Full Disclosure mailing list archives
The MSBlast Conspiracy Theory
From: Weezer Hutchins <weezspam () yahoo com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:55:14 -0700 (PDT)
This was such a benign implementation of the serious DCOM security risk, that my conspiracy theory is ... Microsoft had this worm released on purpose in an attempt to get everyone to patch their machines before a really threatening version was released. Imagine, what if ... ... this vulnerability was used to remove all the .doc, .xls, .ppt, etc. files off the drives, including network attached drives? (you know how everyone keeps backups of all their files :) ... this vulnerability intentionally stole everybody's address books and transferred them to some anonymous ftp server for later pickup (a spammer's dream)? ... this vulnerability stole financial and personal data in the same manner as above, and gets bank account numbers, credit card numbers, passwords, etc., from Quicken, Microsoft Money and other files (of course, everybody password protects these files)? ... (insert your own extremely disastrous scenario here) Any of these would cause so much harm to Microsoft from the lawsuits and lost business, that they couldn't afford to let it remain out there, thus the conspiracy theory arises. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
Current thread:
- The MSBlast Conspiracy Theory Weezer Hutchins (Aug 14)
- Re: The MSBlast Conspiracy Theory Brad Pryce (Aug 15)
- Re: The MSBlast Conspiracy Theory Joey (Aug 15)
- Re: The MSBlast Conspiracy Theory Jeremiah Cornelius (Aug 15)
- Re: The MSBlast Conspiracy Theory Mike Vasquez (Aug 15)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: The MSBlast Conspiracy Theory Noble, Jim (Aug 15)
- RE: The MSBlast Conspiracy Theory Dark-Avenger (Aug 15)