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From: carroll1!dnewton@uunet.UU.NET (Dave Newton)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Anti-virus virus
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Date: 26 Sep 89 16:40:00 GMT
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   One of the arguments raised against AVV's is the possible escalation of
of viral warfare.  It seems to me that this has already happened with the
vaccine programs.
   I'd be almost certain that most virus writers will try to circumvent
detection by writing (perhaps) a self-modifying virus, or a resident virus
that will attempt to detect detection.
   If any comp.virus readers have read any of William Gibson's "Cyperpunk"
novels, in which software protection (ICE) is handled by AI, the concept
of AVV's will be nothing new.
   From a technological standpoint, they provide an interesting challenge,
both for the virus writer and anti-virus virus writer.

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