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From: padgett%tccslr.dnet@mmc.com (A. Padgett Peterson)
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Subject: Re: Virus Statistics
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Date: 28 May 91 21:11:07 GMT
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>From:    rtravsky@CORRAL.UWyo.Edu (Richard W Travsky)

>...the two we have now are Stoned and Ping Pong
> I've a couple of unconfirmed reports that MusicBug is in town
>(via FTP is what I've heard).

Up until recently, boot sector infectors such as Stoned, Ping-Pong, & MusicBug
have required physical contact with a floppy to spread. Only with TELEDISK or
SENDDISK could an entire floppy (including boot sector) be sent electronically
(e.g. FTP). The only other way for these viruses to spread via FTP would be if
embedded in a trojan.