Microsoft: Separate trail led to second virus writer

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The Virus Writer And WiFi

The Virus Writer And WiFi 06/02/2004 09:37 PM
Security Focus, which tends to run some great articles, seems to have gotten the WiFi-fear bug all of a sudden. They've written a column, officially called Catching a Virus Writer, which actually just rehashes the fact that a virus writer today just needs to go out, connect to an open WiFi router, release a virus and walk out - and says they will never be caught. This isn't new. People have been talking about it for ages. However, instead of just dredging up the same old argument about what happens when anyone can access WiFi and making people more afraid than they need to be, wouldn't it have been a bit smarter to then take it a step further? The fact that there are open WiFi networks is a fact. It's also not going to change any time soon. The folks who want to remain anonymous for things like virus writing certainly know this - and will continue to take advantage of it. Instead of just getting all worked up about it, how about pointing out the fact that this is why law enforcement needs to learn better methods for tracking down virus writers - and shouldn't just rely on trying to track down where it was released. In fact, at this point, it's unlikely that most attempts to track down viruses bother to look at the technical details of where it was released, because it's likely to be a zombie machine somewhere. Instead, they look for other clues that lead to the culprit - just like normal detectives. Sure, it's completely true that WiFi is open and anyone can access them. The same is true of any retail store's front door. Someone could walk into one of those doors without having to give out their name, steal something and walk out again. Yet, we know this is true, and people tend not to freak out about open doors that don't require identification. They realize they're there for a purpose. Instead, they work on other methods of tracking down people who steal stuff. So, instead of writing up a fear-mongering report about virus writers using WiFi (and actually calling it "how to catch a virus writer"), why not write up a story about methods that really can be used to track down virus writers, such as looking for patterns in the virus that indicate an author or getting his (or her) friends to squeal - just like with regular criminals.

Catching a Virus Writer

Catching a Virus Writer 06/04/2004 05:57 AM

Virus writer steals £70,000 in three
days

Virus writer steals £70,000 in three
days 04/14/2005 02:08 AM

Inside The Head Of A Virus Writer

Inside The Head Of A Virus Writer 06/24/2004 02:46 PM
Extreme Tech Jun 24 2004 6:49PM GMT

Virus writer resorts to poetry

Virus writer resorts to poetry 04/26/2004 05:13 PM
Sympatico Apr 26 2004 9:42PM GMT

Funds sought to aid virus writer

Funds sought to aid virus writer 05/18/2004 10:17 AM
Donations are being sought to help the man who wrote the Sasser web worm.

Female Virus Writer Busted

Female Virus Writer Busted 02/19/2004 02:15 PM
techtv Feb 19 2004 6:52PM GMT

Belgian virus writer arrested

Belgian virus writer arrested 02/17/2004 06:23 PM
Can female virus writers cause just as much havoc as males? Authorities bring charges against a virus creator who has been on a mission to prove just that.

Firm justifies job for virus writer

Firm justifies job for virus writer 09/23/2004 07:03 AM
A German computer security firm has defended its decision to hire the self-confessed author of the Sasser worm.

Virus Writer Pleads Guilty

Virus Writer Pleads Guilty 08/12/2004 11:33 AM
Wired News Aug 12 2004 3:47PM GMT

Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested

Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested 02/18/2004 10:43 AM
ZDNet Feb 18 2004 1:41PM GMT

Virus writer hides job ad in MyDoom Net
worm

Virus writer hides job ad in MyDoom Net
worm 09/13/2004 04:29 PM
Techzonez Sep 13 2004 7:47PM GMT

Germany arrests suspected virus writer

Germany arrests suspected virus writer 05/08/2004 01:20 PM
Sympatico May 8 2004 4:15PM GMT

Hungarian virus writer avoids stir

Hungarian virus writer avoids stir 06/30/2004 11:08 AM
Two years' probation for Laszlo K

European virus writer sentenced to
prison

European virus writer sentenced to
prison 04/12/2005 06:49 PM
Computer Shopper Apr 12 2005 11:07PM GMT

Microsoft's Virus/Worm Writer Bounty
Pays Off?

Microsoft's Virus/Worm Writer Bounty
Pays Off? 05/08/2004 06:43 PM
Techfocus May 8 2004 10:51PM GMT

Virus writer purports to show bin
Laden's death

Virus writer purports to show bin
Laden's death 07/23/2004 02:59 PM
Message circulating on the Internet carries a Trojan horse disguised as pictures of the al-Qaida leader committing suicide.

Virus Writer Hides Job Ad in MyDoom Net
Worm (Reuters)

Virus Writer Hides Job Ad in MyDoom Net
Worm (Reuters) 09/10/2004 10:56 AM
Reuters - Times must be getting tough for computer virus writers.

