ZD FINGERS Melissa Creator (sorry to post more) Bull shit about this virus

["Jon Doe" <Some@some.com>]

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Is 'VicodinES' the Author of Melissa? Don't just jump to conclusions. Read our case for 'VicodinES' being Melissa's creator before deciding. By Jim Louderback  I've been exploring virus files and websites for the last few days, and I've uncovered a number of interesting facts that strongly indicate that VicodinES wrote the Melissa Virus. Here's the case, so far, in favor of VicodinES -- but, remember, the case isn't closed yet. The most damning evidence comes from the GUID contained in the List.Doc file that forms the heart of Melissa. List.Doc contains the virus code that generates all those e-mail messages. The GUID is a code that uniquely identifies the PC that created that document. The GUID is generated when the file is created, but is not updated even if that file is renamed and stored on a separate computer. Tune in tomorrow for the case against VicodinES A virus-infected Word 2000 file, PSD2000.doc, found on VicodinES' site also contains that same GUID. Although the other files on Vicondin's website contain different GUID's, the fact that even one file has a GUID that matches makes VicodinES a prime suspect. PSD2000.doc is also the first Word 2000 macro virus we've seen. Since Word 2000 (a part of Office 2000) has yet to ship, these viruses are relatively rare. In fact, on VicodinES' site, he congratulates himself for developing the very first Word 2000 macro. Melissa is both a Word 97 and Word 2000 macro, and both contain the same GUID, which means both were built on the same workstation, or both were based on the same original document. What's your opinion? Post your Talkback at the bottom of this page Why did Melissa include support for an application that hasn't shipped yet, and requires additional coding to support? Perhaps because the author wanted to trumpet his Word 2000 expertise to other virus writers. And that behavior is entirely consistent with remarks made by VicodinES on his website. VicodinES obviously craves attention. His website includes faked press releases touting his supposedly superior expertise in writing macro viruses, and calling a previous effort a "stunning achievement." And at the end of the page, he says in his own words "feel the chill in the air? yea? that's me...." And on another part of the site, he states that "all this media attention is getting difficult to ignore." VicodinES hates to be ignored. He lambastes Network Associates, Inc., the developer of McAfee's anti-virus products, for failing to include protection against one of his viruses. In another part of the site, he quotes Jimmy Kuo, Director of Anti-Virus research at Network Associates, calling one of VicodinES' progeny "one of the most widespread viruses around right now." The author of Melissa also craves attention-- and is obviously receiving it. Another clue is the infomation that surrounds Melissa. The word file that makes up the Melissa virus contains about 80 URLs, user-names, and passwords for adult-entertainment websites. Obviously the author of the virus is no stranger to these sites. VicodinES also enjoys the odd randy picture. A different suggestive graphic graces the top of every page on his website. When we talked to Roger Sibert, the administrator of the SourceOfKaos site which hosts VicodinES, he claimed that VicodinES had retired. But that may not be true. One of the fake press-releases on VicodinES's website clearly contradicts his "retirement." The full text states: "When asked about being 'retired' from virus writing VicodinES started cursing loudly into the phone and yelling about warm diet soda, then the phone hung up. I can only assume that meant that he didn't want to discuss that subject." The fact that a press release (dated December) states that he's still writing viruses, added to the fact that he's developed a Word 2000 virus, indicates that he's actually still quite active. Finally, even his virus-writing peers seem to think VicodinES is the culprit. During a chat yesterday on an IRC channel where virus writers hang out, the participants were discussing Melissa and VicodinES. One member said, "Vic is gonna get in deeeepppppp s*** over this one." According to Roger Sibert, VicodinES uses the nickname Vic regularly on IRC. It appears even the close-knit virus-writing community thinks VicodinES did it. Certainly many facts and circumstances point directly to VicodinES. But there's a few facts that just don't fit. Tomorrow I'll be writing about the case for why someone else, not VicodinES, wrote Melissa. But I need your help. If you have any evidence, pro or con, please post it below, or email it to me at jim@zdtv.com. And VicodinES, if you're out there, I'd like to get your side of the story out as soon as possible. Jim Louderback, host of Fresh Gear, is the editorial director of ZDTV.