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Article #11578Re: PKZIP V3.05 problems
From: aki
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 09:29
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 09:29
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W[description deleted to save space] Wow! Sounds like a really interesting boot sector virus. I think that either the technicians replacing "defective" HD controllers were taking you guys for a ride (hey, HD Ctrl's have a 50% markup)... OR someone has found a way to actually do harm by software. Maybe it could be done if you play around with sensitive configuration settings in CMOS RAM and in the motherboard chipset. Sounds kind of tough tho. Anyway, PKZIP 3.05 is definitely bogus, because it's too much (.05?) too soon (2.x was released not too long ago). It's too easy to place trojan horses into software. Way too easy. Why do people trust such obvious traps? Aki. -- / Phone: 408-662 9664 Fax: 662 9676 | 586 is a 586 no matter what \ \ 125 Searidge Ct #D, Aptos, CA 95003 | Intel seez. "Pent... WHAT?" /
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!cruzio!aki From: aki@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: PKZIP V3.05 problems Message-ID: <4860@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us> Date: Tue, 05 Jan 93 01:29:22 PST References: <1993Jan4.184516.3492@digi.lonestar.org> Sender: news@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us Reply-To: aki@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us Lines: 21