Virus targets

[TuxLinux]

Some opinions  and  facts:

According to  Bloomberg a  virus has  shutdown parts of  SBC, Cnn, ABC and  Time  Warner.  CNN as you know, does not allow  to listen to the streams outside of  wmp10. Abc too and most of Time Warner. But that  is  unrelated  this  targets a  flaw in windows outside of  WMP10 itself. Just wanted to mention  how happy  I am this happened. (In a  sense  that   they do  not   allow anything else). They are  too reliant on Microsoft  and   paid  a  price. "Time loss / man hours"  They  may reconsider     "keeping  closed". With what users  could listen to streams with.


wet  Appetite:

Microsoft Virus Attacks SBC Communications, CNN, ABC Computers

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A computer virus targeting Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software shut down machines at Time Warner Inc.'s Cable News Network and SBC Communications Inc., and may spread globally, according to antivirus software companies.  

Full story:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aShw_J9dN7h0&refer=us

[Refalm]

That will show CNN to use their own product, Netscape, instead of Internet Explorer (which is of a rival company).

[DBX_5]

Just last night at 11 CNN was having a story about this new virus.

My dad was like 'come see this thing'
 
I said, oh nothing to worry about; we're not using Microsoft.

[WMD]

Just wanted to mention how happy I am this happened.

What reason is there to be actually *happy* about this?

I was under the impression that CNN used Macs, anyway.  Whenever they do the blog reports, they show Safari.

[DBX_5]

I always see them using IE

[hm_murdock]

Everybody uses Macs for editing and graphics (except the ones who use Linux). Good bet the CNN graphics and video departments are sitting around laughing at the rest of the idiots in the company.

[Kintaro]

The funny thing about this is a patch has been around longer than the Virus. It is lazy admins, not a lazy Microsoft.

[worker201]

One of the new killer worms, W32/IRCbot, was first seen live only 7 days after the relevant vulnerability announcement.  Those damn crackers are getting good at this.  With so much practice...

[MarathoN]

Just last night at 11 CNN was having a story about this new virus.

My dad was like 'come see this thing'
 
I said, oh nothing to worry about; we're not using Microsoft.

Hahaha, that made me laugh. :p:D

Windows Error Message : Program has crashed, please reboot.

I'LL GIVE YOU CRASHED DAMNED WINDOWS!!! *smashes keyboard into PSU fan

[Kintaro]

It isn't really difficult to write a Virus once you have an exploit. There is plenty of examples and source code around. I have read a whole book on the subject, but then I do hardly any programming anymore so it would take me a bit to get back on the ball. But it really isn't that hard to do. Neither is writing an exploit once you find it.

[MarathoN]

Could teach me how?

Just kidding. :p

[Kintaro]

go to your local technical bookstore and shop around, learn C, C++, or whatever.

nobody can just show you, you just have to read lots

[MarathoN]

Yeah, I know a few commands in C++, but not much at all, we have a C++ book here, it's massive, might give that a read when I'm bored.

[Kintaro]

LEET.

Oh and what really helps is knowing about some real forums.

[MarathoN]

Wicked, thanks a lot for that link Kintaro, those look like some great forums.