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From: cctr132@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (Nick FitzGerald, CSC, Uni. of Canterbury, NZ)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: need ibm viruses
Message-ID: <1991Apr1.181741.363@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>
Date: 1 Apr 91 06:17:41 GMT
References: <1991Apr01.024515.204@ecst.csuchico.edu>
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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In article <1991Apr01.024515.204@ecst.csuchico.edu>, amjad@ecst.csuchico.edu
(Amjad Saqfalhait) writes:
> Hi, I am working on a virus detector as an undergraduate project.
> In order to have it catch more viruses, I am asking for people to send
> me their ibm viruses. The more you send me, the more i will appreciate it!
> thanks.
 
DO **NOT** comply with this turkey's request!!

If s/he is legitimate then her/his supervisor will be able to supply
her/him with an adequate sample of virii.

Anyone with a responsible attitude to, and interest in, virii will
probably have been subscribed to the VIRUS-L mailing list or been
following the comp.virus traffic (basically the same thing).  Having
done so they would know that a request like Amjad's is a *very bad
thing* and they wouldn't have done it.

Anyone who knows how to forge "kill" messages, should do so for the
message that this one references right now!

Amjad - this was an incredibly stupid thing to do, whether you think
you have a legitimate request or not, because there is **NO** legitimate
reason for making such a public request.  The only people who should
be transferring virii around the net are those who have found new ones
who are sending them to well-known anti-virus researchers.  I have been
reading comp.virus traffic for the last 8 months and you sure aint one.

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