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Future Trends of Malware

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-read dept.

An anonymous reader writes "What are the driving forces behind the rise of malware? Who's behind it, and what tactics do they use? How are vendors responding, and what should organizations, researchers, and end users keep in mind for the upcoming future? All these questions and more are answered in the well written (MHO) Future Trends of Malware"

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  1. The goggles do nothing. by orthogonal · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure it's a great paper. But when it's presented as black and sky blue text on a purple background, reading it is almost like having my eyes infected with malware.

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    1. Re:The goggles do nothing. by Ravenscall · · Score: 2, Funny

      It is well written if you are schizotypal.

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  2. Benefits of malware... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    From TFA, re: effects of Sasser worm... "British Airways, 20 flights delayed by 10 minutes".

    In the UK, flights being delayed by only 10 minutes is a cause for celebration. By this metric, French Air Traffic Control on a public-holiday-strike is more damaging to world commerce than a piddly little computer worm!

  3. How do we stop it? by Reverend+Darkness · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... you know, my Uncle Jim used to say that a lot of problems in the world could be solved with a .22 to the back of the head...

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    ... elipses...
    1. Re:How do we stop it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      ... you know, my Uncle Jim used to say that a lot of problems in the world could be solved with a .22 to the back of the head...

      His head, or someone else's?

  4. Exclamation Replication! by digitaldc · · Score: 5, Funny

    I counted 45! exclamation points in that article!

    Now after reading it, I have become so depressed that I have decided not to connect my computer to the internet ever again!!!

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    1. Re:Exclamation Replication! by geobeck · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Multiple exclamation marks are the sign of a diseased mind."
      --Terry Prattchett

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  5. Well written? by Caspian · · Score: 3, Funny

    My God, the grammatical errors in that paper are painful. Is a paper displaying such an appalling lack of quality really worthy of the attention of hundreds of thousands of SlashDot geeks?

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  6. Re:Extremely thorough, except... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "I'm not that knowledgeable ... , but "

    This is like the primordial /. post, isn't it?

  7. Re:Malware is becoming dangerous by WhiteWolf666 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Malware is also becoming intelligently designed

    Are you sure its not evolving?

    Ba-duh-chick!

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  8. Re:Daemon Tools by The+Ultimate+Fartkno · · Score: 2, Funny

    > when the author suddenly decides that free doesn't pay the bills

    I don't think he decided it as much as he *realised* it.

  9. Wow! Nearly 1.2e56 of them! That's a lot! Gee! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I have never seen 1.1962222086548019456196316149566e+56 exclamation points! That must be a new record! Quick! Somebody contact Guinness!