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Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses


From: "Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:26:59 -0400

On 8/20/06, David Harley <david.a.harley () gmail com> wrote:
> how come we dont have win32.herpes.b or linux.h.syphilis?

Well, there was a spate of viruses named (at least by their
authors) after exotic filoviruses and such...


I dont know, win32.ebola? just not catchy
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