I agree the person does need to be shot > !!

I think if we ridicule the kid who was recently caught enough, the others might eventually realize that virus making does not make them look cool.

Nah send 'em to organleggers.

There is no such thing as perfect software. A modern operating system is very complex. The more complex the system the more likely it is to fail.

But I agree. People making virii and worms need to be convicted. Death penalty is a bit too much for me (but that's another discussion).

They should be made to pay for the direct worldwide damages for their actions, even if it runs into the millions. It will basically make them think twice about who they are effecting and how much damage is being done in real terms.

They should take full responsibility for their actions. Digital or not, it's a form of vandalism on a huge scale.

Oh yeah, I cant type for crap!!!! But I still have yet to get a VCirus....And I DL all sorts of stuff

Dont put them to death....put them to work!

Have them deliver US Postal Mail on foot for 10 years. While they're at it, have them sort out the potential junk mail and double check that I havent gotten any of my neighbor's mail.

IN FACT.....have them verify that all return addresses are valid! *grin*

Whacking is too good for these sub-species nimrods. They should all be neutered so their defective DNA won't be passed on to future generations. >

your right michael, shoot the parents too
people need to take responsibility for their actions, the second were no longer accountable is the day I'll await the end.

Microsoft isn't helping with the computer problems. They just released a patch for a problem that allows malicious users to see what's on your computers memory from within the network.
Can't wait to see some of the exploits that will work with this bug.

I think that Lightstar is being way too soft on these creeps. Gut-eating maggots just isn't severe enough---they should be eaten alive by piranhas. And mean piranhas at that! >

Seriously, I have no problem sending these worm and virus writers to jail----look at the mayhem they create, and on a huge scale, affecting both personal and business users of the internet.

Personally, I think that people in general just are not educated enough. They click on everything they see, including spamvertisements, yet complain about spam in their inboxes.

Same with that worm and various viruses. They all strive on the carelessness of users AND IT DEPARTMENTS. Both are to blame. Bashing M$ for making crappy software is all nice and dandy, but it doesn't help the problem at all. There have been serious security flaws in pretty much any major OS and major software. The crucial part is that they get fixed fast: by the manufacturer with a patch, by the IT departments and end-users by installing that patch.

Let me point out that the patch against the exploit used by the blaster worm was out WEEKS (about a month actually) before the worm hit. The sobig worm mostly relies on stupidity - people mindlessly clicking on attachments.

I'd bet I could write a program that exploits all of the abovementioned stupidities and smash the net to smithereens. Think about it... write a worm that propagates passively, by piggybacking on valid TCP/IP traffic. It would fool many firewalls. The ones where it would open a dialogbox for the users... well... ever wondered what happens if a worm looks for these dialogs and does the "confirm allow" on his own? A cleverly written worm would go undetected for a long, long time. In fact, with a good polymorphic function in it, it's rather hard to write reliable detection routines for it.

In my opinion, until someone bold (yes, BOLD) enough to attempt a REALLY nasty worm gets their mind to it, we haven't seen the end of it.

I'd give a MEDAL to whoever wrote the blaster worm. Now people hopefully get a LITTLE more security conscious. For the next few weeks at least - until the latest soap opera gets more important again.