This was kind of fun, I started w/the Computer Geek Quiz, and I am ashamed to admit that it was too hard!
If you are a real computer geek, and have the courage, let us know your score at tipster"at"oncomputers.info
In other, what I call "really geeky" stuff, an article called "Follow the Bouncing Malware: A Fresh Bounce" done by a blogger/"operator" at Internet Storm Center.
A snippet of it "Well now. Ain’t that purty? I really do appreciate the way that they’re not even attempting to rationalize what they’re doing... with variable names like “Trojan_Path,” staring you in the face, it’s sorta’ hard to keep up the charade that you’re writing an app for “market research.”
Speaking of “Trojan_Path” let’s see what we find at the other end...
The file divx.exe is a Win32 executable, 21,536 bytes long. Taking a quick look at the file reveals that it has been packed with FSG and has a really mangled PE header and a tiny, really whacked MZ header. Once again, someone is trying to hide something... "
This will either make you click or chase you off, but I found it interesting, despite the "Computer Geek" quiz being too tough, hehe.
MissM
If the Geek test is the one I am thinking of there was a lot of Sci-Fi stuff that I'm not into on it. I had to put my Nerd test results as a separate post because the comments won't take html, but I really had fun with it and was shocked to learn just how big of a Nerd I am. Thanks Jane. Now it's off to read the other article you linked to.
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