hallett@hamlet.steinmetz (Jeff A. Hallett) (03/17/88)
In article <22168@bbn.COM> dredick@vax.bbn.com (The Druid) writes: > > I am really interested in the make-up of a virus and the >vaccination. Could someone send me or point me to a SOURCE for a sample >benign virus or vaccination! > >Many Thanks, >-- The Druid >=============================================================================== >= The Druid (dredick@bbn.com) = >= "Did you ever feel that you were a typewriter, = >= when everone else in the world was a wordprocessor" = >=============================================================================== Don't trust anyone who can't even sign his real name to his postings. :^):^):^) As an aside, it appears that Don Brown (writer of Vaccine!) at CE Software has actually received threats of things that would happen if he released it. They seem to be coming from a person identified only as "Mike" on Compuserve. "Mike" threatens to release a virus designed to destroy people's harddisks should Don release Vaccine! It is a curiosity to know what would provoke someone to be so socio-pathological. What could possibly motivate someone to take a stance like this? The only conclusion is that this person is just plain evil, derives pleasure from releasing viruses and won't permit anyone to interfere in his fun; a sick attitude at best. As a precaution, when you download, keep a skeleton system disk handy. Transfer the program to that disk, write-protect it and unmount your harddisk before starting it up. This should be a lot safer and good protection against sick minds like "Mike"'s. Jeffrey A. Hallett | ARPA: hallett@ge-crd.arpa Software Technology Program | UUCP: desdemona!hallett@steinmetz.uucp GE Corporate Research and Development | (518) 387-5654 +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Credo Quia Absurdum Est | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+