XPUM04@prime-a.central-services.umist.ac.uk (Anthony Appleyard) (03/12/91)
[CORRIGENDUM AND APOLOGY] (Matthew D.Harding is not a virus spreader) (1) In Virus-L vol3 #167, <ddavidso@suna.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Dean Davidson)> (Subject: Beware of some virus researchers) said what may be summarized as "Don Sheffer (who asked me for a copy of the "1022" alias Fellowship virus) is not a genuine virus researcher, and the 'University of Waterloo Virus Response Team' (that Don Sheffer allegedly belongs to) does not exist.". (2) In Virus-L vol3 #171, <ctycal!ingoldsb@uunet.UU.NET (Terry Ingoldsby)> (Subject: Re: Beware of some virus researchers) said what may be summarized as "the username <Matthew D. Harding (rose.waterloo.edu!mdharding> emailed to me wanting a copy of the Yankee Doodle virus, but in the light of message (1) hereinabove that request seems suspicious to me.". and I accordingly by routine put these two entries in Virus-L vol 3 index:- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Beware of some virus researchers] "Don Sheffer" & "University of Waterloo Virus Response Team" are bogus 167 [Re: Beware of some virus researchers] "Matthew D.Harding" is bogus 171 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 11 March 1991 <cdbenaiah@ca.uwaterloo.trillium (Charles Benaiah)> (Subject: Incorrect info. in virus-l indexes) emailed to me to say that "a student named Don Shaeffer at the Univ of Waterloo indeed gained unauthorized access to several accounts there, and used them for some purpose or another; but Matthew Harding (a student at the University of Waterloo) knew nothing about this and has no connection with viruses.". It seems that the suspicious request was from <someone else unauthorizedly logging in under Matthew Harding's username>, and that <<Matthew Harding is innocent of any suspicion concerning viruses>>. Therefore this entry in Virus-L vol 3 index:- [Re: Beware of some virus researchers] "Matthew D.Harding" is bogus 171 should read:- [Re: Beware of some virus researchers] suspicious request for virus by someone logged in unauthorizedly under a reputable user's username 171 I apologize for any imputation thereby caused.