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Botnet on Botnet Action

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-not-hot dept.

Dausha writes "The Tech Web news site reports a story about Botnet turf wars. Botnets have been around for a while, and are increasing in severity. The latest innovation finds Bots capturing and securing host computers from other bots. Security includes installing software patches, shutting down ports, etc."

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  1. Note to Editors by Billosaur · · Score: 5, Funny

    Never let CmdrTaco come up with headlines after a night of watching girl-girl porn... the images created are... disturbing...

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    1. Re:Note to Editors by TheMeuge · · Score: 5, Funny

      How do you think he came up with his username?

    2. Re:Note to Editors by jojoba_oil · · Score: 2, Funny
      Couple that with a quote I pull directly from TFA:

      It's one incestuous ecosystem.
    3. Re:Note to Editors by dkf · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, it should have been 'Informative'.

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    4. Re:Note to Editors by smooth+wombat · · Score: 4, Funny
      But what will CmdrTaco do when he is NEVER allowed to come up with headlines?


      Work on the broken mod point distribution code?

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    5. Re:Note to Editors by number1scatterbrain · · Score: 2, Funny

      I built a cluster, and the bots fucked it.

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    6. Re:Note to Editors by HAKdragon · · Score: 2, Funny

      You know, that's one of the things I really don't miss about running Windows...

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    7. Re:Note to Editors by DarkDaimon · · Score: 2, Funny

      I thought Windows was a botnet!

  2. So many Bender jokes. . . by smooth+wombat · · Score: 3, Funny

    so little time.

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    1. Re:So many Bender jokes. . . by Billosaur · · Score: 3, Funny

      The other thought that came to mind was "Autobots, attack!", but that's just me...

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  3. Funny 404 by gblackwo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Got a good couple 404 error from slashdot on this page before anyone had commented, I thought the bots had a foothold.

  4. "Botnet on Botnet Action" by circletimessquare · · Score: 2, Funny

    that is some strange evolution going on. it seems that some of the porn spam bots have learned how to spam slashdot with story title submissions

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  5. I can see it now... by Mockylock · · Score: 5, Funny

    In a dark area of Brooklyn, servers have a standoff wearing their bandanas, willing to die for their turf.

    "We are better with patches", says GlobalBot international server.

    InterSearchBot united server sneers, "PATCHES!?... WE DON' NEED NO STINKING PATCHES!"

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  6. Oblig by xBOISEx · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Begun, this bot war has"

  7. Botnet Gang Fights? by hcmtnbiker · · Score: 5, Funny

    *Cues West Side Story finger snapping*

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    1. Re:Botnet Gang Fights? by zippthorne · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, 'cause nuthin' says "gang bangers" like a choreographed dance-fight to hip music...

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  8. How long until... by rbanffy · · Score: 1, Funny

    How long until a botnet become sentient and decides eradicate humanity? ;-)

    I keep telling people those Windows machines are dangerous. This puts them on a whole new scale.

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  9. What's another word for pirate treasure? by spun · · Score: 2, Funny

    All I could think of when reading this headline was Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Specifically the second season, when they introduced Twiki's robot girlfriend. You know, the one who said "bootybootybooty," instead of "bidibidibidi."

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