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RE: Viral infection via Serial Cable
From: "Stuart Fox \(DSL AK\)" <StuartF () datacom co nz>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:19:29 +1200
So the question is, is a pc / machine connected to another pc via serial cable only using specialised windows software to move data to the machine at all vulnerable to viruses? Can they transmit themselves across a serial cable?
It all really depends on how transport independent the virus/worm is. If it uses only TCP/IP to transmit itself, and the serial link is using some other protocol, then the answer is of course no. If the worm simply expects to see "a network transport" then the answer would be yes. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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