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[–] ilovepussy 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

You get this is NOT how a virus works, right?

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[–] bikergang_accountant [S] ago 

You do know that viruses execute arbitrary code and can do whatever the hell they want, right?

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[–] ilovepussy ago 

Here is the misconception - A Computer Virus, by definition, is a type of malicious program that replicates itself by reproducing (copying) its source code the target computer(s). The payload, on the other hand, is what causes the problem. The Virus, in and of itself, is just a replication mechanism, and not necessarily detrimental to the target system. The payload is where the damage occurs.

The term "Virus" in the context of computers, has been commonly, but erroneously, used to refer to all kinds of different malware that are NOT viruses. Unless the malware can replicate itself to at least one other system without intervention, it is not a virus.

What the OP is actually "recommending" is a hack, and frankly not a very good one. It is easily detected, stopped, and tracking down the culprit is not rocket science. To top this off, many email systems have protections in place to stop this type of activity. If all of the sudden there were gobs of Reply-To-All going through the mail server, alarms would be raised pretty quickly.

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[–] sinclair ago 

He's saying to make a virus that does this thing. When someone replies, it does a reply to all (maybe include everyone in the email list). It would be hard to clean up, and get them to fight each other. Very simple and effective. I like it. Maybe BCC it so the sender doesn't know it happened. BCC to all in the replyer email list.

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[–] bikergang_accountant [S] ago 

Well actually it would do it retroactively. I may have not made that clear. It only has so long before it's discovered.