Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 8/20/06, Peter Kosinar <goober () nuf ksp sk> wrote:
> >>> how come we dont have win32.herpes.b or linux.h.syphilis?
>
> Maybe because Linux is syphilis-immune? ;-)
>
> >> 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
>
> Well, a quick memory search followed by a bit of googling revelad
> Trojan.Syphilis.1_18; see http://www.viruspool.net/virus.cms?&id=606041


Cool site, I like the downoad link!

> The content of the page also provides a small clue as to why there is no
> Win32/Herpes [*].

I missed that

-JP
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