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So, Who Wrote Sobig?

Posted by Hemos on from the i'm-SO-BIG dept.

An anonymous reader writes "F-Secure's Virus Blog posted links to a 48-page technical study on who wrote the infamous Sobig worm which went around the world last year. The study is done by anonymous authors. The study concludes that author of this worm is a Russian programmer and goes out all the way to name him. This file has now been posted publicly but on Geocities and and Tripod. So you can have a look by yourself and make your own conclusions."

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  1. Disturbing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Should it disturb me that the virus icon now seems to resemble a bent-up dildo?

  2. gmail invites - last call! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    https://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-b0ab39f1a8-517235 8b19-6f45f145ca
    https://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-b0ab39f1a8-13556c 0563-18969179a8
    https://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-b0ab39f1a8-bc9b11 50e2-0bef3ba2a4
    https://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-b0ab39f1a8-d6f302 cd83-e0644e7ef5
    https://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-b0ab39f1a8-62e3c6 9d32-22621daaff
    https://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-b0ab39f1a8-6c3f07 c84e-b9e70ce4cd

  3. It's not a dildo (probably) or new by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's a worm, well, actually, it appears to be a caterpillar, but it's supposed to be a worm. It's been around for a long time.

  4. If bush is elected.... by Kazrath · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We can start a war on the Linux Jihad!!!! Seriously though.. The majority of people who write viruses are the same people who like to cause others missery in any way they can. This just allows the smarter more resourceful to actually effect a large mass of people.

  5. Hmmn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    `A viral Mr Big on us,' so I hear.

  6. you Fail iT. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    culture of abuse goodbye...she had aa4eared...saying reciprocating bad are just way over Large - keep your raise or lower the Lube. This can lead

  7. Re:Copyright by igny · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have RTFA. I just tried to be sarcastic.

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    In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. - Yogi Berra
  8. Parent meant new point of view and play on name by dunng808 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    It's not a dildo (probably) or new

    I think the parent meant that the name of the virus combined with the appearance of the worm/virus/bug icon produced a new, playfully erotic response. "It's so big!" -- a phrase uttered in awe by a very young woman when I was much younger myself, but she insisted we see if we could squeeze it all in, and I must admit we made room. Much different than the outcome the times I've tried to entertain with the help of a three-stage, solid motor launch vehicle -- "You're not putting that thing inside me, mister!" That would be "Toobig."

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    Gary Dunn
    Open Slate Project