Most People Are Nothing But Talk
Recently I’ve noticed a pattern with the way some people talk to me and explain their lives. I’ve noticed that most, if not all, like to lie to make themselves seem more intelligent, experienced, or more well off than others if they don’t know what I do for a living or don’t realize that I’m a programmer, and quite good at that.
For example, I was recently introduced to a younger gentleman and he mentioned that he has experience with “hacking” and dealing with securing computer networks. The conversation started fine and dandy with him elaborating on a few techniques he supposedly used during his experiences, where he went to college and learned most (a community college), and recalled a few memories from them. The conversation turned, expectedly, in an unbelievable direction once he mentioned sending messages through a Windows network using the “net send” feature. If you know anything about security with Windows networks then you know that this particular feature is definitely the least of your security worries. While you most definitely can exploit this particular Windows feature, it truly is just a “script kiddie” technique for harassing network users, nothing more.
Contrary to what people say is possible through this particular feature; sending viruses that execute automagically, crashing the system with so many new windows messages, etc; the only event which is possible through it is opening a new window. Multiple messages can not display in order to “crash” a system, you can’t send compiled applications through it, etc. Again, the only thing possible is to send a hateful message, also maybe a string of them, but they will open one after the other, making it impossible to cause memory over-usage, contrary to those who say you can “crash” systems with so many messages.
Now, I’m not saying that everything he said isn’t true. I’m just pointing out that particular story about the net send can’t be true. If he was lying about that particular “low-weighted” Windows feature, who knows what else he said is total nonsense.
My point to this little story? Do not believe everything that people say.
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