Re: Re: Great idea for a worm
  By: Tracker1 to Angus McLeod on Sun Jan 28 2007 02:39 pm

 > Angus McLeod wrote:
 > > What with the advent of programs like Debian's 'debian.exe' and Ubuntu's
 > > 'install.exe' which will simply install Linux on your Win32 box, doesn't a
 > > tremendous idea for a windows worm/virus suggest itself?
 > >
 > > Just think!  Some idiot clicks on an attachment, and the installer goes
 > > dormant until 2:30 AM, then installs an entirely new operating system!
 > > What a fabulous idea!
 > >
 > > You first heard about it here, folks!
 > 
 > Until the backlash.. causing more damage to Linux' PR than all the good
 > of the last 10+ years.

  Still and all, I'll get a good laugh out of it if someone does come up with
a worm like that...maybe it could be called "W32.lnx.inst" ;)

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