Security Threat Report: Mid-year 2010

[Dustin]

~BD~ <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in
news:xJedne0FNvFuI-PRnZ2dnUVZ7qydnZ2d@bt.com:

> On 01/09/2010 21:29, Dustin wrote:
>
>> Most of us who care and/or are into those scenes are already aware
>> of the regurgitated news article clippings you keep posting here.
>> This isn't a specific technical newsgroup; what real discussion
>> could you possibly hope to achieve by continually doing this?
>
> The report is, I'm fairly confident, only issued twice each year.
> IMO, it is well worth a read by *anyone* who uses a computer
> on-line.
>
> Being "into the scene", Dustin, can *you* explain how Cybercrime
> continues to grow exponentially, in spite of the best efforts of the
> anti-malware fraternity? Thing *have* changed dramatically since you
> *retired* over 10 years ago!

I think your confused on what retirement from VX actually is. In simple
terms, it means I no longer practice the dark arts of viral coding; It
doesn't mean I've kept my head in the sand for the last 10 years.

> What do you do, *practically*, to warn your family, friends,
> neighbours and fellow citizens of Kingsport, about the real-life
> dangers lurking on the Internet nowadays?

I won't intentionally help you, BD.



--
"I like your Christ. I don't like your Christians. They are so unlike
your Christ." - author unknown.

[~BD~]

On 02/09/2010 05:30, Dustin wrote:
> ~BD~<BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in
> news:xJedne0FNvFuI-PRnZ2dnUVZ7qydnZ2d@bt.com:
>
>> On 01/09/2010 21:29, Dustin wrote:
>>
>>> Most of us who care and/or are into those scenes are already aware
>>> of the regurgitated news article clippings you keep posting here.
>>> This isn't a specific technical newsgroup; what real discussion
>>> could you possibly hope to achieve by continually doing this?
>>
>> The report is, I'm fairly confident, only issued twice each year.
>> IMO, it is well worth a read by *anyone* who uses a computer
>> on-line.
>>
>> Being "into the scene", Dustin, can *you* explain how Cybercrime
>> continues to grow exponentially, in spite of the best efforts of the
>> anti-malware fraternity? Thing *have* changed dramatically since you
>> *retired* over 10 years ago!
>
> I think your confused on what retirement from VX actually is. In simple
> terms, it means I no longer practice the dark arts of viral coding; It
> doesn't mean I've kept my head in the sand for the last 10 years.
>
>> What do you do, *practically*, to warn your family, friends,
>> neighbours and fellow citizens of Kingsport, about the real-life
>> dangers lurking on the Internet nowadays?
>
> I won't intentionally help you, BD.
>
>
>

So now we have both you *and* Peter Foldes avoiding the questions.

Might you, perhaps, be related in some way?

Do others reading here feel that these questions are 'unreasonable' or
asking for too much personal information?

[StevieO]

Yes, you have no need to know.

Since your computers are not always under your control
perhaps you should ask yourself those questions.

LOL


"~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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Do others reading here feel that these questions are 'unreasonable' or
asking for too much personal information?

[Dustin]

~BD~ <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in
news:GK2dnY9QQfDd0-LRnZ2dnUVZ7sGdnZ2d@bt.com:

> So now we have both you *and* Peter Foldes avoiding the questions.

No surprise.

> Might you, perhaps, be related in some way?

I don't know Peter Foldes personally; only what I've read here.





--
"I like your Christ. I don't like your Christians. They are so unlike
your Christ." - author unknown.

[Aardvark]

On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:11:59 +0100, ~BD~ wrote:

>>> What do you do, *practically*, to warn your family, friends,
>>> neighbours and fellow citizens of Kingsport, about the real-life
>>> dangers lurking on the Internet nowadays?
>>
>> I won't intentionally help you, BD.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> So now we have both you *and* Peter Foldes avoiding the questions.
>

You expect cooperation in your quixotic mission from Dustin? I'm
surprised he hasn't just killfiled you and be done with it.

> Might you, perhaps, be related in some way?
>

How do you work that out?

> Do others reading here feel that these questions are 'unreasonable' or
> asking for too much personal information?

