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McAfee Blames Open Source for Botnets

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-conveeeeenient dept.

v3xt0r writes "It seems that 'the Open Source Development Model' is to be blamed for the recent increase in botnet development. 'We're not taking aim at the open-source movement; we're talking about the full-disclosure model and how that effectively serves malware development,' the spokesman for McAfee says. Why not just blame the IRC Protocol? Or simply admit that Proprietary vendors cannot keep pace with the Open Source Model?"

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  1. Load of BS by Wieland · · Score: 5, Funny
    From TFA:
    The current generation of bot software has grown to the point where open-source software development tools make a natural fit. With hundreds of source files now being managed, developers of the Agobot family of malware, for example, are using the open-source CVS (Concurrent Versions System) software to manage their project.
    If that's the best example they can come up with... Geezz, malware writers probably eat cereal, too. Why not blame Kellogg's?
    1. Re:Load of BS by TheOtherChimeraTwin · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, he really has a point here. Pass a law forcing Botnet developers to use SourceSafe and you'll see Botnet development slow to a crawl.

    2. Re:Load of BS by cspring007 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wait, i thought SourceSafe was malware.

    3. Re:Load of BS by Kesch · · Score: 4, Funny

      ScriptK1dd13 has joined irc channel #botnet
      M$BlowsMyBalls: ...and then I totally DDoSed the mofo!
      CS_Ownerrer: LOL!
      ScriptK1dd13: There's a bug in the bots. Some of them are spelling Vi4gra and C14lis correctly.
      CS_Ownerrer: Fixed in CVS
      M$BlowsMyBalls: RTFM, noob!
      ScriptK1dd13: There is no manual...
      M$BlowsMyBalls: ...
      ScriptK1dd13 has been kicked.
      M$BlowsMyBalls: Damn noobs.

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    4. Re:Load of BS by TheOtherChimeraTwin · · Score: 4, Funny

      Indeed, one can only speculate how much subversive activity would result from outlawing CVS.

  2. They're missing the real culprit. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    The actual blame rests on Charles Babbage, and that "computer" idea of his. But to be fair, he might never have done that if it hadn't been for those damned ancient Greeks with their abacus...

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  3. People shouldn't blame McAfee..... by Dcnjoe60 · · Score: 4, Funny

    People shouldn't blame McAfee. They're just really stressed out. You'd be too, if you had to make Windows a secure OS.

  4. In related news by rs79 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I blame open source for the development of the interent.

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  5. CVS by Kelson · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hackers use CVS? Seriously, who cares where they get their drugs, anyway?