your are correct it would not have made you any better. although it would be fun to hijack one and use it to install free antivirus/anit-spamware and turn their dang updates on. On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Charles Jones wrote: > Stephen P Rufle wrote: >> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/252353/hijacked-botnet-exposes-startling-online-habits.html >> >> Thought it was interesting in regards to security. I did not read the >> pdf linked in the article, but it would be interesting to know what the >> breakdown by OS is :). Or does it even matter if most info is actually >> gotten through website exploits of some type. > Hijacking a botnet is pretty cool, I've done it myself a couple of > times. However, my goal (which I succeeded in) was to deactivate as many > of the bots as possible. These guys actually used the bots access to > peoples PCs to peruse their emails and private information. The > statistics they gathered are interesting, but was invading peoples > privacy worth it? The botnets that I took control of had the same > features (keylogger, etc), but if I had used those to invade peoples > privacy (oh sorry, I mean "analyze messages"), wouldn't I have been no > better than botnetters? > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss