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From: walter
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:03
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:03
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Onideus Mad Hatter wrote: > On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:13:03 -0400, "walter" <walter@none.invalid> > wrote: > >> Unknown wrote: >> >>> Talk about 'computer experts' not being very bright-----Do you think >>> combating a worm with another worm is bright? >> >> Actually it's not a bad idea if you read ALL of what was written. >> OP seems to be suggesting releasing a (harmless) worm that's sole >> intent is to target and destroy a nasty one. If it finds it, it >> kills it, then kills itself. If it doesn't find it, it just kills >> itself. So where's the problem? > > Well the only potential "problem" is who codes it and how good they > are. If it's some dipshit flunkie, like Mr. "Unknown" up there, then > you could run into all sorts of potential problems, including your > worm being taken over and used for any number of malicious purposes. > It would need to be coded *VERY* carefully and ideally as absolutely > simplistic as possible. But even in the worst case scenario, a failed > or exploited worm with severely limited capabilities would be *FAR* > preferable to the original worm it was designed to take out. Like I told "Mr. Unknown", it's all WAY over my head as to how one would code it. But I like the idea of it. I mean, if people are stupid enough to allow the "malicious" worm in, they'll probably let the "fix-it" worm is as well. So chances are, they'd be 'repaired' without ever even knowing they were 'broken' in the first place.
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