frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason) (11/22/89)
I am trying to compile a list showing where the various viruses seem
to have originated. Here is what I have got so far, but I am sure the
list contains several errors, and I would be very grateful for any
comments and corrections.
Boot Sector Viruses:
Alameda USA
Brain Pakistan ?
Den Zuk/Ohio Venezuela ? Indonesia ?
Disk Killer USA ?
Stoned New-Zealand/Australia
Missouri USA ?
Nichols USA ?
Pentagon UK ?
Ping-Pong Italy (Torino ?)
Typo Israel
Swap Israel
Program Viruses
Aids USA
Agiplan W. Germany
Alabama Israel ?
April 1st Israel
Cascade USA ?
Dark Avenger ?
DataCrime W. Germany ? The Netherlands ?
DataCrime-2 ?
dBase USA
Do-Nothing Israel
405 UK ?
Fumble USA
Fu Manchu UK ?
Ghost Iceland
Icelandic/Saratoga Iceland/USA
Jerusalem/variants/Sunday Israel/USA
Lehigh USA
Mix1 Israel
Oropax W. Germany
Screen USA
South African South Africa
SysLock/Macho/Advent W. Germany
Traceback ?
Vacsina W. Germany ?
Vienna/Lisbon Austria/Portugal
Yankee ?
Zero Bug ?
- -friskpaul@csnz.co.nz (11/28/89)
In article <0002.8911212031.AA18181@ge.sei.cmu.edu> frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Sk ulason) writes: >I am trying to compile a list showing where the various viruses seem >to have originated. Here is what I have got so far, but I am sure the > Stoned New-Zealand/Australia This virus was written two years ago in Wellington, New Zealand. The author, who has been identified, was a high-school student, who is now at university. It seems that another individual however was responsible for the spreading of the virus. Geographical Note: New Zealand is *not* part of Australia. Paul Gillingwater, Computer Sciences of New Zealand Limited Domain: paul@csnz.co.nz Bang: uunet!vuwcomp!dsiramd!csnz!paul Call Magic Tower BBS V21/23/22/22bis 24 hrs NZ+64 4 767 326 SpringBoard BBS for Greenies! V22/22bis/HST NZ+64 4 896 016