wolv@infosys.utm.my (Ramli Bin Jaafar) writes:
According to several reliable sources there is a deadly virus on the Internet. This is NOT a hoax! CAN ANYBODY CHECK THIS OUT, PLEASE..
Note: The reliability of all information below is UNKNOWN.
Uhh -- then perhaps you should check it out before doing the alarmist number. Appropriate places are the VIRUS-L mailing list or comp.virus... or the VIRUSPUNKS list, if you can find the right majordomo.
WHAT: Virus Alert: PKZIP 3.0 Trojan Loose on the Internet
This trojan was constructed a couple of years ago, and the warning report goes around every few months; we're currently in the middle of another resurgence. It's like the Good Times Virus, except that there really is a trojanized PKZIP... but I haven't seen a confirmed sighting of it or a report of somebody actually being bitten for many yonks now. There are plenty of current and active viruses and trojan horses, and some crypto relevance with some of them (e.g. KOH and encrypting viruses)... but this isn't one of them. Jim Gillogly Trewesday, 25 Astron S.R. 1996, 15:13