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From: macak@lakesys.UUCP (Jim Macak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: I've got a virus -- fix to halt spread
Message-ID: <500@lakesys.UUCP>
Date: 11 Mar 88 16:40:56 GMT
References: <4735@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> <650008@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU>
Reply-To: macak@lakesys.UUCP (Jim Macak)
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Organization: Lake Systems - Milwaukee, WI
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Keywords: virus

In article <650008@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU> spector@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU (David HM Spector) writes:
>
>Vaccine is written by Don Brown of CE Software and is not yet out of beta test.
>
> (More on this deleted...)
>
>Don't think that Vaccine will be the end of viruses... vaccine will be a 
>solution for a certain limited nnumber of viruses... but there will be more.
>We need to have a few heads on pikes to show people that violation of other
>peoples computers and data is a bad thing....
>
>
>			David
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>David HM Spector				New York University
>

I read an interesting message just today on my local FidoNet node in the 
EchoMac section.  It went like this:


db From:    David Beecher
db 
db To:      Chuck Maddox                   Msg #470, 09-Mar-88 12:03pm
db Subject: Re: Mac Mag's Peace Message Virus
db 
db It would be easier to contact the territory's authorities and  notify
db them of illegal modification of your computer equipment.  The FBI in
db our country looks as "virus'" or "bombs" as illegal entry (breaking &
db entering) with attempt to destroy.  They like to nail these people and
db make examples of them.  Surely there are similar authorities in
db Canada. This is one way to get even. . Just a thought, -Dave
db 
db ---  * Origin: BMM - Boulder Mac Maniacs (303)-530-9544 (Opus
db 1:104/49)


Personally, I think this is a pretty darn good idea.  I'd like to see our
MacMag friend hanged from the rafters.  An example or two of rough treatment
of these jerks that produce and propagate viruses just might do the job to rub
them out.  I'd much prefer to see a virus attacked at its source rather than
when it is already trying to corrupt my System file!


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