![]() ![]() But yeah, from here on out, I think worms are only going to get more advanced. Luckily restrictions have really prevented those from working out too well. I've heard of more worms trying to take off using the same code base that I wrote, and just changing a few things. I think that more worms are going to come out. Kamkar: It would be much harder to write a MySpace worm right now just because they've added so many restrictions, but it's always possible and there are so many other sites that these exploits are available on. IDGNS: Do you think it would be easy to write another MySpace worm now? It only took a few days to write the thing from start to finish and it was only in the last day that I thought that this could be a worm. As a programmer, it wasn't too much to learn how to use AJAX, which really helped make the worm work and proliferate really quickly. Kamkar: I'm not a Web application security expert, but I'm into security and I'm into Web applications. IDGNS: How hard was it to write the worm? Apparently, MySpace is a bigger place than I assumed. I thought maybe I'll get one friend tomorrow and a few in maybe a few days. I didn't think this would be a big deal, so I tried it out. And after that, I thought, 'If I can make this person my friend, if I can make myself their hero, couldn't I just copy this code onto their profile?' I also wanted to show off to a couple of friends, so I thought 'wouldn't it be cool if I did this? What if I made some of these people add me as a friend automatically?' Then I figured, 'what if I made them add me as a hero?' So I wrote a little code and what ended up happening is whenever someone viewed my profile, they would automatically add 'But most of all, Samy is my hero' at the end of their hero section on their profile. Initially I was just trying to spruce up my MySpace profile. Kamkar: When I wrote the worm, it initially wasn't a worm. IDGNS: What were you thinking when you wrote the Samy worm? He talked to IDG News Service about what life has been like since his arrest and what he plans to do as soon as he's online again. It's not easy being a computer geek cut off from computers, but if Samy remains a model parolee, he could be allowed to use computers again in a couple of months. Under the terms of his plea agreement, he can only use computers for work, so he was forced to show slides that he'd dictated to a friend on a computer that was operated by a conference staffer. He was treated like a celebrity at the show, but there were some complications. ![]() He loves all kinds of books.Last week, Samy, who is now 21, made his first public appearance since his conviction, attending the OWASP App Sec 2007 conference, hosted by eBay, in San Jose, California. Slimey enjoys having chapters of " Trash Gordon" read to him before he goes to bed at night. Slimey has had a few pets of his own, including a slug named Sluggy ( Episode 2177) and a Detroit Dirt Digger named Dirty ( Episode 4175). Sloppy is referred to as Stella in Episode 2123. Slimey's family includes his baby sister Sloppy, his parents Dusty and Eartha, and cousins Squirmy and Rachel. Oscar is saved when Slimey slithers the key out through the crack between the can and the lid.Ī study done in 1971 by Children's Television Workshop's research department reviewed children's responses to this episode, and specifically noted that the children "were attentive, responsive, and loved Slimy, the worm." Luis offers to pry off the lid with his crowbar, but that would dent the lid. Tom suggests that he saw the lock off, but that would ruin the new lock. Other early appearances include Episode 0262, where Slimey enters himself in the Sesame Street Pet Show, and Episode 0335, where Oscar accidentally locks himself out of his trash can. The story was later retold in Episode 2912 when Oscar reminisces on the event of Slimey's first day of school. ![]() Slimey was first introduced in Episode 0202, where Oscar tells his Sesame Street neighbors about finding him in the mud and he feeds him several strawberry sodas from Hooper's Store. Slimey shows skill at playing the tuba and the clarinet, and has the distinction of being the first worm on the moon. In later years, he developed a voice, provided by Dick Maitland (which is digitally manipulated in post-production to achieve a higher pitch). Originally, Slimey was a silent character who communicated with squeaks and gestures. Slimey learns some magic in Episode 2192. Slimey and Oscar appearing in the video game Once Upon a Monster. Slimey in his bed, waiting for a Trash Gordon story. WASA astronaut Slimey ventures to the moon. Slimey with his family (mother Eartha, father Dusty, and sister Sloppy). ![]()
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