[Simh] old computer virii

[Gregg Levine]

On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 12:29 AM, Jason Stevens <neozeed at gmail.com> wrote:
> It'd be more damming if those old things actually did
> anything................... I mean how many SunOS/VAX BSD machines are
> on the internet??????
>
> I think something like SQLSlammer would be... far more dangerous, even today.
>
> Even then I'm sure in the good olde USofA it's probably some felony
> thing to even posses a worm or something today... the things kids got
> away with.....
>
> On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 12:11 AM, Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 12:01 AM, Fernan Bolando
>> <fernanbolando at mailc.net> wrote:
>>> The morris worm is fine too you know where the source for those?
>>> wikipedia says the creeper virus runs on pdp10
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Jason Stevens <neozeed at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> where there any?  I've heard of some fun worms but that old morris &
>>>> Father Christmas one...
>>>>
>>>> Maybe the latter would be appropriate for the season...
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Fernan Bolando
>>>> <fernanbolando at mailc.net> wrote:
>>>>> anybody knows where i can sources for the old pdp and tops based viruses?
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> Hello!
>> I believe that the source for the RTM one which made it crystal clear
>> that we needed some type of protection against such problems was
>> retained by the Feds and is sitting in whatever warehouse they use for
>> keeping evidence of such events. (No not the one from the Indiana
>> Jones films... And certainly not the one from the Syfy TV series.)
>>
>> I strongly suggest that if you do track down these dangerous programs
>> you do your testing on systems who're kept isolated from the Internet.
>> -----
>> Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
>> "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
>>
>

Hello!
You are aware that one of the banks had its ATM network shutdown
because of that beast?!?! I wasn't.

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Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
"This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."