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....