-=> BO SIMONSEN wrote to KURT WISMER <=-

 KW>> i'm not sure i follow what you're saying...

 KW>> it spreads via unprotected (or poorly protected) network shares
 KW>> and once it's compromized a system it opens up a backdoor via...
 KW>> what part of this doesn't make sense?

 BS>> See below, is it beeing spread both by network shares and irc
 BS>> channels?

 KW> sorry, i missed a word in my previous response...

 KW> it spreads via network shares, it opens up a backdoor via irc...
 KW> backdoors are not the same as spreading...

 BS> Aha, that's why I mean it's impact would be very very low. Agreed?

do i agree? no, not really... it can still spread far and wide since
there are still plenty of clueless people with poorly protected network
shares...

i kind of get the feeling that you think network shares have somehow
magically become a non-viable infection vector, but i don't think that's
necessarily true...

consider the number of people who *undo* all their security measures by
rebuilding their system from scratch (and then failing to re-apply
whatever security best practices they might have half-learned) instead
of just removing whatever virus or worm they may have had... then
consider the number of new computer users who haven't applied any
security best practices yet... then consider the number who ignore
hardening their system in favour of simply using a firewall (which may
or may not always be there to protect them)... then consider the number
of people who just do not learn how to prevent re-infection...

in a perfect world, spreading over network shares wouldn't be very
effective - but we don't live in a perfect world...

 
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