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Re: Connecting pc to pc Mon, 22 March 2004 04:10 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Nark wrote on Mon, 22 March 2004 14:53


Apart from being a purely academic exercise, what would this system actually do?!
I've got a C=64 at home that you'd have a hard time hacking... It's never turned on.

Squid wrote on Mon, 22 March 2004 13:24

I count many worms as trojans, as by using certain proprietry mail products, you are basically installing an automatic door opener for your robber. Other mail products allow you to configure what it automatically opens.


I think you're confusing trojans with worms.



I don't think I am, many exploits that get classified as worms are code that is executed by the mail client (on behalf of the user), the user typically sets up (because it is normally the default setting) the client to automatically run code on their behalf.
In my opinion (which is just an opinion) I don't think these are worms, i believe that something like mydoom is, as it operates on an (unconfigurable) exploit in the kernel.

There are also several antivirus site which agree with this point of view, and it seems mostly it is just the media falsey reporting them as 'worms'.


[edit: deleted unrelated crap from original quote]

[Updated on: Mon, 22 March 2004 04:13]

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