Re: Got this - not sure of authenticity. Better safe etc...
Geir Inge Jensen (geiri@stud.cs.uit.no)
Tue, 6 Dec 1994 11:44:49 +0100 (MET)
> > PC Users:
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Subject: virus
> >
> > There is a virus on America Online being sent by E-Mail. If you get anything
> > called "Good Times", DON'T read it or download it. It is a virus that will
> > erase your hard drive. Forward this to all your friends. It may help them
> > alot.
> >
>
> There is no way to transmit a virus to a computer via the terminal.
> Sure, maybe you can turn the printer on and off. Or maybe start up an
> zmodem download but you cannot get a virus on a remote machine by sending
> ascii...
Well, if the terminal happens to be a PC, isn't it possible to remap a
keyboard by sending ANSI escape sequences in the message? If so, just remap
a key to be '<enter>DEL C:\*.*<enter>'! Should cause some damage...
Bye,
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Geir Inge Jensen Department of Computer Science
University of Troms°, Norway
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