for the distribution of warez. And don't even talk to me about filesharing networks...all major conduits for the distribution of warez.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
Debian, it's like your first visit to the free clinic. Your privates are sore, you are angry with close frinds and you don't like what people at the clinic are telling you. You can leave and things will get worse or you can listen to good advice and not have to go back.
Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.
I haven't seen the statistics, but I believe CAT5 ethernet cable is one of the worst piracy tools every made by man. NO copyright protection technology, NO logging or audit trail, and all those wires (both of them) makes it hard for law enforcement to tap.
I suggest an immediate ban, and the sending of threatining letters to all CAT5 owners.
Gee, really going way out of your way to change the subject, huh? Wonder why that is? Got something to defend there? Chatting, irc, etc are way close enough to be referred to as a sort of P2P.
Change what subject? I'm responding to what you said.
I can discuss with people, just don't "do" insults, which I certainbly didn't start,so if you or anyone else want to talk to me, do it without insults or get ignored from here on out.
The original poster who corrected you didn't insult you at all. Go back and read it, I'll wait.
I just don't like picky crap like this, it's a waste of time. If you can't figure out what my basic thoughts were,
Lets just stick to the language we've all (except you) have agreed upon, ok? Stop inventing words, or misusing them and we'll be fine.
And last I knew, there isn't any official P2P overlord who has got the one and true legal definition of P2P
Well, I'll inform you that
there is.
BUT, we'll let uyou "win" that one, only the way you describe it is the one true "official" definition. All hail the official P2P uberdictator!
You are just making an ass out of yourself. Don't worry, I'm not going to stop you.
Dacels Jewelers can't be trusted.
Rich