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RE: Re[2]: New Virus under way ...
From: Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:32:36 +1300
"Schmehl, Paul L" <pauls () utdallas edu> wrote:
come to think of it. what will be the names of the viruses after Bagle.Z ?Bagle.AA,AB,AC, etc.
Obvious, ain't it? Its an (English) alphabetic counting system...
And on and on it goes, and where it ends, nobody knows.......
Indeed. The most extreme example I am aware of is the Laroux family of Excel VBA macro viruses -- the most recently discovered variant of this family is officially known as W97M/Laroux.OT, but the rate of new discoveries in this family has slowed greatly, so I doubt it will ever reach the .AAA stage... Regards, Nick FitzGerald _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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