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Yannah Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: In your Hard Drive; C: Insane since: Dec 2002	posted 03-12-2003 23:12 I need to ask y'all about this, because I don't know the answer and I need to hand this homework to my TIP621 teacher tommorow! If you could just help me with this...like how yo helped me with my essay last month...
Ruski Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Insane since: Jul 2002	posted 03-12-2003 23:16 Its similar to "why do poeple brake stuff?" or "why do people kill others?" its something they just want to brake other persons computer....
counterfeitbacon Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Vancouver, WA Insane since: Apr 2002	posted 03-12-2003 23:20 Because they think it's fun, thats why. And, it probably is fun.
Yannah Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: In your Hard Drive; C: Insane since: Dec 2002	posted 03-12-2003 23:27 I already knew these reasons, but what I'm looking for an answer is like you know general.
InI Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Somewhere over the rainbow Insane since: Mar 2001	posted 03-12-2003 23:37 The poster has demanded we remove all his contributions, less he takes legal action. We have done so. Now Tyberius Prime expects him to start complaining that we removed his 'free speech' since this message will replace all of his posts, past and future. Don't follow his example - seek real life help first.
Ruski Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Insane since: Jul 2002	posted 03-13-2003 00:35 thanks for explaining it deeper and more technical , I am not much into programing rather an artist
CPrompt Maniac (V) Inmate From: there...no..there..... Insane since: May 2001	posted 03-13-2003 01:13 Just to add onto this great explination that Ini did. I also found out that sometimes hackers have something bigger in mind. Some don't really want anything "on" your computer, they just want your bandwidth. They can "take down" a server if they overload it with connections from other computers. So, if I was running a program on my computer (and didn't know it) that was continually connecting to a certain server somewhere, and there were countless millions that were running this same program, connecting to the same server, it would eventually crash the server. Now, I wouldn't know that it was connecting to this server, I would just probably notice that my computer was really slow while on the internet and blamed it on my modem or ISP. I think I explained that right. Step on in and correct me if I' mistaken. Later, C:\ ~Binary is best~
Rinswind 2th Maniac (V) Inmate From: Den Haag: The Royal Residence Insane since: Jul 2000	posted 03-13-2003 01:16 Here is some reading material: VX-story Badguys-story billstlater story You might as well have contact with antivirus makers. 2c "Freedom of speech is by no means freedom to insult others" from the Razorart goodbye letter.
Rameses Niblik the Third Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: From:From: Insane since: Aug 2001	posted 03-13-2003 01:37 They write virii because they have nothing better to do with their time.
binary Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Under the Bridge Insane since: Nov 2002	posted 03-13-2003 06:48 CPrompt , wat u talking abt is referred to as DDoS.....and it recently took out seven out the eleven world DNS servers...almost crashing the internet... Yannah: some of the virii are generated ( i believe ) by the same AntiVirus makers.... ( how do expect them to earn a leaving )
Yannah Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: In your Hard Drive; C: Insane since: Dec 2002	posted 03-13-2003 23:34 Thank you guys! You helped me a lot since last time that I asked you to help me with my essay... THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!

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Yannah
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: In your Hard Drive; C:
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted 03-12-2003 23:12

I need to ask y'all about this, because I don't know the answer and I need to hand this homework to my TIP621 teacher tommorow!

If you could just help me with this...like how yo helped me with my essay last month...

Ruski
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Jul 2002

posted 03-12-2003 23:16

Its similar to "why do poeple brake stuff?" or "why do people kill others?" its something they just want to brake other persons computer....

counterfeitbacon
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Vancouver, WA
Insane since: Apr 2002

posted 03-12-2003 23:20

Because they think it's fun, thats why. And, it probably is fun.

Yannah
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: In your Hard Drive; C:
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted 03-12-2003 23:27

I already knew these reasons, but what I'm looking for an answer is like you know general.

InI
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Somewhere over the rainbow
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted 03-12-2003 23:37

The poster has demanded we remove all his contributions, less he takes legal action.
We have done so.
Now Tyberius Prime expects him to start complaining that we removed his 'free speech' since this message will replace all of his posts, past and future.
Don't follow his example - seek real life help first.

Ruski
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Jul 2002

posted 03-13-2003 00:35

thanks for explaining it deeper and more technical , I am not much into programing rather an artist

CPrompt
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: there...no..there.....
Insane since: May 2001

posted 03-13-2003 01:13

Just to add onto this great explination that Ini did. I also found out that sometimes hackers have something bigger in mind.
Some don't really want anything "on" your computer, they just want your bandwidth. They can "take down" a server if they overload
it with connections from other computers.

So, if I was running a program on my computer (and didn't know it) that was continually connecting to a certain server somewhere, and there were
countless millions that were running this same program, connecting to the same server, it would eventually crash the server. Now, I wouldn't know that it was connecting to this server, I would just probably notice that my computer was really slow while on the internet and blamed it
on my modem or ISP.

I think I explained that right. Step on in and correct me if I' mistaken.

Later,

C:\

~Binary is best~

Rinswind 2th
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Den Haag: The Royal Residence
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted 03-13-2003 01:16

Here is some reading material:
VX-story
Badguys-story
billstlater story

You might as well have contact with antivirus makers.

2c

"Freedom of speech is by no means freedom to insult others" from the Razorart goodbye letter.

Rameses Niblik the Third
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: From:From:
Insane since: Aug 2001

posted 03-13-2003 01:37

They write virii because they have nothing better to do with their time.

binary
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Under the Bridge
Insane since: Nov 2002

posted 03-13-2003 06:48

CPrompt , wat u talking abt is referred to as DDoS.....and it recently took out seven out the eleven world DNS servers...almost crashing the internet...
Yannah: some of the virii are generated ( i believe ) by the same AntiVirus makers....
( how do expect them to earn a leaving )

Yannah
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: In your Hard Drive; C:
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted 03-13-2003 23:34

Thank you guys! You helped me a lot since last time that I asked you to help me with my essay... THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!