Computer Viruses and Younger Users – who are the script kiddies?
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Advances in technology are making the propagation of viruses easier. Script Kiddies are represented in the media as young persons who exploit other virus writers’ work without realising the damage caused. This paper describes a survey of younger users to investigate their involvement and experience with computer viruses and their attitudes towards virus attacks in order to caste light on the ‘script kiddie’ phenomenon. The survey involved a sample of school children in the 12-15 age group, in the UK Author
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تاریخ انتشار 2006