Hello Scott,
On Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:06:57 -0500 GMT (08/10/02, 06:06 +0700 GMT),
Scott McNay wrote:
SM> There *are* a small handful of viruses that simply spread, with
SM> minimal other impact. Ironically, this handful isn't prolific, and
SM> therefore not well-known.
Worms. Yes, there are. I don't doubt that.
SM> Among other things, I've disassembled one virus ("butterfly"; this
SM> was before the standard naming convention came along), and had to
SM> deal with a virus outbreak which the AV software didn't recognize
SM> until a week and a half later.
I believe nowadays the AV companies are faster. ;-)
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Cheers,
Thomas.
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