Re: Shower thoughts

[Brian Caswell <bmc () snort org>]

On Dec 28, 2005, at 11:44 PM, val smith wrote:
> would you want to use said malware?

I can think of a rather good argument for and against using public 
malware in a hypothetical 'get your daughter back from the druggie porn 
star ex-wife and save yourself from sure death alla breve Swordfish' 
situation?

For:

Two simple words "plausible deniability".  If a zillion people use the 
same malware, its hard to say who did what.  Malware is 
finger-printable.  Why leave your fingerprints when you can leave 
Elvis's?  Be the ghetto smurf.

Against:

If its known, it can be found.  Maybe not by the "public", but by 
someone.  Having your malware usage "found" raises the risk at getting 
caught.

Brian