[Bri_Dog]

Originally posted by 01010


I'd like to know how they could "destroy" your computer though, becuase as far as I could tell the only way you could do that would be via the hardware itself and the last time I checked there isn't any virus software that could physically destroy hardware.

IIRC there is a virus that can cause the cooling fans to turn off. I'm not sure if it is a real virus, but I've heard about it from several people who say they got hit with it.

[Kamikaze]

LOL, isn't this exactly the kind of thing that was on some tabloid posted here before?

[Martinus]

Originally posted by 01010


I'd like to know how they could "destroy" your computer though, becuase as far as I could tell the only way you could do that would be via the hardware itself and the last time I checked there isn't any virus software that could physically destroy hardware.

[color=66ff00]*A goldeneye satellite knocks on 01010's front door*
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[Stryke 9]

Bri: Nope. Cooling fans are on a different setup from the hard disks and motherboard, last I recall.

Anyway, if this bill even came close to passing, you'd see the most massive cracking strike in history brought to bear on the American governmental computer systems from nodes all over the world. It would essentially destroy all net-accessible aspects of the government, and keep them down for good. Hackers as a group are nothing if not political, and damn few Net-savvy types don't take advantage of MP3 networking.


That would be so cool. They should do this!:D

[01010]

Originally posted by Bri_Dog


IIRC there is a virus that can cause the cooling fans to turn off. I'm not sure if it is a real virus, but I've heard about it from several people who say they got hit with it.

That'd still take a while to do any permanent damage, I know you can get virii that can overwrite the motherboard BIOS, but that's still software based. That would be easily countered by keeping a BIOS backup handy and purchasing an EEPROM flasher anyway, I should imagine at least.

[aldo_14]

Fee fi fo fum.... I sense a senator searching for campaign contributions

Incidentally
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Is it just me, or does his head not appear to be properly attached to his neck?

(2)
In the olde days (AAAAAAAGGGGGGEEEEEEEESSSSSSS ago), you could write a virus that would overhead and blow the CR tube on a monitor.  Or so I've been told.


(3)

That senator blokes a twat.

[01010]

Originally posted by aldo_14
Fee fi fo fum.... I sense a senator searching for campaign contributions

Incidentally
(1)

Is it just me, or does his head not appear to be properly attached to his neck?

(2)
In the olde days (AAAAAAAGGGGGGEEEEEEEESSSSSSS ago), you could write a virus that would overhead and blow the CR tube on a monitor.  Or so I've been told.


(3)

That senator blokes a twat.

He looks like someone out of Robocop.

[killadonuts]

Originally posted by aldo_14

(2)
In the olde days (AAAAAAAGGGGGGEEEEEEEESSSSSSS ago), you could write a virus that would overhead and blow the CR tube on a monitor.  Or so I've been told.

Wow, this whole time I've been using Iron filings in the vents.


and yes, that works

[Stryke 9]

Slapping on one of those rare earth magnets of the sort they sell for cheap earrings is better. Inconspicuous, portable, pretty damn effective.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by aldo_14
Fee fi fo fum.... I sense a senator searching for campaign contributions

Actually I believe he's one of the senators already in RIAA's pocket.

[Bobboau]

Oh I hope this gets passed, the ***** slap the hacker community would unleash upon them would be legendary

[an0n]

True enough.

Something along the lines of: "....ttack on goverment servers, the hacker groups managed to take down the entire .gov network in a matter of hours causing billions of dollars in damage."

[Unknown Target]

Couldn't you, theoretically, write a virus that would cause the drive heads on your HD to spin so fast they would melt/explode?

[Bobboau]

I wouldn't be suprised if they already have several system nukes on each government computer just waiting for something to piss them off enough, I will be disapointed if it takes more than an hour for any thing even remotely relaited to this to spotainiusly implode.

[Martinus]

[color=66ff00]Actually I am aware of one virus that destroyed hard disk drives. It attempted to make the drive write outside of the physical platter damaging the heads, of course this was a long time ago and measures have been taken to make this impossible. Still, clever in a malicious kind of way.
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[YodaSean]

Originally posted by 01010


I'd like to know how they could "destroy" your computer though, becuase as far as I could tell the only way you could do that would be via the hardware itself and the last time I checked there isn't any virus software that could physically destroy hardware.

Just tell the internet to explode 'em all!  Its really quite easy.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Unknown Target
Couldn't you, theoretically, write a virus that would cause the drive heads on your HD to spin so fast they would melt/explode?

there's a few viruses that screw up the calibration of the heads. they go down a bit. when your HD starts reéading/writing, the heads will scratch the surface of the disks inside the HD. painfull.

[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by Maeglamor
[color=66ff00]Actually I am aware of one virus that destroyed hard disk drives. It attempted to make the drive write outside of the physical platter damaging the heads, of course this was a long time ago and measures have been taken to make this impossible. Still, clever in a malicious kind of way.
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The worst virus one of my friends experienced did something like that... all I remember was that their drive was unusable after that.

PS. Maeglamor, maybe you should provide a link to the thread in your sig?

[Admiral LSD]

Originally posted by 01010
I'd like to know how they could "destroy" your computer though, becuase as far as I could tell the only way you could do that would be via the hardware itself and the last time I checked there isn't any virus software that could physically destroy hardware.

CIH and it's various derivatives can nuke flash BIOSes but that's not the same as physically burning out components which is what I would class as "physical damage."

[Martinus]

Originally posted by J.F.K.
PS. Maeglamor, maybe you should provide a link to the thread in your sig?

[color=66ff00]Well if you insist but I thought that having it at the top of Hard light would be enough.
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