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Security Researcher Chases Virus Maker Off the Net

Posted by Zonk on from the i-didn't-know-we-could-do-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There is a great writeup over on CNET covering the pursuit of a virus writer who created a fake Grand Theft Auto game, crippling PCs by causing them to endlessly reboot. Despite the police apparently not being very interested, a security researcher pursued his man anyway, culminating in a teary eyed 'I'm leaving the internet' post from the virus writer himself. Awesome stuff, and one in the eye for the bad guys (for once)."

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  1. SO MUCH FOR THAT INTERNET TOUGH GUY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    WHAT A FUCKING HOMO. I'M LEAVING THE INTERNET. PUH LEEESE. REAL INTERNET TOUGH GUYS DON'T LEAVE THE FUCKING INTERNET, THEY RULE THE FUCKING INTERNET. IF I WAS THIS VIRUS WRITER, I'D WRITE A BIGGER FUCKING VIRUS AND RAM IT DOWN THIS SECURITY RESEARCHER'S FUCKING THROAT VIA THE MANY SECURITY BACKDOORS KNOWN TO JACKALS LIKE MYSELF. WE CAN OWN ALL OF YOU LOSERS ANY TIME WE WANT. PEACE OUT.

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  2. help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    slashdot has been over run by a bunch of limp wrist linux fags.

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