Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!cbmvax!heimat!sneakers From: sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Virus eradication (Re: Stamp out Zeroes!) Message-ID: <1824.AA1824@heimat> Date: 10 Aug 88 03:04:21 GMT Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga Organization: Sneakers Computing Lines: 32 In Message <600@super.ORG>, rminnich@super.ORG (Ronald G Minnich) writes: >In article <1377@datapg.MN.ORG> sewilco@datapg.MN.ORG (Scot E. Wilcoxon) writes: >>A permanent part of the no-MMU computer scene. When purchasers get frightened >>enough of viruses they'll buy more machines with MMUs and operating systems >>which support them. >Hmm, i think if you think about that long enough, you'll realize that >it helps, but it will not eradicate viruses. I refer you to Ken Thompson's >ACM talk of a few years back for one view of that subject; also >try to get an account of what happened to Gould when they offered >a color tv to anyone who could break their 'b2' system. >Hint: they had to give away a color tv. > MMUs help; you can't eradicate viruses with them, i think. > Boy I couldn't agree more. The #1 important thing to remember here is that programmers (IE: people) design the software & hardware to catch/stop a virus -= AND =- hackers (IE: programmers) design the viruses (sp?) and trojan horses. So like Unix's protection - theres always a hole somewhere to be filled by either the programmer or hacker :-) >ron -- Dan "Sneakers" Schein {ihnp4|allegra|burdvax|rutgers}!cbmvax!heimat!sneakers Sneakers Computing 2455 McKinley Ave West Lawn PA 19609 Call: BERKS AMIGA BBS 24 Hrs - 3/12/2400 Baud Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed are 40 Meg -=- 215/678-7691 those of Sneakers Computing Of course heimat is an Amiga, doesn't everyone run UUCP & UseNet on an Amiga?