Comments on: Arrests made in probe of worm that hit ABC, others

FBI probe leads to arrest of two men suspected of creating the Zotob worm, which hit American Express and others.
Photo: Zotob suspect under arrest

[R. U. Sirius]

Thas was fast

Good job FBI.

Now can you please get some more of the spammers too?

[R. U. Sirius]

Thas was fast

Good job FBI.

Now can you please get some more of the spammers too?

[M C]

A way for the Turkish and Moroccan governments to make money from this...

Caning webcasts.

[M C]

A way for the Turkish and Moroccan governments to make money from this...

Caning webcasts.

Arabs?

These guyz sound like they are Arabs. Financial gain? This thing
smells. I hope the security folks are all over this like a blanket.

[open-mind]

I doubt it.

Neither virus was as malicous as they could have been. They could have easily deleted/corrupted tons of data or made all the machines unbootable. I think it seemed more like an experiment.

Arabs?

These guyz sound like they are Arabs. Financial gain? This thing
smells. I hope the security folks are all over this like a blanket.

[open-mind]

I doubt it.

Neither virus was as malicous as they could have been. They could have easily deleted/corrupted tons of data or made all the machines unbootable. I think it seemed more like an experiment.

Arrests made in probe of worm that hit ABC,others

I'm glad to know that someone is doing something about these worms/viruses!! The individuals who waste their God given intelligents to harm or destroy are no better than terrorists!! What is sad though is the fact that nothing would have gotten done if the worm hadn't been directed at large companies first.

Arrests made in probe of worm that hit ABC,others

I'm glad to know that someone is doing something about these worms/viruses!! The individuals who waste their God given intelligents to harm or destroy are no better than terrorists!! What is sad though is the fact that nothing would have gotten done if the worm hadn't been directed at large companies first.

seeded with propaganda?

just a hunch.. I think there could be an effort
to "root out" certian people by feeding them with
h/p tools and ideas... I am quite familiar with
the stuff and have found it increasingly hard to
find nowadays... I have also noticed that most of
the activity nowadays is coming from east
Europe... language barriers? maybe.. but I
noticed after 911 many "backup networks" started
hosting bomb making instructions and military
information.. obviously suspicious.. I have also
noticed linux updates slipstreamed with cloaked
stuff.. broken opensource projects.. no, this
isnt the work of individuals.. nor some cave
dwellers...

united we stand! divided and jobless.. yah! enjoy
that new orange hummer.. you deserve it!

seeded with propaganda?

just a hunch.. I think there could be an effort
to "root out" certian people by feeding them with
h/p tools and ideas... I am quite familiar with
the stuff and have found it increasingly hard to
find nowadays... I have also noticed that most of
the activity nowadays is coming from east
Europe... language barriers? maybe.. but I
noticed after 911 many "backup networks" started
hosting bomb making instructions and military
information.. obviously suspicious.. I have also
noticed linux updates slipstreamed with cloaked
stuff.. broken opensource projects.. no, this
isnt the work of individuals.. nor some cave
dwellers...

united we stand! divided and jobless.. yah! enjoy
that new orange hummer.. you deserve it!

[aabcdefghij987654321]

Yo, FBI, you should be arresting Bill Gates

Week after week of exploits...because of Microsoft's disdain for anything secure that may threaten the monopoly. Microsoft's monopolistic decisions have cost lives and countless billions of dollars. And yet, nothing ever changes.

[aabcdefghij987654321]

Yo, FBI, you should be arresting Bill Gates

Week after week of exploits...because of Microsoft's disdain for anything secure that may threaten the monopoly. Microsoft's monopolistic decisions have cost lives and countless billions of dollars. And yet, nothing ever changes.

[cjohn17]

Arrest MS Apologists, too

They should also pick up the Microsoft apologists who make
excuses for this shoddy software and makes these kind of attacks
possible. Why? Because they give MS cover and don't insist on a
better, safer product line.

[Milly Staples]

Yeah - that's the ticket...

... arrest anyone who has an opinion, no matter on what issue, just because some zealot thinks that the person with the opinion is wrong-headed and should be locked up, shot, beaten, caned, whatever, for exercising their American right to free speech.

Yeah, I really look forward to living in YOUR world.

[cjohn17]

Arrest MS Apologists, too

They should also pick up the Microsoft apologists who make
excuses for this shoddy software and makes these kind of attacks
possible. Why? Because they give MS cover and don't insist on a
better, safer product line.

[Milly Staples]

Yeah - that's the ticket...

... arrest anyone who has an opinion, no matter on what issue, just because some zealot thinks that the person with the opinion is wrong-headed and should be locked up, shot, beaten, caned, whatever, for exercising their American right to free speech.

Yeah, I really look forward to living in YOUR world.

[Ringmaster1]

Probe of worm

I think we should severly punish any person found responsible for creating worms, viruses, etc. If these people are trying to impress others, of their capability for jobs, we should develop creative programs that would make this possible. Those persons creating or participating in the destruction of valid programs should receive severe penalties to make them aware that this type of foolishness will not be tolerated by society!

Wake up

Typical western/american thinking. Virus/worm writers are often the best of the best and you want to lock them up. Fine with me. But know that it's not an effective way of solving problems. Think of microsoft. Offering huge bounties for info on virus/worm writers. Now what if they'd spend that money on security enhancements. Or better yet: why don't they employ the virus writers to help them fix their mess of an operating system. Money talks and while people are busy blaming the virus writers they forget to mention the guys who let the door wide open. Namely microsoft. Try to see with eyes unclouded by hate. The blame rests on the virus writers for making a destructive virus, on Microsoft for having a product more full of security holes than swiss cheese and on the sysadmins who do not patch /upgrade their systems. It's not one man's fault. Also the important part is not the finger pointing. It's how to solve this issue.

[Ringmaster1]

Probe of worm

I think we should severly punish any person found responsible for creating worms, viruses, etc. If these people are trying to impress others, of their capability for jobs, we should develop creative programs that would make this possible. Those persons creating or participating in the destruction of valid programs should receive severe penalties to make them aware that this type of foolishness will not be tolerated by society!

Wake up

Typical western/american thinking. Virus/worm writers are often the best of the best and you want to lock them up. Fine with me. But know that it's not an effective way of solving problems. Think of microsoft. Offering huge bounties for info on virus/worm writers. Now what if they'd spend that money on security enhancements. Or better yet: why don't they employ the virus writers to help them fix their mess of an operating system. Money talks and while people are busy blaming the virus writers they forget to mention the guys who let the door wide open. Namely microsoft. Try to see with eyes unclouded by hate. The blame rests on the virus writers for making a destructive virus, on Microsoft for having a product more full of security holes than swiss cheese and on the sysadmins who do not patch /upgrade their systems. It's not one man's fault. Also the important part is not the finger pointing. It's how to solve this issue.