[GLLUG] Interesting Story
Thomas Hruska
thruska at cubiclesoft.com
Tue Aug 14 21:41:14 EDT 2007
Julie Code wrote:
> Hey Guys,
> Thanks for your comments and interesting stories also with
> geneology etc. You may be able to get the story on argus-press.com but
> the site is poorly regulated and I don't think you'd find it.
> Unfortunately, since I moved to my Grandma's house just recently the
> only internet I have is my mom's computer, with exxxxxxxtreeeemllly slow
> internet connection. I actually just scanned the article and was going
> to send it, but it took way to long, I swear I waited at least 5 minutes
> for the article to send over, but it really didn't and my browser said
> it was only half done. So that is really how bad off my ma's computer
> is, sad isn't it, I guess that is what a computer is like when all it
> has is windows on it and is infested with so many viruses etc. Oh
> well. I'll come by I am sure sometime, I actually have this thursday
> off work, so may be able to come to the meeting with the violin and
> article. =)
>
> Sincerely,
> Julie
On slow Internet connections (i.e. modems), botnet operators use a
pump-n-dump approach: Load the system down with so much spyware it
becomes completely useless and swamps the Internet connection upstream
with spam (i.e. a spambot).
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