Alan_J_Roberts@cup.portal.com (12/12/89)
One of the five viruses submitted to McAfee by Andrzej Kadlof
appears to be the long-lost Oropax virus, at least according to Dave
Chess at IBM. The virus matches the original descriptions exactly,
including length, infection mechanism, self identification technique,
host class and activation function. The Homebase group has always
considered the virus to be either extinct or a hoax, but Kadlof
insists it is active and common in the Eastern Bloc. If this is true,
then it raises some interesting points about the epidemiology of
computer viruses. How for example, can the Ping Pong virus be common
in Austria, but unknown in Checkoslovakia, a{nd the Oropax be common
in Checkoslovakia but unknown in Austria, while the Jerusalem is
rampant in both countries? (These two countries do, I Believe, share a
common border - if not forgive my geographic ignorance).
Any information about the occurance of the Oropax in Europe or
the U.S. would be appreciated by the way.
AlanCHESS@YKTVMV.BITNET (David.M..Chess) (12/12/89)
Alan_J_Roberts@cup.portal.com: > One of the five viruses submitted to McAfee by Andrzej Kadlof > appears to be the long-lost Oropax virus, at least according to Dave > Chess at IBM. Just to be as timid as possible, I didn't say "this is the Oropax virus"; I said "this seems to match the description of the 'Oropax' given in the MSDOSVIR.A89 document from Hamburg". For all I know, this is a brand-new virus, written by some unimaginative virus author who heard the Oropax rumors, and decided it was a good idea! *8) DC