SCO puts $250,000 bounty on head of
MyDoom virus writer

SCO puts $250,000 bounty on head of
MyDoom virus writer 01/28/2004 11:21 AM
Computer Shopper Jan 28 2004 4:01PM GMT

Belgian police arrest female virus
writer

Belgian police arrest female virus
writer 02/16/2004 09:29 AM
Gigabyte busted

MSBlast virus writer faces 15 years
behind bars

MSBlast virus writer faces 15 years
behind bars 01/19/2004 10:42 AM
Silicon.com Jan 19 2004 2:23PM GMT

Venezuela-based computer virus writer
stole US$132,000 in three days

Venezuela-based computer virus writer
stole US$132,000 in three days 04/13/2005 01:43 AM
VHeadline Apr 13 2005 5:46AM GMT

Microsoft, AMD to pay millions in
separate settlements

Microsoft, AMD to pay millions in
separate settlements 04/12/2004 02:19 PM
USA Today Apr 12 2004 6:39PM GMT

Microsoft releases patches for 18
separate flaws

Microsoft releases patches for 18
separate flaws 04/12/2005 05:23 PM
Microsoft today released eight security bulletins detailing fixes for 18 separate vulnerabilities affecting a wide range of its software products.

Microsoft Creates Anti-Virus Bounty To
Help Track Down Virus Writers

Microsoft Creates Anti-Virus Bounty To
Help Track Down Virus Writers 11/05/2003 10:59 AM
What do you if you're in an unchartered area with no reasonable law enforcement, and criminals are running rampant? You convince everyone to become the "enforcement" arm and find someone rich enough to pay them to help fight crime. Microsoft can't be bothered to fix a few of the holes in their programs that make it incredibly easy to pass on viruses, so instead, they're setting aside $5 million for anti-virus bounty hunters who can track down anyone responsible for worms, trojan horses or viruses. The rewards will be given out in $250,000 wads of cash from Bill Gates wallet increments. So, now, who's going to round up an anti-virus posse?

Microsoft on the Trail of Google

Microsoft on the Trail of Google 07/07/2004 07:55 PM
Microsoft has updated its Web search engine and offered the first look at its effort to create an even more powerful one. Can it leap past Google and Yahoo?

State of the Art: Microsoft on the Trail
of Google

State of the Art: Microsoft on the Trail
of Google 07/10/2004 06:49 AM
Nytimes.com - Sat Jul 10, 07:46 am GMT

Microsoft Writer Recommends Google

Microsoft Writer Recommends Google 07/09/2004 06:39 PM
Microsoft recommending Google? At first I thought I had misread something, but sure enough I was right on the money. Back in March of this year, Microsoft’s own Ed Bott recommended Google for tracking down Windows related troubleshooting help. Granted, the new MSN had not been even on anyone’s radar at that time, but still you have to find the irony humorous with MSN’s big relaunch of the new search portal going on right now.

OpenOffice.org Writer vs. Microsoft Word

OpenOffice.org Writer vs. Microsoft Word 06/24/2005 09:35 PM
Several years ago, I wrote "Opening Up to OpenOffice.org: Finding an Alternative to Microsoft Word" -- my most quoted article. At that time OpenOffice.org (OOo) was barely known, so I confined myself to highlights. Now that OOo is starting to be used in business, a more detailed look seems overdue. Accordingly, I compared the beta of OOo Writer 2.0 with Microsoft Word 2003. Both are adequate for most users' purposes, so I focused on functions that power users are likely to want:

Microsoft gives Blaster writer a break

Microsoft gives Blaster writer a break 03/31/2005 09:04 AM
Computer Weekly Mar 31 2005 1:13PM GMT

Microsoft drops Blaster writer $500,000
penalty

Microsoft drops Blaster writer $500,000
penalty 03/30/2005 11:39 AM
silicon.com Mar 30 2005 3:15PM GMT

What Makes A Writer A Writer?

What Makes A Writer A Writer? 04/19/2004 09:41 PM
So You Think You Might Be A Writer? Just because you write? An astute essay by Joseph Epstein poses the uncomfortable question: are you weird enough? There's something very unnatural and unhealthy about writing (as opposed to reading, for instance) - but what is it? [Via Arts and Letters Daily.]

Microsoft Anti-Virus?

Microsoft Anti-Virus? 05/08/2004 06:32 AM

Microsoft: $5M For Virus Villains

Microsoft: $5M For Virus Villains 11/05/2003 12:04 PM
CBS News Nov 5 2003 10:40AM ET

Virus writers winning the war, says
Microsoft

Virus writers winning the war, says
Microsoft 12/04/2003 06:02 PM
Creators of computer viruses are winning the battle with law enforcers and getting away with crimes that cost the global economy some US$13bil (RM49bil) this year, a Microsoft official said Wednesday. David Finn, Microsoft's director of digital integrity for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, cited estimates by BusinessWeek that financial damage this year from bugs like the Blaster worm and the SoBig.F e-mail virus, which crashed systems and disrupted Internet traffic around the world, would total some US$13bil. The cost of protecting networks against such cyberattacks was put at US$3.8bil (RM14.4bil).

Microsoft posts $5M virus bounty

Microsoft posts $5M virus bounty 11/05/2003 10:34 PM
CNN Nov 5 2003 10:16PM ET

This Weeks Microsoft Windows Virus

This Weeks Microsoft Windows Virus 10/29/2003 09:08 AM

Juicy virus targets Microsoft

Juicy virus targets Microsoft 02/10/2004 10:38 AM
Web-User Feb 10 2004 1:55PM GMT

Microsoft offers $500,000 virus bounty

Microsoft offers $500,000 virus bounty 11/05/2003 12:04 PM
CNN Nov 5 2003 10:23AM ET
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