Re: Few n00b questions about this phatbot thing

[Nico Golde <nion () gmx net>]

Hello Sean,

* Sean McAllister <lists () mcallisterweb com> [2004-05-05 16:56]:
> So, as I understand it, this Phatbot is a complex black-hat tool that's 
> used to create a "botnet"  of hacked computers that can be used for 
> DDOS, stealing passwords, credit cards, and a plethora of other things?  

yes like all the other famous worms does :)

> Has anyone ever found out who wrote it in the first place?

yes it was me ;-D
no at least not the majority of the users in the net :)
search the newsgroups and newsticker, for example slashdot.
regards nico
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