13,000,000 infected Windows Boxes

[Boscoe]

On 07/03/2010 7:46 PM, Alias wrote:
> Boscoe wrote:
>> On 07/03/2010 6:21 PM, Gordon wrote:
>>>
>>> "Boscoe" <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:XeRkn.262591$yV6.81645@newsfe27.ams2...
>>>>
>>>> Far from accurate? Root, partitions, directories, and command prompt,
>>>> typing in boring bits of programming I did 20 years ago.
>>>
>>> And as with all things NO-ONE needs to use command prompt at all with
>>> modern distros. And if you were using Linux TWENTY years ago then you
>>> must possess a time machine.
>>>
>>
>> That's sacrilege to the Linux geek, who prides himself on not using a
>> pointy, click type thing!! And I was referring to DOS(3.1) not Linux
>> 20 years ago.
>
> Guess what, Bucko, geeks aren't the only ones happily running Linux
> nowadays. Please try to keep up.
>

Alias, you ain't a Linux geek if you use a GUI and a mouse instead of a
CLI. I thought the whole purpose was to use some jargon that is
deliberately contrived simply to make it appear different to Windows,
which many hard-core Linux developers openly despise. You ain't one are
you, trolling on here?

 

[Gordon]

"Boscoe" <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Already been discussed in this thread and the servers have been
> compromised.

Yes - by obtaining the ROOT password, which is COMPLETELY different from
inserting malware and viruses into an OS.
You really do need to read up on computing....

 

[Gordon]

"Boscoe" <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BNTkn.151440$1Y2.55834@newsfe03.ams2...
> Alias, you ain't a Linux geek if you use a GUI and a mouse instead of a
> CLI. I thought the whole purpose was to use some jargon that is
> deliberately contrived simply to make it appear different to Windows,
> which many hard-core Linux developers openly despise. You ain't one are
> you, trolling on here?
>
>

What a load of RUBBISH.
Linux has a far more user-friendly GUI than Windows....which you would know
if you'd actually USED it...

 

[Boscoe]

On 07/03/2010 8:26 PM, Gordon wrote:
>
> "Boscoe" <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:BNTkn.151440$1Y2.55834@newsfe03.ams2...
>> Alias, you ain't a Linux geek if you use a GUI and a mouse instead of
>> a CLI. I thought the whole purpose was to use some jargon that is
>> deliberately contrived simply to make it appear different to Windows,
>> which many hard-core Linux developers openly despise. You ain't one
>> are you, trolling on here?
>>
>>
>
> What a load of RUBBISH.
> Linux has a far more user-friendly GUI than Windows....which you would
> know if you'd actually USED it...

You're missing the point, again. Windows is used by dummies who like
the point mouse, click it's easy mentality. Whereas the Linux user,
being further up the food chain, frowns on such base behaviour and has
to write obscure text at the command prompt to achieve the same thing.

 

[Gordon]

"Boscoe" <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> You're missing the point, again. Windows is used by dummies who like the
> point mouse, click it's easy mentality. Whereas the Linux user, being
> further up the food chain, frowns on such base behaviour and has to write
> obscure text at the command prompt to achieve the same thing.

Nope - why would you think that? Most Linux users do NOT use "command
prompt" these days - why would they?

 

[Alias]

Boscoe wrote:
> On 07/03/2010 7:46 PM, Alias wrote:
>> Boscoe wrote:
>>> On 07/03/2010 6:21 PM, Gordon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Boscoe" <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:XeRkn.262591$yV6.81645@newsfe27.ams2...
>>>>>
>>>>> Far from accurate? Root, partitions, directories, and command prompt,
>>>>> typing in boring bits of programming I did 20 years ago.
>>>>
>>>> And as with all things NO-ONE needs to use command prompt at all with
>>>> modern distros. And if you were using Linux TWENTY years ago then you
>>>> must possess a time machine.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's sacrilege to the Linux geek, who prides himself on not using a
>>> pointy, click type thing!! And I was referring to DOS(3.1) not Linux
>>> 20 years ago.
>>
>> Guess what, Bucko, geeks aren't the only ones happily running Linux
>> nowadays. Please try to keep up.
>>
>
> Alias, you ain't a Linux geek if you use a GUI and a mouse instead of a
> CLI. I thought the whole purpose was to use some jargon that is
> deliberately contrived simply to make it appear different to Windows,
> which many hard-core Linux developers openly despise. You ain't one are
> you, trolling on here?
>
>

Windows has its usefulness. Gaming, for example. I don't know any "Linux
Geeks". I've met a few over the years and see their postings on Usenet
and the web but all the people I know that use Linux used to use Windows
and not for computer related purposes but to do the work or play they
did with Windows. I only know three who use a terminal and that includes
an engineer friend of mine and myself. All the rest just point and
click. Windows has a terminal and few use it either except for Windows
geeks

--
Alias

 

[Alias]

Gordon wrote:
>
> "Boscoe" <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> newsiUkn.260760$tJ.244983@newsfe28.ams2...
>>
>> You're missing the point, again. Windows is used by dummies who like
>> the point mouse, click it's easy mentality. Whereas the Linux user,
>> being further up the food chain, frowns on such base behaviour and has
>> to write obscure text at the command prompt to achieve the same thing.
>
> Nope - why would you think that? Most Linux users do NOT use "command
> prompt" these days - why would they?

He's years behind the times. Maybe he got stuck in Windows' CMD.

