AIM Worm w/ Rootkit

[Newby]

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/31/0120251

Oh noes. Poor AIM kids.

[Quik]

This is old. Although very few of these type of files have ever had rootkits, it's not a new concept.

Nextly, the fact that this is "extra" scary because the rootkit is designed to be undetectable is like saying bananas are scary because they are designed to be yellow.

[Newby]

This is old. Although very few of these type of files have ever had rootkits, it's not a new concept.

Nextly, the fact that this is "extra" scary because the rootkit is designed to be undetectable is like saying bananas are scary because they are designed to be yellow.

Do you ever have anything positive to say? Just wondering.

[Quik]

This is old. Although very few of these type of files have ever had rootkits, it's not a new concept.

Nextly, the fact that this is "extra" scary because the rootkit is designed to be undetectable is like saying bananas are scary because they are designed to be yellow.

Do you ever have anything positive to say? Just wondering.

Actually, I do. Although, I think there have been plenty of posts in this forum about AIM viruses, and I don't think we need to be continually informed about something that doesn't frankly affect any of us, it's common sense. If I make an educated decision about if my post is necessary before I type it out, and decide that it is, I am perfectly fine with a mainly negative post.

[iago]

I'm afraid I have to agree with Quik on this one tiny topic.  This is old/boring news, and I'm not even sure why /. bothered to run it..

[Furious]

This is old. Although very few of these type of files have ever had rootkits, it's not a new concept.

Nextly, the fact that this is "extra" scary because the rootkit is designed to be undetectable is like saying bananas are scary because they are designed to be yellow.

Do you ever have anything positive to say? Just wondering.

I was thinking the same thing, everything I see him say is negative.