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   #1. Posted at 01:28 PM on Sep 7th 2007 Edit   Reply
DaveIsFera
It's hard enough to get 10 people to agree on a place to go for lunch and you're telling me that all of the random spyware/malware distributors out there are going to team up and decide on one devious goal?
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#1, Wouldn't surprise me if this particular botnet was under the...  :  Master Kenobi  (#10)  «
#1, Just in case you didnt read the whole news item ... He adds, ...  :  Maddog  (#25)  «

   #8. Posted at 02:18 PM on Sep 7th 2007 Edit   Reply
Shinare
50 million computers are infected with a worm and they don't know it. That really is sad. AVGFree is, well... free.
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#8, But... I've got Norton on my computer! (it's been expired sin...  :  bthylafh  (#9)  «
#9, wow! thats pretty bad. Norton is a pretty sad excuse for ...  :  albundy  (#12)  «
#12, I was channeling the average luser. It used to be McAf...  :  bthylafh  (#17)  «
#12, Actually, I've done some testing... I used a Linux box,...  :  stmok  (#18)  «
# Solid step forward, hahaha  :  sigher  (#24)  «

   #23. Posted at 10:13 AM on Sep 9th 2007 Edit   Reply
CheetoPet
But there were free screen savers, funny clever jokes, and wonderful ecards from long lost friends I never knew I had!!!
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   #22. Posted at 06:37 PM on Sep 8th 2007 Edit   Reply
ssidbroadcast
Bruce Willis, Justin Long unavailable for comment.
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   #2. Posted at 01:30 PM on Sep 7th 2007 Edit   Reply
Krogoth
It is a bit far-fetched to call this botnet a "Supercomputer" in the traditional sense. It is more like a more like a mini "Internet". The only system that is truly being stressed here is networking layer.
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#2, Well if you are doing web page calls, then that stresses oth...  :  Usacomp2k3  (#4)  «
#2, Maybe, but imagine if the botnet owners decided to install a...  :  sroylance  (#14)  «
#2, for now....  :  eitje  (#20)  «

   #19. Posted at 01:53 AM on Sep 8th 2007 Edit   Reply
Joerdgs
We need a virus that converts Storm to use Folding@Home :P
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   #6. Posted at 01:48 PM on Sep 7th 2007 Edit   Reply
1970BossMsutang
Sounds like Skynet is almost fully operational then.....
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#6, i was thinking the same thing. lol  :  darth_nevus  (#15)  «
#6, next thing you know, it'll take over the military :p  :  ReAp3r-G  (#16)  «

   #3. Posted at 01:34 PM on Sep 7th 2007 Edit   Reply
5150
Sounds like fun, where do I sign up?
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#3, You have to be dumb enough to open email attachments on an u...  :  bthylafh  (#5)  «
#5, Check.  :  5150  (#11)  «
#5, Too bad that's probably 90% of the computer using public. ...  :  SlyFerret  (#13)  «

   #7. Posted at 01:57 PM on Sep 7th 2007 Edit   Reply
swaaye
The ultimate Noob locator.
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