Re: [MLUG] New Worms Seek And Destroy Code Red

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Igor Izyumin Jr. wrote:
>
> On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Mikhail Kovalenko wrote:
> >
> > Worm canibalism, wonder if this will be legal...
>
> No this will not be legal (i hope anyway).  It isn't legal to get into
> somebody else's computer without permission, no matter what the
> purpose is.  About the same as breaking into somebody's house to check
> the smoke detector battery or something.

Isn't it more like breaking into somebody's house to put out a fire?

It may be illegal, I don't know.  The usual reason for making these
computer pranks (e.g., viruses) illegal is that they are *damaging*.  This
thing is all good -- it saves people and does no damage.  Right?

Mike

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