... would you have such a strong reaction were it entitled with something like "Modifying scripts en masse?"

No I would not, but that is not what it is entitled, and the OP specifically says

The code is obfuscated to make it harder to recognize

But yeah MMMV, but I see no reason to encourage stuff like this to be posted here. If the OP wants to change his post title to something a little more appropriate then I would be much less "outraged" (although truth be told, I was only really "annoyed", the "outrage" is just the "internet amplifier" working to my disadvantage).

-stvn

In reply to Re^3: Simple perl virus by stvn
in thread Simple perl virus PoC by cyb3rdemon

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