Re: [OT]: Microsoft putting up $5 million reward to catch cybervillains

From: John Smith (a_at_nonymous.com)
Date: 11/06/03 

Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 17:56:43 GMT

VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article
> <6Vsqb.199005$3f.110637@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>,
> "John Smith" <a@nonymous.com> writes:
>>
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=711&ncid=1212&e=1&u=/usatoda
>> y/20031106/tc_usatoday/11938833
>>
>> SEATTLE Microsoft (MSFT) said Tuesday it will ante up $5 million for
>> a reward program to nab cybercriminals who infect the Internet with
>> worms and viruses.
>>
>> ....more...
>>
>>
>>
>> No mention was made of catching and convicting those responsible for
>> writing operating systems conducive to propagating those worms and
>> viruses.
>>
>> Pity.
>
> A new get rich quick scheme... Write a script to propagate to boxes
> running
> Billywarez and then turn yourself into M$ and collect US$5E-06. Plea
> bargain
> with the prosecutor and you might get off with a turn in one of those
> white-
> collar government funded recreational camps. How about we all do it
> and put
> the Redmond R.A.T.S.N.E.S.T. out of biz?

Perfect.

Write a worm that self-propagates and opens the infect computer's e-mail
client with a message ready to be sent out. The body of the message goes
something like:

"This message is brought to you as a public service announcement.

Want to join a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft for selling flawed
operating systems that permit worms and viruses to cost you and your
business millions of dollars per month in combatting?

Enter your name and contact details in the locations indicated below.
Indicate which version of Microsoft Windows you are using, the estimated
cost to you/your company of combatting worms/viruses each month (people
time, software costs, subscription costs, conference costs, consulting
costs, estimated lost productivity costs, etc..).

If you are not in the USA, your response will be forwarded to our legal
correspondents in each country in which we will be launching a class-action
suit against Microsoft and your name will be added to the suit launched in
your country of residence."

If you don't wish to participate, simply delete this message. Nothing
related to this message will remain on your computer nor affect its
operation."

The message is pre-addressed to a law firm that specializes in class-action
suits.

Microsoft could not 'join' the suits launched in each country into one giant
suit, so they'd be stuck spending billions on retaining lawyers in each
country, translating billions of lines of correspondence for submission as
evidence in the official language(s) of each country, and running their
execs around the world to give depositions and testimony.

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