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Who is 'smithy'?

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"Smithy" in the internet world was a computer hacker.

Since the year 2006 it is believed that Smithy has had over 15,000 infected computers which he used to carry out spam and DDoS attacks. He is also the known programmer of the computer virus "Snoopy" which made an appearance on www.Synmantec.com's malware detections and definitions shortly after it had begun to spread.

Smithy can also be the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith; Smith (metalwork)

Along with a character in Mario

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