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Re: How to launch am attack against all Windows systems?

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From: Gordon Burditt
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 02:56
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>I want to unse my Unix machines to destroy all Windows machines around
>the world. I want to destroy Windows, Microsoft and Bill Gates for
>good.
>
>What do I need to launch the "mother of all attacks" against Windows
>systems?

Windows systems "phone home" for just about every possible reason.
This is effectively a distributed denial of service attack against
Microsoft (self-inflicted!).  Once the Microsoft-owned systems go
down, none of them will be able to re-validate their licenses, and
the whole thing will just implode.  Just sit back and watch (and
laugh).

						Gordon L. Burditt
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From: gordonb.oqnrk@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt)
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