--
Alias

 

[Frank]

On 3/7/2010 1:09 PM, Alias wrote:
> Boscoe wrote:
>> On 07/03/2010 7:46 PM, Alias wrote:
>>> Boscoe wrote:
>>>> On 07/03/2010 6:21 PM, Gordon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Boscoe" <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:XeRkn.262591$yV6.81645@newsfe27.ams2...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Far from accurate? Root, partitions, directories, and command prompt,
>>>>>> typing in boring bits of programming I did 20 years ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> And as with all things NO-ONE needs to use command prompt at all with
>>>>> modern distros. And if you were using Linux TWENTY years ago then you
>>>>> must possess a time machine.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That's sacrilege to the Linux geek, who prides himself on not using a
>>>> pointy, click type thing!! And I was referring to DOS(3.1) not Linux
>>>> 20 years ago.
>>>
>>> Guess what, Bucko, geeks aren't the only ones happily running Linux
>>> nowadays. Please try to keep up.
>>>
>>
>> Alias, you ain't a Linux geek if you use a GUI and a mouse instead of
>> a CLI. I thought the whole purpose was to use some jargon that is
>> deliberately contrived simply to make it appear different to Windows,
>> which many hard-core Linux developers openly despise. You ain't one
>> are you, trolling on here?
>>
>>
>
> Windows has its usefulness.

I guess so, seeing as how the world runs on it.
Oops!

Gaming, for example.

Yawn.

I don't know any "Linux
> Geeks".

You don't know anyone or anything.

I've met a few over the years and see their postings on Usenet
> and the web but all the people I know that use Linux used to use Windows
> and not for computer related purposes but to do the work or play they
> did with Windows.
I only know three who use a terminal and that includes
> an engineer friend of mine and myself. All the rest just point and
> click. Windows has a terminal and few use it either except for Windows
> geeks
>
Why are you here?

 

[Frank]

On 3/7/2010 12:16 PM, Gordon wrote:
>
> "Boscoe" <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:YkTkn.262593$yV6.199910@newsfe27.ams2...
>>
>> Already been discussed in this thread and the servers have been
>> compromised.
>
> Yes - by obtaining the ROOT password, which is COMPLETELY different from
> inserting malware and viruses into an OS.
> You really do need to read up on computing....

And that never happens with Windows servers huh?

 

[DanS]

Boscoe <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:XeRkn.262591$yV6.81645@newsfe27.ams2:

> On 07/03/2010 1:05 PM, DanS wrote:
>> Boscoe<laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:wDukn.228915$2R.101062 @newsfe11.ams2:
>>
>>> On 06/03/2010 24 PM, DanS wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So where is it (the Linux malware)? You'd think that if it was
>>>> growing that fast (as fast as this article would like you to
>>>> believe), there would be some out in the wild infecting Linux boxes
>>>> left and right.
>>>>
>>>> I mean, come on it's been nearly 4 years.....maybe they need better
>>>> programmers.
>>>
>>>
>>> Here's but two to be going on with...
>>>
>>> http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/125548
>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/12/linux_zombies_push_malware/
>>
>> Neither of those articles are about Linux malware. They are both
>> articles about compromised web servers that run Linux. And both
>> article state that the it is believed that they were compromised with
>> stolen/sniffed/brute force password attacks.....as there's absolutely
>> no evidence that any type of vulnerability was used to gain access.
>>
>> Nice try though.
>>
>> You know exactly what malware is, so where are all the Linux malware
>> packages that will infect your Linux box when you browse a web site ?
>>
>> Where's Antivirus 2009 for Linux ?
>> Where's Back Orifice for Linux ?
>> Where's (insert malware package name here) for Linux ?
>>
>>
>>> And the typical Linux users responses to what is after all, a
>>> glorified DOS system.
>>
>> That is far from accurate, and is either 1) just meant as an
>> inflamatory statement, or 2) you don't have a clue.
>>
>> At this point, I'll assume #1.
>
> Far from accurate? Root, partitions, directories, and command prompt,
> typing in boring bits of programming I did 20 years ago.

Those are all components of Windows as well....except root is called
administrator.

>
> There's a lot of very clever people in this world and if they wanted
> to infect Linux machines they would! However, with less than 1% using
> Linux what's the point?

What's the point ? Prestige for one. To be the first to write a
successful virus/worm/trojan for Linux....

 

[DanS]

Boscoe <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in newsiUkn.260760$tJ.244983
@newsfe28.ams2:

> On 07/03/2010 8:26 PM, Gordon wrote:
>>
>> "Boscoe" <laughingboy47@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:BNTkn.151440$1Y2.55834@newsfe03.ams2...
>>> Alias, you ain't a Linux geek if you use a GUI and a mouse instead of
>>> a CLI. I thought the whole purpose was to use some jargon that is
>>> deliberately contrived simply to make it appear different to Windows,
>>> which many hard-core Linux developers openly despise. You ain't one
>>> are you, trolling on here?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> What a load of RUBBISH.
>> Linux has a far more user-friendly GUI than Windows....which you would
>> know if you'd actually USED it...
>
> You're missing the point, again. Windows is used by dummies who like
> the point mouse, click it's easy mentality. Whereas the Linux user,
> being further up the food chain, frowns on such base behaviour and has
> to write obscure text at the command prompt to achieve the same thing.

I guess Gordon was right...you don't have a clue.