Subj : Re: Ransomware
To   : paulie420
From : dragon
Date : Thu Jun 03 2021 15:47:17

On 6/2/2021 4:15 PM, paulie420 wrote:
>   dr> > Has anyone ever experienced this or can this ever happen to SBBS in the
>   dr> > future?
>   dr> >
>   dr> > $ The Millionaire $
>   dr> >
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>   dr> >   � Synchronet � Vertrauen � Home of Synchronet � [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro
>   dr> >
>   dr>
>   dr> If you Google how most ransomware works, your question will mostly
>   dr> answer itself.
> 
> As much as I don't want to - I disagree. Theres several different ransomware scenerios. And one could certainly hem up a BBS server. I mean - easily. I don't think it would happen, but... I bet you could learn enough to hem 2o up.
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You disagree that you could learn enough via Google to understand if or 
how ransomware might affect a BBS?

Just for fun, I can think of a couple of scenarios where ransomware 
COULD be successful on a BBS.

* User uploads infected executable and sysop runs it.

* BBS or door has a backdoor that allows user to upload and run infected 
executable.

* BBS has a buffer overflow vulnerability in one of its services that 
allow upload and execution.

Basically, the same issues that affect any software connected to the 
Internet.

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