>-----Original Message----- >From: Danny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 12:40 PM >To: Mailing List - Full-Disclosure >Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Why is IRC still around? > > >Well, it sure does help the anti-virus (anti-malware) and security consulting business, but besides that... is it not safe >to say that:
>1) A hell of a lot of viruses/worms/trojans use IRC to wreck further havoc? A lot us MS to spread, does that mean we should drop it? >2) A considerable amount of "script kiddies" originate and grow through IRC? E-mail, AIM, and other methods, list drop all of them? >3) A wee bit of software piracy occurs? FTP, SCP, RCP >4) That many organized DoS attacks through PC zombies are initiated through IRC? E-mail, worms and viruses spread via udp and exploit NetBIOS, let's drop them. >5) The anonymity of the whole thing helps to foster all the illegal and malicious activity that occurs? >The list goes on and on... Freedom of speech.... Let's kill that. >Sorry to offend those that use IRC legitimately (LOL - find something else to chat with your buddies), but why the hell are we not pushing to sunset IRC? >What would IT be like today without IRC (or the like)? Am I narrow minded to say that it would be a much safer place? >....D As with anything, there is good and bad, lets not throw the baby out with the bath water. The malicious ones are the minority, lets not punish the majority for their actions. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
