On Friday 20 August 2004 21:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 19:55:51 +0200, Maarten said: > > Stuff like counter-attacking has been discussed often, whether in large > > open forums such as FD or in more private circles. Mostly, people were > > too concerned to open themselves up for huge lawsuits and or for > > prosecution even, but now that an important influential company like HP > > is suggesting (building) it, this may well signifiy an important shift in > > the fight against malware. I, for one, welcome the initiative... > > Hmm.. a Magic Worm that goes around and fixes everything and makes it all > better... just what we need. It's also the perfect cover to get Magic > Lantern onto 90% of the boxes out there. > > Remember - it's not tin-foil paranoia when They have already come out > and *said* They want to do it... ;)
True. But then again, those who want to infect us with magic lantern type thingies don't neccessarily need a 'benign' worm to infect us. In fact, if they really wanted, they'd probably already infected us through other means. (And note that I'm not saying they didn't...) Maarten -- Yes of course I'm sure it's the red cable. I guarante[^%!/+)F#0c|'NO CARRIER _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
