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Writing Viruses for Fun and Profit

Posted by Hemos on from the insidisous-dependence dept.

JMPrice writes "There's a short article over at zdnet that explores a future synergy between viruses and spam, i.e. international crackdown on spam and open relays makes spammers opt to use infected computers instead as relays, and speculates a relationship between the virus writers and spammers."

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  1. well, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    it's still more profitable to attack a country and take thier oil.

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    1. Re:Goatse Receiver, ass contortionist, dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      LOLOLOLOLOL

      Thats the funniest troll I've read in a long time.

    2. Re:Goatse Receiver, ass contortionist, dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Thats the funniest troll I've read in a long time.

      No it's not, you just happen to be more receptive to poopoo humour than your fellow pimple-faces at the moment, that's all.

      Don't worry, it'll pass in a few years ...