Given the circumstances of your history here with Dustin, I would give a
resounding 'Yes' to that. He's far more civil to you than you deserve.



--
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realised God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and
prayed for forgiveness." - Emo Phillips

[~BD~]

On 02/09/2010 18:57, Aardvark wrote:
>
> You expect cooperation in your quixotic mission from Dustin? I'm
> surprised he hasn't just killfiled you and be done with it.

Expect? No ...... but he's the only one I've met on-line who has the
skills necessary for the task. He is needed!

>> Might you, perhaps, be related in some way?

> How do you work that out?

That was a cynical troll only!

>> Do others reading here feel that these questions are 'unreasonable' or
>> asking for too much personal information?
>
> Given the circumstances of your history here with Dustin, I would give a
> resounding 'Yes' to that. He's far more civil to you than you deserve.

Well, let me ask *you* the question then.

What do you do, *practically*, to warn your family, friends,
neighbours and fellow citizens of Runcorn, about the real-life
dangers lurking on the Internet nowadays?

--
Dave - I like it when Dustin *is* civil!

[Aardvark]

On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:18:26 +0100, ~BD~ wrote:

> Well, let me ask *you* the question then.
>
> What do you do, *practically*, to warn your family,

I look after our LAN here.

> friends, neighbours
> and fellow citizens of Runcorn, about the real-life dangers lurking on
> the Internet nowadays?

Not a damned thing. Bitter experience has shown me that ineducable pointy-
clicky win-droids deserve every virtual **** pile that falls on them.

Plus, it earns me a bit of extra income when these ****ing idiots allow
their systems to become screwed up.



--
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realised God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and
prayed for forgiveness." - Emo Phillips

[Polk Salad]

In article <GK2dnY9QQfDd0-LRnZ2dnUVZ7sGdnZ2d@bt.com>,
BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk says...
>
>
>On 02/09/2010 05:30, Dustin wrote:
>> ~BD~<BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in
>> news:xJedne0FNvFuI-PRnZ2dnUVZ7qydnZ2d@bt.com:
>>
>>> On 01/09/2010 21:29, Dustin wrote:
>>>
>>>> Most of us who care and/or are into those scenes are already aware
>>>> of the regurgitated news article clippings you keep posting here.
>>>> This isn't a specific technical newsgroup; what real discussion
>>>> could you possibly hope to achieve by continually doing this?
>>>
>>> The report is, I'm fairly confident, only issued twice each year.
>>> IMO, it is well worth a read by *anyone* who uses a computer
>>> on-line.
>>>
>>> Being "into the scene", Dustin, can *you* explain how Cybercrime
>>> continues to grow exponentially, in spite of the best efforts of the
>>> anti-malware fraternity? Thing *have* changed dramatically since you
>>> *retired* over 10 years ago!
>>
>> I think your confused on what retirement from VX actually is. In simple
>> terms, it means I no longer practice the dark arts of viral coding; It
>> doesn't mean I've kept my head in the sand for the last 10 years.
>>
>>> What do you do, *practically*, to warn your family, friends,
>>> neighbours and fellow citizens of Kingsport, about the real-life
>>> dangers lurking on the Internet nowadays?
>>
>> I won't intentionally help you, BD.
>>
>>
>>
>
>So now we have both you *and* Peter Foldes avoiding the questions.

What are you? A ****in' cop or something?

[~BD~]

On 03/09/2010 03:30, Polk Salad wrote:

>> So now we have both you *and* Peter Foldes avoiding the questions.
>
> What are you? A ****in' cop or something?
>

No - I'm not even an *ordinary* cop! ;-)

Let's just say that I'm working on behalf of a higher authority! <smile>

[StevieO]

You claim to work for MI5.

Do you consider that a higher authority?

Working for allah does not count.




"~BD~" <BoaterDave~no.spam~@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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On 03/09/2010 03:30, Polk Salad wrote:

>> So now we have both you *and* Peter Foldes avoiding the questions.
>
> What are you? A ****in' cop or something?
>

No - I'm not even an *ordinary* cop! ;-)

Let's just say that I'm working on behalf of a higher authority! <smile>