Leech Computing, Part 2

The dark side, page 1 of 4

By Phil Frisbie, Jr.

Disclaimer

This article is for personal enlightenment only. It is not a warning of any known current practices or a proposal of future acceptable practices. I have never used the code samples that will be presented outside of a private LAN, nor do I endorse or encourage anyone to try them.

All JavaScript and the techniques presented here are Copyright 2002 by Phil Frisbie, Jr., and cannot be used for any reason without prior authorization.

If you have not already read Part 1 of this article, and the FAQ, then do so now. I am writing Part 2 with the assumption you already know about Leech Computing.

Background

This article, Part 2 in the Leech Computing series, was originally going to show some actual working samples. That article will now be Part 3 when I finish it. I have been very busy with other projects, and besides, the technique is so simple that at least two people have already put working samples on their websites.

I decided to write this article on the dark side of Leech Computing after I was interviewed for an article that will be published in New Scientist Magazine August 24, 2002. In that interview, I was asked if there were any harmful uses for Leech Computing, and I had a revelation....