I reversed a Node.js malware and found the author

Re:I reversed a Node.js malware and found the author by suzzer99 on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @03:54AM (#30175283)

Way way back in the day, my friend wrote a program that would format the user's Commodore 5 1/4" floppy disk (usually the one that also ran their BBS) if they just tried to load it. They didn't even have to run it.

If someone screwed us, we'd create a new identity and upload a file named after a hot new pirated game to their BBS. Then sit back and watch the BBS go offline for a while.

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Re:I reversed a Node.js malware and found the author by grepfru_it on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @09:35AM (#30178090)

Once in middle school, I wrote a fake format command and added it to autoexec.bat on my moms computer then promptly forgot about it because video games and sugar. Turns out she didn’t turn on her computer until Monday morning while I was at school. Mild mannered me was called to the principals office, expecting the worst. It was my mom on the phone frantically worried that her hard drive had just been nuked. I tell her what I did and she didn’t stop laughing for like 10 minutes. I was still grounded but I was allowed to use the computer or still play video games.

Ahhh the 90s

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Re:I reversed a Node.js malware and found the author by vmception on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @04:59AM (#30175657)

Niiiice, that reminds me of why I dont pirate Windows disk images any more, theyre all compromised! The “slim” builds with a buncha stuff deleted and also preloaded was nice, but now they just steal crypto.

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