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Subject: RE: [motm] Re: OT: Yahoo crap ??

From: Neil Bradley <nb@...>
Date: 2004-06-16

> Did Microsoft write the viruses? No. It's a-hole hackers causing trouble.
> Microsoft just happens to be the big target. And yes, Mac and Linux are
> vulnerable. Check this http://www.hyperactivesw.com/Virus2.html, or this
> http://antivirus.about.com/od/macintoshresource/a/macosxflaws.htm

Or the latest Linux hole that can be exploited by a userland application
and lock the whole system. Affects almost all versions of x86 Linux:

http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html

No problem under FreeBSD...

> Bringing it back to MOTM: I could hack any of Paul's new microcontroller
> based products to do crazy things such as crashing constantly, locking up
> throw off the timing, etc.

I'll challenge you to the prize of your choice if you successfully do that
to the 650. ;-)

-->Neil

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