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10-09-2007, 06:41 PM
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The Devil's Advocate
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World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
The Storm Worm Botnet currently infects between one and ten million computers worldwide, which means that it has access to a huge amount of processing power and somewhere between 1 and 10 Petabytes of RAM. This apparently makes it one of the most powerful computers in the world, with more computing power than the ten fastest supercomputers in the world combined.
These interesting, but admittedly vague and flaky estimates come from computer Scientist, Peter Gutman. Although you can pick at the numbers quite easily, the guy makes a very interesting point. While projects like Seti@Home can harness a lot of computing power, a virus or worm that doesn't need to ask permission from a user could conceivably be vastly more powerful. Imagine the potential if virus writers found more interesting things to do with those cycles than send spam.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/worm-supe...rus-298029.php
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10-09-2007, 09:15 PM
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God of Mistakes...
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
^^ huh... bloody viruses...
and yeh, I read this somewhere else also. Only difference is that there was word "TROJAN" instead of "VIRUS" 
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10-09-2007, 09:21 PM
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
he news through the zdnet newsletter today... wow man... wut a trojan 
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10-09-2007, 09:37 PM
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God of Mistakes...
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
^^^ ohh yes, exactly !!
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10-09-2007, 10:05 PM
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Beware of the innocent
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
lol shirish nagar, i really thought that was a bug on my monitor and was trying to ignore it for sometime. Finally tried to pick it off and found that it was your avatar. LOL.
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10-09-2007, 10:49 PM
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
I hate viruses
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10-09-2007, 11:49 PM
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
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@shirish_nagar your avatar always catches me at unexpected times  .
10/10 for avatar 
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11-09-2007, 02:24 AM
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
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@shirish_nagar
Plzzz chnge ur avatar. it is so annoying.
[/Off Topic]LOL!
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11-09-2007, 07:26 AM
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
lol a virus alert from a virus
@ charan, his avatar makes me to wipe my monitor
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11-09-2007, 08:11 AM
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God of Mistakes...
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
lolz....
I also did same when I come across to this avatar first time !!
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11-09-2007, 08:26 AM
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
^i used to have the same avatar for 1 week looong back & i abandoned it.i felt suspicious of the ant!
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11-09-2007, 10:16 AM
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You gave been GXified
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
Skynet is upon us, judgement day is near.....December 23 2012
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11-09-2007, 12:58 PM
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
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lol shirish nagar, i really thought that was a bug on my monitor and was trying to ignore it for sometime. Finally tried to pick it off and found that it was your avatar. LOL.
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same here 
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11-09-2007, 01:37 PM
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God of Mistakes...
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
So, my AVATAR is VIRUS affecting these much people's minds !!!
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11-09-2007, 09:47 PM
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
yup ur AVATAR DAMn good every time it catches my eye
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12-09-2007, 05:15 PM
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Cool as a CUCUMBAR ! ! !
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
ALIEN hand in this .........
| AI | Terminators | Predators | ....... WOW ......... EXCITING ......
@gx_saurav ...... just cant WAIT 4, December 23 2012 ......
DOOMSDAY .......... WHOOSH WHOSH & DOOM ..........
OOops ... bEAM ME UP SCOTTY ! ! ! ....... hey scotty, scotty, scotty !!!
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12-09-2007, 06:26 PM
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
scotty's in the loo .... wait for some time
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12-09-2007, 06:50 PM
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
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ALIEN hand in this .........
| AI | Terminators | Predators | ....... WOW ......... EXCITING ......
@gx_saurav ...... just cant WAIT 4, December 23 2012 ......
DOOMSDAY .......... WHOOSH WHOSH & DOOM ..........
OOops ... bEAM ME UP SCOTTY ! ! ! ....... hey scotty, scotty, scotty !!!
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12-09-2007, 06:52 PM
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The Devil's Advocate
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
he has named every evil sci-fi character he cud think of
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13-09-2007, 12:42 PM
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Cool as a CUCUMBAR ! ! !
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Re: World's Biggest Supercomputer is a Virus?
THE REAL SCOTTY is no more ...... bt his ASHES r UP THERE in SPACE .......
may he TRAVEL in SPACE as he did in STAR TREK ........ REST IN PEACE ....
just thinking of situation if HE could BEAM ME as he ALWAYS did in THE SERIES before v all r TERMINATED & ya i did mention ALL i could THINK .......
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