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Article #9006Re: need ibm viruses
From: Fridrik Skulason
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1991 16:20
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1991 16:20
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In article <1991Apr01.024515.204@ecst.csuchico.edu> amjad@ecst.csuchico.edu (Amjad Saqfalhait) writes: >Hi, I am working on a virus detector as an undergraduate project. >In order to have it catch more viruses, I am asking for people to send >me their ibm viruses. The more you send me, the more i will appreciate it! The problem with this is simple: We do not have any guarantee you will not redistribute the viruses you get. As I have a very large collection of PC-viruses (more than 400 variants), I get requests like this quite often. My usual reply is something along the following lines... "Please send me a written request on university letterhead, signed by your supervisor and the head of the department, stating exactly which viruses you need and how you will prevent them from spreading." So far I have not had a single satisfactory reply. -frisk Fridrik Skulason University of Iceland | Technical Editor of the Virus Bulletin (UK) | Reserved for future expansion E-Mail: frisk@rhi.hi.is Fax: 354-1-28801 |
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!apple!agate!ucbvax!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!isgate!krafla!frisk From: frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: need ibm viruses Keywords: virus Message-ID: <3018@krafla.rhi.hi.is> Date: 5 Apr 91 16:20:16 GMT References: <1991Apr01.024515.204@ecst.csuchico.edu> Reply-To: frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason) Organization: University of Iceland (RHI) Lines: 27