Microsoft Mail Worms Gang War?

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Microsoft Mail Worms Gang War?

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday March 4, 2004 @07:34AM from the that-makes-sense dept.

cuzality writes "The media is now beginning to suggest that this recent onslaught of new viruses (with new versions of major-impact viruses being found daily) the result of a virus gang turf war, kinda like the India/Pakistan virus conflict, in which official Pakistani sites were savaged by such infamous groups as Indian Snakes and Indian Hackers Club. The gangs are shooting fast and loose: variations of the big ones are being discovered daily (as of March 4, we are up to MyDoom.H, Netsky.F, and Beagle.K), and in the space of three hours on Wednesday morning, five variants of these three were first discovered. Typically these viruses (or more correctly, worms) do little damage to the infected computer, intent mostly on spreading far and wide, and sometimes inflicting DoS on some poor evil empire."

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FP by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 07:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

FPFPFPFPFPFPF
1. Re:FP by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 07:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  you fail it! i'd like to shit in your cereal.
Gang War by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 07:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

= Johnny Thunders + Wayne Kramer
If this is not the first post... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 07:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I will shave my genitals with lyme.
As always, links to pictures and videos will be posted!
1. Re:If this is not the first post... by nicedream · 2004-03-04 07:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  That's gonna be pretty painful!
The Sharks and The Jets... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 07:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

...are just a bunch of script kiddie punks.
1. Re:The Sharks and The Jets... by Kenja · 2004-03-04 07:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  Reminds me of a bit that Lincon Spector once wrote. I can't recall all of it, but it started with...
  "When you use DOS. You use DOS all the way. From your first data loss till you format drive A."
  Anyone have a link to the full version?
  
  --
  
  "Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
First Message! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 07:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Ah Yeah!!
FP by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 07:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

f1r5t p05t!!!!!
Re:Too many patches by System.out.println() · 2004-03-04 07:50 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Can anyone make products out-of-the-box any more?

<insert Apple reference here>

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HOAX! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 08:11 · Score: -1, Offtopic

It's all media bullshit and spin unless the byline is:
PROPS TO THE GNAA!!!