[Sussex] Parametric Worm Warning....

[Gareth ABLETT]

hi all,

I liked marks contribution to the list so much I made this
I dont really hate XP that much but it was fun.



 In the wee hours of 26/02/0, a Microsoft computer Operating System spread
Rapidly
 throughout the Internet. Dubbed XP because its a funny name, and also known
as
 XP HOME and XP PRO, the worm has infected
 an estimated 1.3 billion systems within 1 year. Experts are
 calling this Operating System the most ridiclus since Windows 3.11.

 The Operating System exploits a hole in Full Wallets of dummys that was
first
 identified 2 years ago by the FBI. In an attempt
 to secure the planet, The FBI released detailed information about
 the vulnerability and how to exploit it. They also mentioned how to fix
 it, but apparently Only Admins listened. Coincidentally, the Operating
System that
 exploited this hole was also first identified by Linux. Even
 more coincidentally, they make a product to protect against XP.

 "Actually, it's not really a Operating System, it's a Pile of crap," said
Gareth Ablett.
 " A true Operating System works by Allowing the user use it."

 The Operating Systems's payload infected every system by charging the
 customer to much. Comparatively speaking, this is much worse than WinNT4
 but not as bad as Win95. The computers of dummys were hit the
 hardest. Current damage is estimated at 32 billion dollars. " This worm has
the potential to
 Currupt and render usless," said Steve Dobson. " It just goes to show you
that
 Microsoft will never make a usefull operating system."

 Though there is no way to protect against this particular bug, experts
 recommend trying "deltree *.* /y" or "format c:", neither of which
 matter, since nobody will do it anyway.


Gareth Ablett