I hope I didn't come off too strong, I was just simply warning... We all have to watch what we say so that others won't misinterpret our intentions -or at least I do ;-)

As far the programs question: Most of them look for specific things, programmed rules looking for vulnerabilities, exploits, et cet era... But most kiddies don't fully understand what a lot of these programs do, this is why some kids not knowing much, can cause a lot of trouble. One case might be: "Mafia Boy" - from what i understand he wasn't that l33t... just another reason to keep up with exploits and patches/updates...

btw- great questions...