walker@aedc-vax.af.mil (William Walker C60223 x4570) (05/24/91)
Fridrik Skulason ( frisk@rhi.hi.is ) writes: > The names below are the names Virus Bulletin will use in the next issue, > where the viruses are listed - hopefully this list (which I plan to post > monthly) will help reduce the naming confusion a bit. > ... > Horse (Hacker, Black horse) family: > Horse-1 (1154) > Horse-2 (1158) > Horse-2B (1160) > Horse-3 (1610) > Horse-4 (1776) > Horse-5 (1576) > Horse-6 (1594) > Horse-7 (1152) > ... To further reduce naming confusion, might I suggest calling this family the "Hacker" family ("Hacker-1," etc.) to avoid confusion with Trojan Horses. Some people refer to Trojan Horse programs simply as "Horses" instead of Trojan Horses or Trojans. Bill Walker ( WALKER@AEDC-VAX.AF.MIL ) | OAO Corporation | Arnold Engineering Development Center | AEDC -- Home of the "Chicken Gun" M.S. 120 | Arnold Air Force Base, TN 37389-9998 |
frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason) (05/25/91)
I wrote: >> Horse (Hacker, Black horse) family: William Walker C60223 x4570 writes: >To further reduce naming confusion, might I suggest calling this >family the "Hacker" family ("Hacker-1," etc.) to avoid confusion with >Trojan Horses. I considered this, but decided to use the name "Horse" instead - the author, Martin Harizanov, uses the handle "The Horse", and there is already another virus known as "Hacker" (alias "Ohio") as well as one known as "Superhacker" (alias "Jerk"). Using "Hacker" would just increase the confusion, instead of reducing it. - -frisk