Seeing this article I can understand why my submission about this 'virus' was rejected. But even now that I've read most of the comments, I'm kind of surprised that everyone is still either considering this thing bullshit, or a virus.
IMHO, it offers an AFAIK new method of supplying instructions to a trojan/backdoor like program, and using the viral aspect of infecting other (generally unsuspected and un-inspected) images, as a worm-like method of distributing your instructions. All it needs is the trojan (here called "the extractor"), which would do nothing more then executing the code that some image provides.
Looking at it that way, then yes, the extractor is the weak point, the point to intercept and disable this thing. But we all know that there will always be machines that can be infected. And the infected machines then offer a general entry point for different sets of malicious instructions. It may be different code for each infected image you receive, it only needs one well crafted 'extractor'.
I do realise that this is not a very efficient way of doing evil things. There is no guarantee if or when your commands will be executed. There is still the task of getting your infected image file to enough systems that you can be reasonably sure that some of them will have been infected with the extractor. But... for some evil things there is no need for immediate results, for some things this method might not be very efficient, but only just efficient enough.
Is it revolutionary? No, I think not. There is still the extractor executable to intercept, which would be just another entry to the virus signature database. But the virus/trojan/worm combination possibility is at least interesting. Discuss.
It is not always the scientist who is responsible for publication. It also happens that university staff hear about some discovery that may or may not be valid, and chat about it during lunch with someone who knows a reporter, who then publishes some wild story. Scientist's career is ruined, but hey, at least we sold a couple more newspapers...
or use F6 to go to the address bar, use F9 to open the sidebar, and use F11 to go fullscreen. All of this on windoze, dunno if it's the same on other OS's.
I'd like to mention the possibility to create a bookmark for a group of pages, that you have currently open in separate tabs. Just open several tabs, load one of your favourite news sites in each of them, and create a bookmark, and check the "File as group" checkbox to be able to open all of them in one single mouseclick. I love it.
Assuming that it can land with one just because it lauched with one?
Yes. In case of a failed launch (like engine failure) the shuttle has the option to return to earth for a landing. Either at the launch site or in Spain or some other location. AFAIK ejecting the payload is not a part of that procedure.
Yeah. LMAO at al those stating how horrible this new plan is. Ofcourse there should be plans. It seems some would prefer that all thinking be done while under attack. Obviously that is not the best time to expect the most intelligent reasoning.
I feel a lot safer knowing that when something really bad happens, someone will point out to your president: "look, we have this response plan. We figure it might have these results. Better think it over before you say do it".
And as for any nation that might be offended by being on this list: get rid of your own nuclear weapons programs.
with the same technique, searching for '"OpenBSD bug"' (note the quotes) returns only 93 results.
Ofcourse this is a hit on a newspost containing the quote "I did some OpenBSD bug research, and found that there are none". One reply states that "OpenBSD bugs are dying" and the other 91 results are AOL "me too" replies to the first post.
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IMHO, it offers an AFAIK new method of supplying instructions to a trojan/backdoor like program, and using the viral aspect of infecting other (generally unsuspected and un-inspected) images, as a worm-like method of distributing your instructions. All it needs is the trojan (here called "the extractor"), which would do nothing more then executing the code that some image provides.
Looking at it that way, then yes, the extractor is the weak point, the point to intercept and disable this thing. But we all know that there will always be machines that can be infected. And the infected machines then offer a general entry point for different sets of malicious instructions. It may be different code for each infected image you receive, it only needs one well crafted 'extractor'.
I do realise that this is not a very efficient way of doing evil things. There is no guarantee if or when your commands will be executed. There is still the task of getting your infected image file to enough systems that you can be reasonably sure that some of them will have been infected with the extractor. But... for some evil things there is no need for immediate results, for some things this method might not be very efficient, but only just efficient enough.
Is it revolutionary? No, I think not. There is still the extractor executable to intercept, which would be just another entry to the virus signature database. But the virus/trojan/worm combination possibility is at least interesting. Discuss.
The Amsterdam-Groningen track is still under consideration. No final decision has been made, but it looks like it will be built.
Noooo... don't send him top of the line mine-sweeping training equipment :)
It is not always the scientist who is responsible for publication. It also happens that university staff hear about some discovery that may or may not be valid, and chat about it during lunch with someone who knows a reporter, who then publishes some wild story. Scientist's career is ruined, but hey, at least we sold a couple more newspapers...
Sending you up might spark some protests...
or use F6 to go to the address bar, use F9 to open the sidebar, and use F11 to go fullscreen. All of this on windoze, dunno if it's the same on other OS's.
I'd like to mention the possibility to create a bookmark for a group of pages, that you have currently open in separate tabs. Just open several tabs, load one of your favourite news sites in each of them, and create a bookmark, and check the "File as group" checkbox to be able to open all of them in one single mouseclick. I love it.
So you are really, really, absolutely sure that you want an IE skin?
Hell, it stole the idea of rendering HTML from others. Who cares? Use the browser you like.
You mean you haven't found it yet? It's right here!
That's an interesting view on usability... :)
Well, it does have a porous border...
Read the challenge and results from last year. Great stuff!
For now....
yeah. please mod me down.
Happens all the time. "well i've got nothing to hide so they can hack me".
.exe in their outlook inbox. Oh well.
Then I explain what can be done with an owned box, they nod, uninstall kazaa, and merrily doubleclick the next
yeh I was wondering about that. And he claims it's for his 19 months old daughter. yeah right. :)
No, it's the BOFH who makes the users shoot themselves. Get your facts right. :P
Yes. In case of a failed launch (like engine failure) the shuttle has the option to return to earth for a landing. Either at the launch site or in Spain or some other location. AFAIK ejecting the payload is not a part of that procedure.
A word of comfort, Chan: You Are Not Alone. :-)
Hey, this is slashdot! Just say half a gig :)
Yeah. LMAO at al those stating how horrible this new plan is. Ofcourse there should be plans. It seems some would prefer that all thinking be done while under attack. Obviously that is not the best time to expect the most intelligent reasoning.
I feel a lot safer knowing that when something really bad happens, someone will point out to your president: "look, we have this response plan. We figure it might have these results. Better think it over before you say do it".
And as for any nation that might be offended by being on this list: get rid of your own nuclear weapons programs.
MS-DOS
Ofcourse this is a hit on a newspost containing the quote "I did some OpenBSD bug research, and found that there are none". One reply states that "OpenBSD bugs are dying" and the other 91 results are AOL "me too" replies to the first post.
So... how long have you been a member of cDc?