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From: uace0@uhnix2.uh.edu (Michael B. Vederman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Virus 101: Chapter 3
Message-ID: <722@uhnix2.uh.edu>
Date: 15 Mar 89 15:32:31 GMT
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Many people are complaining about how this information can be used to write
a virus, even tho no code has been given.

FLAME ON!

Grow up People!!

This is the United States of America (at least the message originated here)
and the NET is a free network for exchange of information.

If you wanna stifle the free expression and dispersment of information, then
jump on the anti-porn bandwagon and join people who don't believe in the
BILL OF RIGHTS.

Any hacker worth a damn can disassemble the paultry 483 bytes of information
of a virus in the boot sector.  Not to mention that the HitchHiker's Guide
to the BIOS is also on many pirate boards, and it explicitely states how to
write executable boot sectors.

Instead of showing your ignorance and naitivity at the resourcefulness of
a hacker, why not just send a letter bomb or something, and get rid of
George Woodside.  There, I just told you how, are you gonna do it?

Information should be free to all.  If you are gonna get offended by it,
then press the damn 'N' key, or don't call.  You set yourself up to get
upset, and when it happens you bitch to everyone.  Don't set yourself up,
avoid getting upset and everyone will be happier.

FLAME OFF!!

Have a nice day.  Thanks for very informative articles.

As one of the authors of DC Formatter, which has 6 executable boot sector
options, I am fully aware of how it is done (and even have a single
function which will make an executable boot sector out of any code), but I
still found the articles enjoyable and very well written.

It is nice to have such good information without having to pay for it.

- mike

None of the above is shared by any of the other personnel at Double Click
Software.  I alone am the culprit.

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