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From: IA96@PACE.BITNET (IA96000)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Linkable virus modules
Message-ID: <0014.8911281214.AA07608@ge.sei.cmu.edu>
Date: 28 Nov 89 01:19:00 GMT
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I have heard of, nor have I ever found any modules which were
specifically linked into a program, but I would like some of the
experts to comment on the following possibility:

1) A new or existing virus is developed and produced as a linkable
   object file.

2) Said object file is then either directly linked into an executable
   file at link time, or placed in a run-time library.

Is this even a remote possibility? If so, does anyone have any examples
or know of any examples where this has been done?

I would really like to gather opinions and comments on this possibility.


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