Paul Vixie On DNS Changer: We're Dealing With Malware the Wrong Way 163
AlistairCharlton writes with this snippet: "Victims of the DNS Changer malware think they have better things to do than check their internet security, and as a digital society we're dealing with malware in completely the wrong way. These are the thoughts of Paul Vixie who worked with the FBI in intercepting servers used by a gang of Estonian hackers who made millions of dollars from redirecting internet users away from the websites they requested, directing them to advertisements instead." The linked article also offers an interesting description of how the FBI's quiet takeover of a botnet came to be.
Cornficker (Score:5, Funny)
"Taking the Cornficker virus as another recent example of computer malware, Vixie predicts an uncertain future where computer users don't understand or simply don't care about the risks involved."
Cornficker is related to the Conficker malware, but prefers to fick it's victims with vegetables instead. Many vicitms did not mind.
Re:the lies we tell ourselves and each other (Score:5, Funny)
"The cheque is in the post" "I'll pull out in time" .
Hey, is that you Dad?
Re:The FBI shouldn't have set up the alternate ser (Score:5, Funny)
Or better - all requests to lemonparty.org.
NOT work safe, in case you were wondering. That was awkward.