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From: kelly@uts.amdahl.com (Kelly Goen)
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Subject: Re: viruses that reprogram ANSI keys
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Date: 4 Aug 89 20:27:47 GMT
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In article <0004.8908041206.AA09232@ge.sei.cmu.edu>, hutto@attctc.Dallas.TX.US
(Jon Hutto) writes:
> They don't usually harm people using communications softwares as much as
> it does BBS's, because the sequences are set for only certain directories,
> and files.
The trick of defining a command sequence to create sushi on a unix system would
 compromise root integrity... most comm software that is capable of either emul
atining programmable terminal sequences or ansi.sys and programs that implement
 those sequences are capable of accepting a command line into a buffer or windo
w with the view attribute set to non-visible and then retransmitting that comma
nd to the host unix system all under remote control.... I could hardly call tha
t harmless... furthermore most users including a surprising number of systems a
dministration types are unaware that their terminal or programmable termulator/
file transfer package can be tricked in this fashion..>
>   Jon Hutto     PC-Tech BBS  (214)271-8899     2400 baud
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Kelly Goen   Cybernetic Systems Specialists Inc.
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p.s. sushi --> SuperUser SHell Interactive the trick above is known as a boomer
ang also!!