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Script Kiddies: Vermin Of The Internet?

Everyone's heard of hackers, but what are script kiddies? In this article Michael gives us the low down on his own personal experiences with script kiddies, including ways to combat them.

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By: Michael Bloch

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September 01, 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

· Script Kiddies: Vermin Of The Internet?
· What Exactly Is A Script Kiddie?
· Trojans In Action
· Is Your Kid A Script Kiddie?
· Who Do Script Kiddies Target?
· Conclusion

Script Kiddies: Vermin Of The Internet?
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My prompting for writing this article is occurring right this moment. My personal firewall software has thrown up a dialog box stating that someone is probing port 27374 on my computer ... again ... this is the eighth time today.

This is not a technical document, but serves as an alert to the new surfer and the unaware. I will leave the technical aspects to the more expert writers among us.

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