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Sasser was created by high school student!
- Thread starter FreshPrince
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MrCodeDude
Lifer
So?
What's the difference between a HS student and any other worm creator other than a few years of age?
What's the difference between a HS student and any other worm creator other than a few years of age?
anxi80
Lifer
myusername
Diamond Member
Anyone else mildly interested in exactly how microsoft was able to "tip" the german auhorities as the the origin?
HappyPuppy
Lifer
splain yourself, boy. 😛
AlienCraft
Lifer
When I read the page, there was a link to another story about Chron's disease and Cholitis...😱 as if virius' weren't a big enough PITA.....
Wallydraigle
Banned
Most high school students are sexually active?
whiteboy81
Senior member
The kid is an ass for using his talent to hurt peeps, but I have to say I can't help but be impressed that a high school kid was able to create such an awesome virus. Someday he'll be rich I'm sure...he just needs to ask himself: Do I want to use my talents for good...or for AWESOME?!?
myusername
Diamond Member
I am not well educated on issues of networking or programming, so bear with me on the lack of proper terminology or outright gaffes...
It would seem that if someone were writing a piece of malicious code, they would first be certain that the tools they were using were not registered in their name.
IIRC, as we discovered with the melissa virus, MS Word incorporates the MAC address of the source computer into each saved document. It would not be unreasonable to expect that all MS software does this.
Consequently, anyone serious about releasing something like this would either make sure that the system they are coding on contains no MS software, and/or would use a disposable ethernet card or just change the MAC address of the card if the card is capable.
As the MAC address is the only "traceable" item on a computer connected to a network (outside of the computer name itself, when applicable), it would suggest that in order for MS to trace down this user would require additional malware coded into the OS (assuming the user was running windows), or the ability to subpoena several ISP's - which as far as I know is not yet within their power.
IOW, unless the kid did not take proper precautions (and it might be that way, as thus far it looks like he is claiming it was accidental), it *should* be fundamentally impossible for a private corporation to track him down without breaking the law themselves.
I know I'm a dummy, and anyone who *really* knows the answer to this would of course have the discretion to 1.Not respond to dummies and 2.Not publicly display their knowledge - but if you could point out some flaws in my logic, I'd love to be enlightened.
TommyVercetti
Diamond Member
OMG! Let's commend him for creating such a destructive virus while still in high school, and lets go easy on him. On the other hand, that 15 year old punk who stole my hub caps, yeah neuter him and beat him with a stick.
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