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 ? - -frisk
paul@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