Re: Virus 101: Chapter 3

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From: Doug Gwyn
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1989 04:37

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In article <15978@cup.portal.com> Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
-Has anyone ever noticed for instance though, when the "Detective" on TV
-opens a door by picking the lock, he usually blocks what he's doing with
-his hands or body..?   Or they'll show a fast shot of him sticking some
-arcane "detective lockpick tools" into the lock and suddenly the door
-opens...

Indeed, often they show an actual lockpick inserted into the keyway and
the door magically opens.  Of course that's not how lockpicks work.

-They're showing THAT it can be done.. NOT  *how*  it can be done..
-If a movie or TV show started showing detailed instructions on how to
-pick locks, I think you'd hear quite a reaction, freedom of speech
-nonwithstanding...

The movie "Thief" (starring James Caan) drew quite an outcry from the
safe & vault profession, because its portrayal of drilling and burning
bars wasn't far enough removed from reality.

This topic doesn't belong in the PC newsgroups, so I've directed
followups to misc.security.

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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Virus 101: Chapter 3
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Date: 20 Mar 89 04:37:45 GMT
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Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Followup-To: misc.security
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