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From: byrd@husc7.HARVARD.EDU (John "The Squid" Byrd)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Evil Programs
Summary: Does anyone know about ...
Keywords: Evil Programs
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Date: 18 Jan 90 00:59:28 GMT
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I heard a story once about a floppy copying nibble hacker for some micro...
The copier would ask you to insert the disk to be copied, scramble it,
and then give you a stern lecture about the evils of copying copyrighted
programs.

The documentation for Disinfectant 1.1 for the Mac tells about a HyperCard
stack called "Sexy Ladies" that systematically deletes all information from
your hard drive while you looked at the naughty pictures...

There is also a "fun" program for the Commodore 64 that "expands your disk
capacity to double its normal size."  After hemming-and-hawing for five
minutes on a blank disk, you can get a directory to find that the directory
has been totally filled with "APRIL FOOL" messages.

Supposedly a POKE on the old Commodore PETs, done repeatedly, damaged the
processor (so much for "you can't hurt the computer by typing at the
keyboard") after a few hours...

Also on Disinfectant 1.1 docs is mentioned an IBM-PC virus called "Israeli" 
that was programmed to erase disks on Israel's Independence Day ...

Anyone else know of any Evil Programs?










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