Wired To Publish Slammer Source Code

Juan Carlos writes "Wired Magazine is going to publish the source code to the SQL Slammer worm in its next issue, due Tuesday, along with some kind of play-by-play of the worm's rapid spread. I actually think this is a neat idea for an article. But the fact is, the disassembly of Slammer (aka Sapphire) has been available on the Net since late January -- just hours after the worm started to spread."

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But the fact is..?

[Phroggy]

But the fact is, the disassembly of Slammer (aka Sapphire) has been available on the Net since late January -- just hours after the worm started to spread.

Ummm...

So?

Of course people started looking at the code as soon as it was unleashed, and of course they wrote their own descriptions of how it worked. Maybe Wired could do a better job of explaining it to their readers? Besides, I'd bet most of the people who read the magazine didn't read that disassembly you referenced.

Wired thinks they have a story that will interest people. They're probably right. If you're suggesting that Wired must have stolen it, I think you're being silly, and if not, then what's the issue here?

So,

[imadork]

Wired can publish the code to a computer virus, but not to DeCSS? That seems backwards to me. It seems like every day has been Opposite Day in the Tech industry lately...

Good publicity

[kinnell]

But the fact is, the disassembly of Slammer (aka Sapphire) has been available on the Net since late January -- just hours after the worm started to spread

That may be the case, but it's still a good way to obtain publicity, and thereby sell more copies. They've just managed to get a free advertisment on slashdot, after all.