bugtraq - Re: A comment on using CPU resources

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Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 20:54:40 +0200
From: Christian <evil@...ouse.de>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: A comment on using CPU resources


Gandalf The White schrieb:
> It got me to thinking.  Java is a programming language.  What would prevent
> companies from running a java script on your computer while you are viewing
> their page that uses your CPU to do some computing for them? 

this was done before, but intentionally by www.md5crk.com. the project 
is gone now, but archive.org has it all:

http://web.archive.org/web/20040202200333/http://www.md5crk.com/

-- 
BOFH excuse #64:

CPU needs recalibration