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When Malware Authors Combine Efforts

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-don't-like-your-data-anyway dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Spammers, Hackers and virus writers are all teaming up according to some russian security researchers. This means that they reckon that weaknesses will be exploited in a matter of hours of being announced, rather thant the weeks and months that we're seeing now. Scary stuff."

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  1. How many times do I have to tell you? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Get a firewall, block all inbound and outbound traffic, unplug your ethernet cable and shut off your computer. It's that easy to protect yourself.

    1. Re:How many times do I have to tell you? by forrestt · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think you can probably even skip the first couple steps.

  2. Re:And just yesterday by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

    New virus and malware combination causes duplicate articles, news at 11:00!

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  3. No big deal by MrRuslan · · Score: 3, Funny

    this wont have an effect on computer litirate people who know how to protect themselves ...and for those who dont know things wont change much ether....some people still have blaster on there box..they dont know or wanna know how to take care of there box

    1. Re:No big deal by kevin_conaway · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm trying to come up with a clever joke to poke fun at your grammar and spelling but I think I'll let your post speak for itself.

  4. I'll from the head! by identity0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hacker: I'll form the head!

    Scammer: I'll form the heart!

    Pornographer: I'll form the right hand!

    Spammer: I'll form the crotch!

    All: Together, we are - ASSHOLETRON!

    (catchy theme music here)

    1. Re:I'll from the head! by NardofDoom · · Score: 4, Funny
      It's like Captain Planet, only worse. And evil.

      "Captain Spam-it, he's our hero. Gonna make your compuer divide by zero!"

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    2. Re:I'll from the head! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      5 Lions! You need 5!

      IE programmer: I'll form the rectum!

      (For entry, dontchaknow)

  5. Microsoft should.... by Himring · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft should use the business model that's brought them where they are today, create a "virus" department in Redmond and beat these guys at their own game.

    I can see it now: Active Virus (TM)

    1. Make OS.
    2. Build-in holes.
    3. Release patches.
    4. Create virus.
    5. Still profit!

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  6. Re:Anonymity is part of the problem by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 4, Funny
    It's a shame, but it seems some people are malicious in proportion to their anonymity.

    ...And this was posted by an Anonymous Coward. Am I the only person to see the irony here?

  7. Re:Many shallow eyes... by ottawanker · · Score: 3, Funny

    .. don't tell me you've been paying for your viruses all this time!? I always make sure the viruses I get use the GPL.

  8. Re:Uhm.. You know those russian security experts by SoTuA · · Score: 2, Funny
    Yes, because russians get everything backwards.

    I mean, in Soviet Russia efforts combine malware authors, for chrissake!

  9. Re:Oh and let's not forget... by kcb93x · · Score: 2, Funny

    Exactly. Which is one of the reasons I refuse to get rid of my old DOS box. 6.22/3.11 for Workgroups. If some 32-bit virii went around, hit everything...I've got my 486 to get the patch:)

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  10. Re:Et tu, Slashdot? by CumInHerTaco · · Score: 2, Funny

    Slashdot is crawling with Windows users, wannabes and such...

    w00t, we have wannabes?!

    I feel cool now!

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  11. Re:Public disclosure... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    In practice? Every one I've ever worked for.

    Sometimes it wasn't even 'on call' so much as 'we'll come to your house and kick the door in if you break the build.'

  12. Re:No surprise- by gregfortune · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've even seen one that was active even when the infected drive was placed as a slave on another machine

    Dude, don't click on them *again*...

  13. Re:Semantics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    perhaps a better name for white-hat hackers would be appropriate...

    I'm thinking "whacker".

    It's probably more appropriate than one might expect...