Re: Simulating a worm in Lisp.

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From: PeterG
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 00:00

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Hi,first just an introduction, Definitive Technologies Ltd was founded by 
Ex-Symbolics Ltd employees to provide support for Symbolics users in the 
UK and Europe.

In the past there has been much discussion about worms and viruses in the 
Lisp environment.
I have not met an example of a Lisp virus or worm since I started 
providing Lisp machine support. (But lots in Macintosh and PC systems!!!)

If anyone was interested in bothering it would be relatively simple to 
write a Lisp worm BUT as it is a open environment I don't see much of a 
challenge. For example the main interest in hacking is the challenge of 
bypassing the network security systems / firewall.

Broadly then I am agreement with Kent Pitman, why bother?

It would be amusing to see how fast one of the Lisp vendors launched an 
anti-virus toolkit if this became an issue.

Regards, PeterG (Peter Grace, Technical Director, Definitive Technologies 
Ltd.)



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